In gait, we want full usage of our spine. Learning to pretend we are snakes may be an effective means to help us discover new ways of evolving our kinetic embodiment of this complex anatomical core. In gait, our arms interact with the air, similar to the wings of a bird. Learning to pretend we… Read More Evolutionary Anatomy with a Shamanic Totem Pole: Gait Applications
Re-Birthing with the I Ching: Let’s do a ritual re-birth into/with a universe populated by postures inspired by the 8 basic Trigrams of the I Ching.… Read More Re-Birthing with the I Ching
Most of the time we exist as ghosts tied pretty well down to the fluctuating tensional and neurochemical balances of our bodies, which are mostly on autopilot. . .… Read More Body Care Basics
I am a ghost stretched between a mind and a body barely able to comprehend the basics of the operating instructions for either but responsible for guiding myself safely under their protection through a firestorm with lighting and thunder and tornadoes while my ephemeral being whips in the gusts, grip slipping but what are my… Read More What Am I
On 2/13/2021 at around 3-3:40pm I performed this ritual with moon in Pisces. Interestingly, I checked the moon position on astro.com right as I began and the moon was sitting a coupe minutees from exact conjunction on my Mars in Pisces. I opened the Tao Teh Ching and found a line that worked well for… Read More Lunation Labs 2/11/2021 Results
This new moon at 22 degrees Aquarius conjuncts Mercury at 17 Aquarius, and squares Mars at 17 degrees Taurus. With Taurus representing stillness and sound, and Mars representing action, we can see that the action of stillness (also referred to as posture) could be a great description of Mars in Taurus. With Aquarius representing independent… Read More Aquarius Lunation Lab 2/11/2021
BASICS Exploring the 4 part body. (upper limb, core, middle limb, lower limb) Warm up with 3D posing and 3D waves, both continuous and discrete. Explore spherical dimensions and 3D+linear time (4D) kinetic engagement. Achieve rudimentary mastery in connecting and disconnecting breath and movement. Learn 4 spiral positions of core and 3 limbs (see video… Read More Spiral Yoga
Lunation Labs are experiments I (and any other interested parties) will carry out between successive new moons. I choose/create short daily and longer weekly practices I attempt to accomplish. The lunations’ astrology inspire me in the decision/creation of these practices. Proceed at your own risk. If you work hard, something unexpected might happen! You may… Read More Lunation Lab – New Moon in Capricorn
What kind of musculoskeletal evolutions lie in wait in the set of our potential futures? Could humans learning bodily pressure regulation and spiral kinesiology allow unforeseen possibilities in the future freedom of actions for humans? (What if we focused on creating environments and lessons supporting the development of the whole being?) This is organic transhumanism. … Read More Organic Transhumanism?
How can we deepen our understanding of our movements in the exploration of connecting the breathing movements to other movements? 4 centers of movement: core, upper extremity, middle extremity, lower extremity. Using the breath to power movements seems to be vital in discovering maximal output of force in any movement, and essential in creating a… Read More Exploring Anatomical Breath Synchronization
Evolutionary Embodiment 