Yoga for your hands
As someone who has seen more unsuccessful physical therapy than I care to admit, I am way into injury prevention when it comes to my students. Here are some stretches that I find are really useful and do a lot to ease the wooden, cold feeling of stiff hands. The text refers to the picture(s) above it. Start with your fingertips touching at belly level. Move your arms down just a few inches and widen the distance between your fingers, just until you... Read More
Whoa
I am certain that these crazy backyard gyrations are scaring Grey away, but I had a little bit of success today. Still not been able to even attempt a handstand near the wall, but I managed to hold my very first open-air attempt this afternoon for about 4 seconds. Enough time to say, “I’m doing it! I’m doing it!!”, and then flail a bit on the way down. My goal is to be able to hold the pose for 30 seconds and then manage... Read More
The recital
It went well. First off, lots of people attended, though not too many performed. My lovely cousin Natalie, who I have always felt lucky to be related to, showed up, as did my dad and a near stranger (a lapsed cellist, himself) who I had met earlier that day while buying party favors. Most people had at least 1 supporting guest, and one of my youngest had a whole flock of people to cheer her on as she nailed a pizzicato version of “Long Long... Read More
