I spent the weekend
learning. I got a new toy, the
Oov, and a whole bunch of training about what to do with it. I have only begun to process all the
new data, but one thing in particular stood out.
The Oov, by design, takes away
our ability to cheat in our movements.
Faulty strategies for movement just don’t work in an Oovy context. This confuses the heck out of the body
for a perceptible period of time and then it figures out a new, better way of
moving. The body is smart. The Oov presents it with a whole new
kind of puzzle, allowing it to grow in new directions and strengthening
neuromuscular control.
What happens is akin to what
Parker Palmer describes as “way closing.”
He speaks in a spiritual, vocational context about the Quaker idea of
Way and its opening ahead of a person.
A wise person said to him that Way closing behind serves much the same
purpose. When we can’t do what we
have always done, we have to do something new, find a new way to reach our
goals.
What would we change if we
couldn’t live our lives and move ourselves according to our usual patterns?
Looks very interesting. When are you going to show a picture of you demonstrating how it is used?
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