Thursday 15 January 2009

From 'lifting hands going into shoulder stroke.'

When the arms come down from lifting hands position they do not move independently.

Our habit is often to experience the arms as something separate from the body. When they move this feeling of separation can be increased. This is a mistake.

We should adjust the feeling sensation in the body and arms so that, on a feeling level, they have an unbroken sensation. The body and the arms do not feel as distinctly different. This adjustment can be achieved in part by making the arms feel a little bit more solid or substantial and the body lighter or less substantial - so they feel roughly the same.

When you wish the arms to come down to begin the pull before shoulder stroke, sink the substantial feeling in the body towards the feet. As you begin this allow that force to transmit to the arms and hands. There is a slight delay. First the substantial feeling sinks and then slightly later the arms move.

The arms function as an expression of the downward sink that you have created in the body. If the arms feel different from the body you will not be able to transmit the force through the hands to pull down.
Bristol 15.1.09

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