Sore After Lesson?

There are different kinds of soreness after a lesson. A pleasant stretchy sore the next morning might be ideal. There is the ‘ooops I did too much’ soreness. (And actually I wish you would send me a note or speak up in the group if you experience that, because it is important that we understand how you feel the threshold and how you habitually respond when/if you do feel it.) And then there is a third kind of soreness, which you are more likely to feel two or three days later—the @#!? soreness that doesn’t correspond directly to the lesson but seems related. That later-on soreness can come up when you have reorganized something, like your gait or the way you hold your belly or how you coordinate your eyes… If you alter something, no matter how small, about how you walk, you are likely to be sore as you transition. This can be very interesting to simply observe. But if it is actually uncomfortable, here are some strategies, in ascendant order of wuwu-ness.

• drink plenty of water

• keep moving (gently)

• pinch and roll your skni-deep fascia anywhere, it doesn’t have to be in the sore places—in fact starting with the easiest areas is a great idea [I’ll write something about the pinching and rolling soon….]

• sing or hum (there is reasonable evidence that the vibration helps your body integrate the changed interoceptive patterns. Plus clients, colleagues and my own experience provide crude empirical evidence that this works. Also, you don’t have to sound good!)

• give me a ring if you need a check-in

• do your favorite meditation, one that comes easily to you

• connect your heart with all the hearts, metaphorical and otherwise, and give and get support