Juggling is a bit like life. So much to do, so little time.

When practicing certain juggling patterns, a classic 3 ball cascade for instance, both sides of the body & brain are working together on the same task in a balanced way.  

The two sides of the body, arms & hands move continually in motions which complement each other to accomplish a good tempo of throws & catches.

Most students have not attempted such an ambidextrous & harmoniously overlapping activity since the day they first started learning how to crawl, walk, run, skip, swim…

Each pattern or trick requires a certain cognitive flow, you can’t just "stop for a second & work it out" because you'll start dropping things.

A new pattern encourages the juggler to remain present in the here & now, in order to focus & attain the next level of skill.

“I’ve got it, I worked it out!… Here look, I did it… Hang on, I had it a second ago... Okay, stop thinking, keep breathing… See, I can do it!”

It’s juggler vs. gravity, a situation which keeps you ‘on the ball’. As a juggler’s skill improves, their reaction time (the time it takes to react physically to a new event) tends to decrease.

The game also encourages continual improvement of hand-eye coordination via eye-tracking & observing the consequences of one's own physical actions. Self monitoring of each throw to maintain a solid pattern.

Juggling is a pure game of objects & gravity, breaking up time into rhythm, shape & number.

Jugging can be music for the hands, eyes & brain.

Jo Bolton has been teaching juggling for more than 25 years, he can even help grown-ups.

From pre-schools to universities, professional development for teachers or at festivals for fun.

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