Movement

 I mentioned before the things I had to get over to be able to do a somersault. Like how my brain couldn't comprehend flipping my body over like that. Once I got over that (literally, I guess), my focus could shift to trying to stand up. I've gotten to a point where my feet usually are spread apart enough for standing, but momentum is still difficult without support.  Aside from my brain adjusting to physical obstacles, it's also working on mental obstacles. When there's a whole class of people watching as you try to process your body's movement, it can be overwhelming. It is important to learn from everyone's experiences, but everyone's experiences are different. Some people are immediately able to do somersaults and cartwheels and handstands. Some are slower, but they get it eventually. So far, I'm just slow. I'm hoping to get it eventually, but when my progress is far behind most of the class, it's difficult to stay with it.  My anxiety has de...

 For the last couple weeks, we've been doing tumbling in class. I'm working on somersaults. The first thing was getting over the mental hurdles of "my body isn't supposed to move like this." I found that my legs want to catch me, so they cross when I land. I need to work on keeping my feet shoulder width apart to avoid this. Now I'm trying to figure out how to get enough momentum to stand after the roll. Grabbing onto something helps, but my goal is to be able to do it without the support.