A huge part of my
movement practice has become moving in ways that my body wants to move because
it is telling me to move, under the most stressful circumstances like school
and sometimes even most non-stimulating circumstances like laying, sitting, or
standing meditation. I want my body to
tell me how to heal it, so I give it respect in all that I do for it,
constantly learning new things from it, and even others, even animals, even
plants.
One thing I have
learned is about shaking the body, fully aware of it, but letting the body sort
of do its own thing. To start, you may
focus on shaking at one joint and move to the next beneath it, like the shoulder,
the elbow, then the wrist, even the fingers (which may take practice but you
can still move them back and forth, slowly or rapidly). This doesn't need to be so thorough but
again, take full awareness, presence and loving energy into the action. The shoulders hips and spine are so densely
tensed for many, so doing this should help alleviate your body to a
degree. Just keep in mind that this is
one of many new ways to move your body.
You aren't a shaking animal, but you can shake, as well as dance, climb,
crawl, run, hike, and so many other things.
Enjoy this as a new thing to apply to your movement each day, maybe
before or after or during other modes.
Get creative.
You have most
certainly seen an animal shake its body, either because it was wet or it just
has a lot of energy. It seems there are
so many social circumstances that I have been in where my body which I was
tuned into, told me one thing to move, while the boredom and stagnation of the
people around me told me not to. We
might shake our bodies before a competition because of nerves or when we are
dancing, now there even is a name for a specific shaking: twerking. However, so many will rarely elect to even
begin these physical events and opportunities, which is unfortunate because
they are fun and often excellent to the body.
I find that humans are special in their ignorance of the body, and I
invite you to explore its many secrets.
Love,
Vision,
Vision,
Strength,
Grant Big Fruit
