Posture & Mental Stress

She was riding her bicycle and complaining about her arms.

After about 10 minutes of riding, her arms began to ache badly. She was having a session with me at BodyChance. At that time, we had a bicycle in the studio, so she got on it, grabbed the bar handles and showed me how she rode the bike.

As I watched, there seemed to be a kind of panic about her.

I started asking questions about her mental condition.

CHANCER: Do you like riding?

"No, I hate it."

CHANCER: Then why do you ride at all?

"To save money."

It was a start. She was doing something that she told her Self she didn't want to do. If you wish to stress your body, that's a perfect way to make it. Go to war against your Self.

Could we sort that out? I didn't know yet…

What I did know - she wanted to ride her bicycle! For sure that was true. How do I know that?

BECAUSE SHE RODE IT EVERY DAY!

We needed to re-organise her mental state - without doing that, nothing else could change. This is the way I approach my students a lot these days.

CHANCER: Why do you hate riding the bicycle so much?

"Because I could get killed."

CHANCER: Did you have an unfortunate accident in the past?

"No. But my mother always tells me stories about people who did."

CHANCER: What do you need to do to stay alive?

"Pay attention to the road. Look around me. Be aware."

CHANCER: Are you doing that while you worry about dying?

She paused to think about it. While she was thinking…

CHANCER: Maybe being afraid of death is why you hold on so tight with your hands?

And then she laughed.

She could see how much her thought "I am going to die" was causing her to hold onto the hand bars so tightly, ending up with aching arms.

Teaching is a big part of being effective. It isn't only about attracting students; it's about know what serves them best to stay.

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