Reading

I'm slowly reading the Franklin book (see previous post). 

So far I've gathered that it's possible to use the book to put together a conditioning workout using TheraBands. Franklin prescribes exercises specific to dance movement such as grand battement, arabesque etc. So far it doesn't seem as if I can easily skip to a place in the book where all the exercises are listed, thus I'm reading the book and picking up some ideas about movement that should make the exercises more meaningful when I finally get to them.
In the meantime I'm being aware of what my body is doing minute by minute. My lower back was extremely tight yesterday and the more standing I did the worse it felt.  Walking around the bookstore I began to consciously engage my pelvic floor and then the rest of my "core" using the method I learned from a Stott Pilates instructor. I was able to feel more freedom in my chest and neck and got a little relief in the lower back. I believe I felt the outward rotators relaxing slightly. There was something that felt like emotional release as well. I'm sure there must be an emotional component to  all of this.

Got some things put away at the house tonight. This process is so frustrating but I'm proud to have made a little more progress.