Dancing and Gliding Just for Fun!I have written about gliding exercises as a way to strengthen your entire body, especially your core. (Scroll down to the bottom to see a complete list of articles). These exercises that use either your arms or your legs to slide on plastic or fabric discs add a different dimension to your moves. The stability and strength required to balance and move on the discs is a simple way to improve your physical body and therefore improve your mental and spiritual "body." However, my favorite use of the gliding discs, as in most things, is to just let loose and have fun. If you allow your inner dancer to come out, you can strengthen and tone all aspects of yourself and enjoy life while doing it! 'In life as in dance: Grace glides on blistered feet.' ~ Alice Abrams I hope to inspire you with this article and video to get off your seat and onto discs on your feet to improve your outlook on life! (To skip the introductory material, you can scroll down to jump straight to the video.) Dancing with discs on your feet require the right type of gliding discs for your flooring. The fabric ones are for hardwood or tile floors and the plastic ones are for carpet. Click on the link in this paragraph to see the difference. Or you can just use paper or plastic plates. I find the plastic ones work better and are a little sturdier on carpet. The paper ones work better on the smooth hardwood. You will see my friends using plastic plates on carpet in the video, below. I had trouble with all types, including the commercial ones, on my rough hardwood deck, as you will see in the video. But I wanted to film outside in my favorite spot, so I do hope you enjoy the view, even if I stumble a bit! For indoors, the commercial ones really are better and they only cost around 15 USD as I write this. This small investment will bring you so much fun! Get your kids and grandkids some too and watch what fun Mom/Grandma can create with the kids, indoors when you want to unglue them from their electronic screens! Sliding on the floor with discs on your hands or feet, or both will bring out the kid in everyone! All my friends whom I have shown the exercises with discs, especially dancing, have been immediately attracted to it. There is something about them to which we are all drawn! I think it's about play and our inner desire to move just to have fun. Dancing and gliding on discs is very easy to learn. You don’t have to "know" any moves. Just place the ball of your feet on the discs and dance! There are no specific exercises to try, just have fun and slide your feet. I prefer using the discs with my bare feet, as I like the additional sensory input. You may prefer wearing sturdy work out shoes. Do whatever your heart desires. Dancing Into Your HeartSliding with discs may not give you blisters on your feet, like the quote above, but it will provide a way to release your inner angst. The metaphorical use of the term, "gliding" can be a marvelous way of thinking about releasing all your pent up emotions through dancing and sliding your feet! To read more about getting unstuck through all types of sliding exercises, you can read my anchor article on this subject. I call this article "Using Discs to Transform Your Habits." (See list of articles below) Moving your physical self creates physical joy and energy that can be transformed into positive energy to change your mental outlook and your spiritual condition. I am especially fond of dance as a way to express myself and move to the rhythm of my heart! If you put the discs on your feet and slide as you move, you can meditate on gliding through life. Blisters will not be a prerequisite for achievement if you are sliding your feet. The ease at which you move will take your body-mind-soul to a new level. As you dance and slide, say to yourself: "Life is a piece of cake!" "I glide with ease through all aspects of life!" "I see life again as a child and glide to the rhythm of my heart!" Dancing VideoIn the video below, I use discs as I dance with my friends. I had to take a carpet out on my deck to get the plastic plates to work. They didn’t do so well on the rough deck. The commercial plastic discs were a little rough too, but they worked. If you are on smooth, indoor hardwood, the fabric discs work great. Enjoy! May all your movements be full of grace, ease and fluidity. May your gliding discs be a tool to bring out your inner dancer. May this form of intuitive movement help you become unstuck and heal your body-mind-soul! My Series of Exercises Using Gliding Discs:
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