Your Personal Barefoot Path
In my blogpost for the European Rolfing Association I explained how feet that are awake and alert can support coordination and bring effortlessness into our movements.
In this article you will receive suggestions for 8 stations to build your personal barefoot path in your living room.
However, it is NOT about seeing this as a kind of challenge where you have to do all stations every day. Listen to your body and see what you would like to do and what would feel good for your feet.
A word of caution: Usually, we want and do too much. So, rather choose one of the stations and give it your full attenton than mechanically doing them all in one go.
Please pay attention to the following 3 aspects:
- Do not overdo it. Our body always needs time to adapt to new challenges.
- Always have something stable at arm’s reach to hold on to in case you loose your balance.
- Take care to only choose safe materials and to not injure yourself. This holds especially true for people with diabetes or other disorders where sensation in the feet might be impaired.
Take time between the stations to stand and then walk for a short while. Sense how this feels. This is an important part of the “exercise”.
Ready to go? You will find instructions for each station by clicking on the respective tile.
Two more suggestions for people with their own garden or where there is a parc nearby that offers this.
