Day 5: GYROTONIC® Method session

What I did: A GYROTONIC Session at CNS Kinetics with Fernando
Intention: To experience the work of GYROTONICS® away from work, without interruption.
Result: Another good session, I'm learning to let go.

Is there more to say? You bet. I have had a very similar conversation with many Pilates instructors who have ventured into GYRO. A large component of Pilates is precision. While GYRO is specific, your body doesn't truly understand the movements until you let go of control. So much of Pilates IS control. As such, the disciplined Pilates brain sometimes wants more of a checklist to work through. I was late for my session. The studio is so close to home that wait until the last minute, and then if there is anything, like oh say...a firetruck, I end uplate. I find that, just as I do in my swim lesson, I use comedy when I'm working through unfamiliar sensations. I actually verbalized to Fernando today, that I know I have a tendency to distract myself with humor and that I really needed to focus in, to which he was very respectful towards my attempts to stifle my "bits" to make light of when I messed up. It's okay to have a sense of humor....but sometimes mine gets in the way of the real work.  All in all, I really like the way I feel after a session I find myself imagining dance choreopgraphy in the car when I drive, lately. I have to wonder if it's connected. The GYROTONIC® Method was initially called Yoga for Dancers, after all. . Learning Pilates and then becoming an instructor gave me a sense of power and control which lead to a solid self confidence that I had always craved. Prior to that stage in my life, I hadn't mastered the art of control in a constructive way. I'm interested to see what practicing GYRO. brings out in me