Bodies that move
Posted By sharon on May 11, 2009
“The body is the physical aspect of the personality and movement is the personality made visible.” - Mary Starks Whitehouse
Bodies are meant to move. If we are truly listening to our bodies, we know clearly how they want to move. The form that movement takes is as unique and individual as we are.
I knew as a young child that moving to music brought joy and pleasure to my being. Over the years I have experimented with many forms of movement. For this I am grateful as now, in my mature years, I have a variety of familiar skills and modes of movement on which I can draw even if the body has more limitations than it used to. It still loves to move.
One form of movement I participated in and experimented with for a number of years was Authentic Movement: www.authenticmovement–usa.com. The above quote is from this website. This beautiful form of movement puts the mover in touch directly with her inner knowing. She surrenders to and honors what that inner sense directs the body to do. It’s a moving meditation that comes from the heart, not the head.
Bodies that move with ease are delightful to feel and observe. I invite you to listen to any level of movement your body wants to create — and enjoy that expression.
Comments