If you have noticed your balance is not what it used to be, then you are in the right place! Indeed, our ability to balance changes over the years. There is a concept called proprioception that is key to achieving and maintaining good balance.
Enhance your proprioception (i.e., your perception or awareness of the position and movement of your body) by practicing feeling off balance. Use patterns to challenge your mind/body connection.
Thankfully, we can improve our balance by working on our proprioception — our sense of knowing where our body is in space.
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