Author Archives: karenkirsch
Gratitude vs the negitivity bias
My young adult daughter and I just had our coffee date, we were talking about her Dad being pushed into college by his mother when he was her age. I was feeling what I call “that good mama feeling”; connected, … Continue reading
Lateral Line
I had a wonderful experience today on a Thai massage platform under the hands of my favorite massage therapist. As I lay on my side she worked on my upside at the hip and waist. I had the experience of … Continue reading
Exercise Boosts Brain Power
Exercise boosts brain power is rule number one in John Medina’s Brain Rules. Exercise that dreaded word. Really, when you read the sentence “Exercise boosts brain power” does all of you get to the last word or has a part … Continue reading
What’s your favorite sense?
What’s your favorite sense? That is a question I often ask workshop participants. All of the work I teach is grounded in sensory awareness and what better place to start than taking stock of sensory preferences in the room. I … Continue reading
Smell this
“The nose knows” But what does it know? A lot, oh yes, a lot. You have probably experienced a waft of scent transporting you to another time and place. Smell is already quite acute at birth, logging important information, learning … Continue reading
V-day in our hearts
It’s the week of Valentine’s Day and everyone is talking about love and the heart. Stylized hearts in reds and pinks abound as businesses encourage us to purchase in honor of love. News stories tell of love, gained or lost, … Continue reading
Tightness I can’t run from
I’m endlessly fascinated with myself. I can spend a lot of time rolling on the floor, noticing, wondering, sensing, but I easily forget that I can. My lists of things I want to do, I think I should do, and … Continue reading
Embodiment and Self Regulation
To be embodied is to experience and process interactions, thoughts and experiences with oneself, others and the environment through sensation and movement. When you are embodied you can think and feel simultaneously. It’s something that I teach probably because it … Continue reading
natural movement
I’ve always been curious about our understanding of the word “natural”. Once embraced by alternative culture (applying to foods, parenting, livelihood, housing, etc.) natural became a ubiquitous label and now it is more meaningless marketing. When I taught Modern Dance … Continue reading
prosody
What distinguishes mammals from other critters? Well what first comes to mind is birthing live offspring and nursing their young. Recently I heard again another characteristic, mammals have two tiny middle ear bones, and these two smallest bones in the … Continue reading