The prefix “micro” has gotten a bad rap. Nobody wants a boss who “micromanages”. “Micro-aggressions” are committed by culturally insensitive boors. Most of us meet “micro” in science class when the metric system of measurements is introduced. Only some of us learn to love it. (Digression – I’ll do a great deal to avoid the old fashioned “English” system, with its acres and Angstoms and Roentgens and worst of all, “feet of head”. It’s an engineering thing, a unit of pressure. There’s the femtojoule. The exawatt. I’m not making these up.)
But here’s the nicest “micro” you will ever meet – the microadjustment! You can do it yourself. This is the little wriggle that turns an uninteresting yoga posture into a delicious stretch. A little shift of weight. A tiny realignment. Sometimes this movement is so small your teacher and fellow students won’t even see it. Sometimes it’s a little bigger.
In addition to making you more comfortable (or less comfortable in a good way), it signals to your teacher that you have a mind (not to mention body) of your own, and you are going to do things YOUR way. A good teacher will be cheered by this.
The microadjustment is what lets me take ownership of my yoga practice. My favorite five syllable word! May the “micro” be with you.
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You can’t introduce me to such a good word without telling me where it came from! Did you coin it yourself? Yoga magazine? Teacher?
Must have been one of my yoga teachers. Probably Stevee, who teaches on Saturday mornings. Microadjustments are also good for things like long staff meetings or very formal weddings. Make yourself comfortable! Wiggling your toes inside your shoes would count…