Find the Premise of your Habits

When Feldenkraisers work with clients, their assumption is that the habit has a good reason for existing. It is a hint of some deeper thing—even if the deeper thing is only a memory—that still wants care. So we aren't so much looking to undo the habit as we are collaborating with the client to find a more adaptive repertoire of habits.

This is a lot like the idea of 'loving on your habit'—supporting it with genuine appreciation yet paradoxically helping it to stand down a bit. But finding the premise of your habit is even more powerful—because maybe there is, still, something that needs protection. So protect it better! Recognize your need and upgrade your habits.