Why wobbling can be a Good Thing

Have you ever looked down at your standing leg during a balance pose, such as Virabhadrasana III (Warrior pose III) or Vrksasana (Tree Pose), and tried to stop all of that quivering in your ankle? If you answered yes, it's time to embrace the wobble. Because true balance occurs in the middle of the oscillation; the side-to-side rocking is the result of your ankle's positional sensors relaying information to your brain's balance system. Not wobbling means you're likely locked into an end-range position in the ankle and perhaps at a higher risk of injury as a result. So, the next time you're in a one-legged balance pose, internally gaze at the moving ankle of your standing leg and visualise the ankle shifting back and forth. Your wobble will result in more equanimity in the pose and an increase in the amount of time you can stand on one foot. extract by Jill Miller in the Australia Yoga Journal