Re: Re: The E word... explanations...

[Guest guest]

Sandarah wrote:

"So... this gathering I went to was one where we just did a lot of mindful movement processes with no end-goal other than to inhabit the body and release "parasitic tensions" through conscious breathing and spontaneous movement. Much of which was done on the floor, with dimmed lights and great music to guide us. And a facilitator telling us to "breathe" and be in that part of the body - the ankle, the shoulder, the chest...and to move in the ways that arise spontaneously."

Ohhh, I like this. How very intuitive to "move in ways that arise spontaneously." Classes I took were always focused on the right way to do certain exercises, and I could never quite make myself look like the instructor. I was always the one the instructor would come over to, puzzled and saying, "you're moving wrong. How are you doing that?" It never occurred to me that I am allowed to move spontaneously, without doing a sanctioned exercise. Good thought.

Mimi