....wtf?
"Stand up. Lean back, let your torso roll."
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"You need to lean back further."
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"Further!"
I can't.
"Of course you can."
I'll fall.
"No you won't."
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"Okay, well that only happened because you did it wrong. Don't look at me. Your head needs to drop back."
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"You're going to hurt your neck. Don't pull your head back, let it drop back. Stop trying to face forward or up. Let your head drop back and don't worry about looking at anything."
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*sigh.* "What are you afraid of?"
The floor!
"Ha. Ha. Alright... Okay. I'm going to stand here in front of you and hold your hips. I got ya, so relax. Lean back... Good... Put your arms up... You're tensing! Relax!... Okay... Good. That was fine. Remember, you'll only hit the floor if you tense up. Don't sabotage yourself. Trust your legs to hold you up. Trust your arms to catch you. And most importantly, don't hurt your neck trying to look at something that won't help you. Just lean back, and breathe, and trust."
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"You need to lean back further."
...
"Further!"
I can't.
"Of course you can."
I'll fall.
"No you won't."
...
"Okay, well that only happened because you did it wrong. Don't look at me. Your head needs to drop back."
...
"You're going to hurt your neck. Don't pull your head back, let it drop back. Stop trying to face forward or up. Let your head drop back and don't worry about looking at anything."
...
*sigh.* "What are you afraid of?"
The floor!
"Ha. Ha. Alright... Okay. I'm going to stand here in front of you and hold your hips. I got ya, so relax. Lean back... Good... Put your arms up... You're tensing! Relax!... Okay... Good. That was fine. Remember, you'll only hit the floor if you tense up. Don't sabotage yourself. Trust your legs to hold you up. Trust your arms to catch you. And most importantly, don't hurt your neck trying to look at something that won't help you. Just lean back, and breathe, and trust."