The snow had stopped by the time we gathered in the Motherhouse library for Saturday morning yoga. It was a quiet and cold winter morning, but the sun streamed through the windows and filled the room. I relaxed into my seat as I joined the guided breathing exercises, followed by gentle stretching. The instructor invited us to stand behind our chairs with our hands gripping the backrest. We lifted ourselves onto our toes and moved our gaze from left to right, then let go of the chair and flapped our arms like we were splashing in a pool. “Let yourself wobble,” our instructor urged us as we explored these new movements and sensations. In order to improve our balance, she explained, we needed to let ourselves get off-balance.
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