This week Joachim worked on my hips, legs, ankles and feet. I had to press up, press against resistance, rotate leg, ankle or foot, while he moved tissues in between and under muscles. At times, when he asked me to walk across the room, I felt (and must have looked) very much unhinged. At one point my thighs felt like huge watermelons as I lumbered to the end and turned around. The next time, I felt as though I was floating. Still later I must be moving with stiff legs, although I could feel them bending. Another time when I stood up, I could feel that I was leaning back but I felt quite settled, not out of balance, just leaning back. By the end of the session, I was “put back together” and could walk comfortably, freely, lightly and completely in balance.
The next day I felt great, my legs moved easily and freely. Then I reached down to dry off the inside of my calves after my shower and was surprised to find both calves tender to touch! No tenderness or stiffness in movement, but mildly tender when I rubbed them. By that afternoon, the tenderness was gone."