Filmed on 1 August 2019; published on 3 November 2019

• VIDEO BY ALICE
• SUMMARY OF THE VIDEO

Dear Ones,

Here is a video on using the proprioceptive sense to maintain balance while hiking on a rough trail. There is an edited Summary after the video  …

VIDEO BY ALICE

SUMMARY OF THE VIDEO

Hello, Dear Ones, It’s Alice. I Am of the Stars.

I have hiking lore for you. This is about the proprioceptive sense, and how it steadies your balance in case you are walking on uneven ground or downhill, on a trail that is not too well defined. So you are walking along, and you are not certain of your balance. So what you do is you touch a twig on a nearby bush. Touching the twig while your feet are walking along steadies your balance.

I will give you an example here. I am going down this slope … [shows moderately sloping, rough trail.] It is not so hard to balance here, but I will pretend that it is, so that you can see. I am going along … Let’s say I need to step down now. Here is the twig; I just lightly touch this twig, see? … [Shows two fingers just touching a twig, not grasping it.] … I just lightly touch it as I am walking along. I do not hold on. And touching the twig steadies me. So here I am, walking along.

Now you may be wondering why this works. I do not know why it works. All I know is that one day, when I started to slide down a very precipitous cliff, and there were no strong branches to hold onto, I touched a twig, and it steadied my balance, and I stopped the fall. You will have to try it, and see if it works for you.

In love, light and joy
This is Alice B. Clagett.
I Am of the Stars … and so are you!

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proprioceptive sense, balance, hiking, trail lore, nature,