The myth: more cues = better teaching.
Most of us were taught to talk through every second of a class. To correct, direct, and fill every pause with instruction. I definetly did that and felt very awkward when I had nothing to say.
But here’s what the science (and my experience) shows: the nervous system doesn’t learn through words. It learns through experience and observation of one’s own movement.
While we preach awareness – do we actually encourage it? And how shall we define it? is it awareness that we bring to movement or the awareness that the client learns/experiences by themselves.
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