THE ART OF FALLING

Falling...

Falling.... How many of us like falling especially when it always seems painful and not as easy to stand up again? Who would actually wake up every morning and say 'Ok let us do some falling today and see what we learn'?

Majority of people whom I spoke with would resist falling and even scream before we fall may it be physically or emotionally. Even I personally would avoid falling as much as possible as I understand that my emotional fall could cause me strings of dramas, heartaches and vulnerability.

Lately in my weekly yoga class, I started to encounter the art of falling. Just several weeks ago I made a choice to practice my head stand position in the middle of the room. Before this we were given a choice to practice by the wall for support. Somehow, I felt that I have been too dependant on the wall to the extend that I have too many challenges without the wall. The choice that I made comes along with making the decision to learn the art of falling. The choice of practicing in the middle of the room without the wall as my floater comes with the consequence that I may fall down more than ever and face the possibility of hurting my body.

Regardless of the initial thoughts of the consequences, I went ahead. My lovely yoga instructor shared we first learn how to fall. I could feel my fear adrenaline rushes to my face and my entire body. But I made a choice. I stick to it as I feel that I may not be learning if I keep hanging on the wall.

As expected, the very moment I lifted my legs, I lost balance and fell on my back. The floor shook for a moment as my body slam down onto the floor. It does hurt. But I got up and tried again. The lesson of THE ART OF FALLING begins with the WILLINGNESS TO FALL then to the technique of controlled falling so that we do not break our neck.

I manage to fall the way my instructor thought me and to my surprise the further part of the art is to fall into recovery with elegance. I remember her saying since we are already falling, might as well engineer it to be like a sequence that looks elegant. Hence I learnt to do my head stand in the middle of the room, fall down into a bridge with my legs on the floor instead of my rear then stand up again.

After several rounds of practice I realized that as what my instructor claim, you will learn to have fun with it. I did have fun falling. I felt a sense of lightness and accomplishment especially when I manage to stand up again.

I started relating this lesson into my life. I noticed that sometimes situations are out of my control, things may not go as I planned, I fall down too. But this is not the stopping factor. Matter of fact opening myself to feel the sensation and think on the elegance recovery actually pays off more.

I liberated myself by choosing to face my fear and do it anyway. LEARNING THE ART OF FALLING!

WHAT IS YOUR CHOICE? WHAT IS YOUR ART OF FALLING?

THE ART OF FALLING

By: Kit Ti Chang

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