Grounded Knick-Knack
Want movement, sequence and rhyme at the same time?
Incorporate this Grounded Knick-Knack Alignment into your daily Solid Ground Flow.
Place hands on the back of your calves, fingers facing down. Press calves forward one at a time (and say knick-knack), and press thighs back like a see-saw. This helps keep your legs in alignment and delight in the wordplay silliness at the same time. That’s balance.
If you don’t press calves forward and thighs back, give yourself a Paddy-Whack!
Use the Solid Ground Clock, Pose Cards, or Chips to help remember the sequence. Say the rhyme out loud or ask someone with a groovy voice to read it while you flow. Remember Great Breath leads the way…..
This Great Breath, He played one,
He played knick -knack for more fun.
With a Knick- Knack, (press each calf forward)
Thighs back,
Mountain Pose,
Root your feet and spread your toes.
This Great Breath, He played two,
He played knick -knack to renew.
With a Knick- knack,
Thighs back,
Forward fold,
Upside down and feeling bold.
This Great Breath, He played three,
He played Knick -Knack Jubilee.
With a Knick –knack,
Thighs back,
Up to Half Lift,
Side body long, you get the drift.
This Great Breath, He played four,
He played knick- knack to restore.
With a Knick- knack,
Thighs back,
Straight Leg Lunge,
Heart melts down to take the plunge.
This Great Breath, He played five,
He played knick- knack for the jive.
With a Knick- knack ,
Thighs back,
Step into plank,
Squeeze legs together for more strength.
This Great Breath, He played six,
He played knick -knack for more kicks.
With a Knick -knack,
Thighs back,
Knees, chest, chin,
Gratitude Pose brings on the grin.
This Great Breath, He played seven,
He played knick -knack like in heaven.
With a Knick- knack,
Thighs back,
Flat Like a Pancake,
Arm bones lift to feel awake.
This Great Breath, He played eight,
He played knick- knack to create.
With a knick –knack,
Thighs back,
Curl into Snake,
Press chest forward and celebrate.
This Great Breath, He played nine,
He played knick- knack to align.
With a Knick- knack,
Thighs back,
Downward Dog,
Tail is up and hands are clawed.
This Great Breath, He played ten,
He played knick- knack for the zen.
With a knick- knack,
Thighs back,
Straight Leg Lunge,
Heart melts to take the plunge.
This Great Breath, He played eleven,
He played knick -knack just like heaven.
With a Knick- knack,
Thighs back,
Up to Half Lift,
Side body long, you get the drift.
This Great Breath, He played twelve,
He played knick- knack for the Self.
With a Knick- knack,
Thighs back,
Forward fold,
Upside down and feeling bold.
This Great Breath, 2 plus ten,
He played knick-knack once again.
With a Knick –Knack,
Thighs back,
Up to stand,
Back to Mountain to gain command.
Keep going round and round until you feel Grounded and Grand!
As Earth Day approaches this year, I am struck by what it means to truly foster Peace on this planet. I remember as a child, learning about anti-nuclear protestors who chained themselves to fences and were forcibly removed and jailed. These brave souls became my heroines and heroes in the late 1970’s and 1980’s. I was moved to tears singing Dylan’s “Blowing in the Wind” and hearing stories of civil disobedience and the message of non-violent resistance. Later in the 1990’s, when I danced barefoot on my very first Earth Day, a lump would form in my throat when I celebrated each small victory (and the Gigantic Hearts) of environmental protestors who sacrificed so much to save a single tree and worked to preserve open space for our children’s children. Peace.
