When my feet hit the floor after I wake up in the morning, I take time to decide whether I’m ready to stand or not. These days I notice that I may need more time to “get my feet” under me because I’m not steady yet. The same thing happens if I stand after sitting for a long time.

If you have taken yoga classes with me (or likely ANY yoga class) you will notice that I always include balance poses and transitions. This is because one of the top concerns my students tell me about is their balance (or lack of it).

This concern is very understandable because we really don’t want to fall and injure ourselves, yet it seems more common as we age. So many factors affect balance that it’s difficult to pinpoint any specific reason for feeling unsteady.

I often say: “Don’t worry if you need to hold on to a chair / wall; the wobbles count, as it’s your mind and body working to find stability.”

Wobble is a funny word, isn’t it? While researching the word I found this article from EdKellow on Real English from London about the meaning of wobbly. Here’s an excerpt:

To be honest ‘wobbly’ is a very conversational word. It has comic possibilities. It’s definitely real English. ‘Wobbly’ makes me think about what happens to me in my yoga class when I try to stand on one leg. I go all ‘wobbly’. I could also say, “I had a wobble”. Or I could say, “I’m having a bit of a wobbly moment.”

The Cambridge Learner Dictionary definition is: ‘When something is wobbly it moves unsteadily from side to side.’ When I see myself wobbling in the mirror at the my yoga class I can’t help laughing. Wobbly can be used to describe behaviour and physical properties. For example, a table can be wobbly when it moves from side to side.

I hope you can make some time to move, breathe, and wobble this week!

Be Well,

Eva