the practice of sharing weight
Contact improvisation, an exploratory form of expressive social interaction in the field of gravity, is a beautiful experience. How do we hold ourselves and each other up?
working the plan
How can we stay mentally calm if we don’t know if what we’re doing really works? The stakes are even higher when we are working for self-improvement. It helps to understand the plan isn’t final.
autonomy in the movement classroom
No matter how skilled a movement teacher is, her students will have a better experience in class if they are skilled at taking care of themselves. If they don’t know how to do this, she can train them.
perceptual flexibility
If you’re trying to expand your limits, what’s your strategy? Increase your strength? Increase your flexibility? What about experimenting with what you perceive?
thinking with my skeleton
What do you do when you can’t think straight, when too much choice feels like a burden rather than a privilege? Practicing Awareness Through Movement isn’t a bad option. It’s a different kind of thinking.