Week One: Notice Yourself
Getting Started “I’m just doing this to save my miserable ass.” – Ram Dass Since you’re here, let’s get right to it. Start a journal of your journey Notice Yourself Each moment is an opportunity to take a snapshot of your sensory landscape Taking Stock Noticing your sensory landscape gives you a…
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When You Touch…how much are you touched? Notice Yourself As you explore your inner landscape, bring your attention to the places where you meet up with the world – the floor beneath your feet, the chair you are sitting on. How do you know they are there? Surfaces as a Mirror to Identity…
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How Do I Know That I am Moving? How Much am I Moved by My Moving? Introduction to Sensations and Movement How Sensation Organizes Movement Movement is the expression of your interaction with your environment. In 1917, a movement instructor in Berlin was watching her students move through the ‘natural’ movements…
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photo by Sylvia Chard How does movement begin? Five Rhythms Movement Warmup Sensing Inner Landscapes: The Pelvis When you move, sensations we feel come most commonly from two sources – pleasant and unpleasant. But there is a third category, quietly available to inform your movement, feeding important information to the brain that often…
Read MoreWeek Five: The Unfolding Moment
How do sensations guide our interaction with the world? Practice: Spinal Walk Walk for a few minutes, noticing the quality of movement through your spine. Put a weight on your head – it could be a book or a beanbag. Notice how this weight affects your awareness of your spine and the quality of your…
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