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The other day, in a yoga class, I realised how bad I was at locating either my left hand/leg or right hand/leg.
The other day, in a yoga class, I realised how bad I was at locating either my left hand/leg or right hand/leg.
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Which side is left and on which side do I find my right? Worse, where do I find north, east, south and west? I have never been good with direction, so these points have always confused me.

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