Move
Once you’ve located your feet, take them for a walk, or a dance! Movement of all kinds helps to integrate the body and self in space and gravity. Listen to what your body needs and proceed at your own pace.
“The most important aspect of a spiritual path may be to just keep moving.”
Life is movement. Even in the deeply restorative and resourcing place of space and stillness that you may experience in Biodynamic work, there is no absolute stillness. There is always movement happening in the body, just under the surface–scintillating, vibrating, effervescent, and full of potential and possibility.
When stuck places in the body begin to soften and reorganize, energy previously bound up begins to move. As you become aware of that, you might want to explore traditional practices that open up the channels of energy movement through the system, such as yoga, tai chi, and chi gong, or practices that awaken the body’s potential for fluid movement, such as Continuum Movement.
Resources for further investigation
- Again, Katy Bowman’s website is full of ideas and information: Nutritious Movement.
- Feldenkrais Method of Somatic Education: “The Feldenkrais Method is for anyone who wants to reconnect with their natural abilities to move, think and feel. Whether you want to be more comfortable sitting at your computer, playing with your children and grandchildren, or performing a favorite pastime, these gentle lessons can improve your overall well being.”
- Alexander Technique for undoing posture and movement habits via Constance Clare. Look in the Resources section for “one-minute practices” that are easy to fit into your day.