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By engaging in this Practice, you will be able to feel the
calmness and life force that emanates when we feel into the
continuity that moves through us.
As always, we suggest that you read through the instruction
below once, twice, or more, until you feel that you can perform
this Practice without needing to stay stuck to the words on
the page.
Begin this Practice only after you feel confident that you
understand the basics of what you will be doing.
Use the words on the page as gentle suggestions that you
can tap into from time to time, and not a rigid set of procedures
that need to be followed to the letter.
We suggest that you take a minimum of five minutes to perform
this Practice.
Enjoy!
Sit quietly and feel yourself.
Breathe fully several times…….
And give permission to yourself to spontaneously express the
movements that occur at every given moment.
What is suggested here, is to "do nothing" except
for sitting…. being aware of yourself and your surroundings….
and allowing your natural unfettered movements to come to
the forefront of your consciousness.
If you are alive, there is always movement, and there is
no need to orchestrate these movements with your rational
mind.
Invite your somatic self to do as it desires.
Invite and allow your somatic self to express itself through
the movements that are "already" occurring.
Allow your body to be calm, and move if and when it wants
to move.
Please do not "do something" to "make"
your body move. Simply notice and allow the movements that
are already there.
The movements of your rib cage and stomach as you breathe….
changes in your facial expression…. an itching on the
surface of your skin…. an exchange of energy, oxygen,
and carbon dioxide…. the beating of your heart….
a pulsating feeling that leads to a gentle rocking of your
torso…. the desire to adjust the way your head is sitting
on top of your spine…. a softening of your visual field….
the body sensations of freedom or restriction…. and the
motion of emotion.
Each movement grows out of body impulse, instinct, intuition,
and the needs of the system, and not from the dictates of
your rational mind.
Invite your somatic self to show you the way it wants you
to move, rather than having your rational mind tell you what
IT wants you to do.
Be in a state of not knowing what will occur next….
and discover new pathways that delight you and expand your
movement capacity, as you sit calmly and wait….
Feel how and where your body wants to move and not move….
moment by moment…. Invite and allow your body to lead
you.
When you feel like you are done for now, take a few moments
to think about your experience.
This Practice takes its inspiration from two sources. Continuum,
and Jerzy Grotowski.
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