by Daphne | Nov 5, 2021 | Body, Cells, Fluid, Gravity, Mind, Movement, Nervous System, Non-linear Movement, Other, Safe, Self, Sensory, Space, Spiral, Vestibular System
This week’s sharing from #somawithDaphneandLucy : MOVEMENT VARIABILITY. Life is Non-Linear. To be relational to our environment and sustainable in mind-body, we train our reflexes to respond rather than react. Non-linear, multi-planar, 3-D spiralling...
by Daphne | Nov 5, 2021 | Awareness, Breath, Fluid, Movement, Space, Touch
Fire became speech and entered the mouthWind became breath and entered the nostrilsHeavens’ vibration became sound and entered the earsThe sun became sight and entered the eyesPlants became touch and entered the skinAnimals became movement and entered the sinewsWater...
by Daphne | Nov 5, 2021 | Awareness, Body, Fluid, Gravity, Joints, Movement, Nervous System, Organs, Other, Proprioception, Self, Sensory, Space, Vestibular System
Proprioception and kinaesthesia, is the sense of our body position and movement in relationship to gravity and space. It is sometimes described as the “sixth sense”. Proprioception is mediated by our vestibular system, proprioceptors, nerve endings...
by Daphne | Nov 5, 2021 | Body, Brain, Embodiment, Fluid, Homeostasis, Mind, Nerve, Nervous System, Organs, Somatic
The vagus nerve is our body’s doorway to rest and digest. This cranial nerve creates the superhighway in which our organs communicates with our brain. Our vagal tone determines our nervous system ability to self-soothe and self-organise, create homeostasis and...
by Daphne | Nov 2, 2021 | Body, Fluid, Gravity, Non-linear Movement, Sensory
I love the sensory feedback provided by another body in Contact Improvisation, so I created my own improv with a contralateral elastic band and a foam roller. Took me a while to get into a fluid, tangled play in a dynamic relationship with gravity. I enjoyed the...
by Daphne | Nov 2, 2021 | Breath, Cells, Embodiment, Fluid, Mind, Self, Sensory, Space, Spiral
When I’m drowning In the deep dark waters of emotionsWindmills spinning fiercelyIn my tangled mindLooping thoughtsFueling desiresScalding impulses When I’m trapped in these claustrophobic spirals…Just for a moment I let my cold feet sink into...
