Category Archives: sensation
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
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
perceptions gifts
Perception is the act of scanning current sensory information against past experience. Perception helps us know; what is it? Does it have relevance? Can I ignore it? Of course all this is happening while your conscious attention is busy elsewhere. … Continue reading
the somatic now
You have four billion sense receptors firing at all times, that’s a lot of information to choose from. Isn’t it great that we don’t have to choose consciously? Yet we can choose by attending to the now. I usually try … Continue reading