what a fine combination of black and white ink splotches; exquisite bold and italics, and the ongoing recombination of letters tickles and tingles my brain =]
Iāve been shaking my bones for joy for three years - qi gong, tai chi, CI, other somatic movements- and itās exactly that - shaking your bones and dismantling your inner bricks so you can get to your inner child. I always liked to move and dance but only recently Iāve realised how movement - that shaking of your bones for joy - helps you to dismantle your inner bricks.
Thank you for the piece! Hope more and more people will try it - will shake their bones consistently and for long enough to liberate their walled-up inner child
It stands for contract improvisation dance. Steve Paxton developed this form in the early 1970s, drawing from his experience with modern dance, aikido, and the Judson Dance Theater . Whenever I go in the world I always find a CI community now - itās an interesting tribe :)
This is electric!! A dimension of qi gong I haven't seen before and didn't know existed... feels like you're melding and smelting something new, earthy, cosmic, and utterly delicious.
I love qui gong it is the one movement practice that always makes me feel good. What you've written is a children's story for adults about bringing back play and aliveness into the world. And don't forget dancing. I try to dance at least once a month it is the best form of "somatic therapy"
Yahoo, I love this piece! It made me think about when I recently picked up the hula hoop after many decades, swirled it around my hips, and caught the groove like I did when I was a kid. Muscle (hip?) memory. I told a friend how happy it made me to put on hip hop and go to swirly town, and she wanted to know if I was doing it to tone my core. That made me laugh. Um, the opposite? Now I see I was shaking my joy bones. Can't stop, won't stop.
Yesssss!!! Swirly townāthat's it!! I hope you're still hula hooping to music that makes you groove! And LOL re: doing it to tone your core. š¤£
I just got a rebounder and it was bringing up similar childhood memories. I was thinking of getting a hula hoop too, I'll take this as a sign that I should. ;)
I've felt that feeling once, returning to my body and feeling the energy circulate. And while I read this, I remembered it. It was 18 years ago once in a drama class at school. The first time and last time I felt in my body and not my mind. You just returned something back to me that I will now seek, knowing it was real. Thank you š«¶
This is the most compelling piece of writing to enter my inbox in as long as I can remember. Iām still digesting. Wow. Incredible work.
Wow, thank you so much and thank you for reading, Michelle! šš
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what a fine combination of black and white ink splotches; exquisite bold and italics, and the ongoing recombination of letters tickles and tingles my brain =]
Lol. Thanks for opting in to the brain tickles and tingles, Simon!
Iāve been shaking my bones for joy for three years - qi gong, tai chi, CI, other somatic movements- and itās exactly that - shaking your bones and dismantling your inner bricks so you can get to your inner child. I always liked to move and dance but only recently Iāve realised how movement - that shaking of your bones for joy - helps you to dismantle your inner bricks.
Thank you for the piece! Hope more and more people will try it - will shake their bones consistently and for long enough to liberate their walled-up inner child
Thanks so much for sharing, Ilona! Wonderful to hear about your journey. What is CI? I'm curious!
It stands for contract improvisation dance. Steve Paxton developed this form in the early 1970s, drawing from his experience with modern dance, aikido, and the Judson Dance Theater . Whenever I go in the world I always find a CI community now - itās an interesting tribe :)
Oh yeah, I know CI! Very cool. Sometimes I think about mixing qigong with danceāI didnāt even think about making it more than a solo practice!
This is electric!! A dimension of qi gong I haven't seen before and didn't know existed... feels like you're melding and smelting something new, earthy, cosmic, and utterly delicious.
Thanks Kristin! And thanks for all your support and coaching through this piece. It wouldnāt exist without you!
Oh, I love this so much, Alex!!! And I love shaking these bones for joy with you šš„°š
Same! Looking forward to the next round š„°
wow, beautiful writing alex. you'll be an amaaaazing qigong teacher :D
Thank you Daniel! Hope we can meditate and do qigong together sometime soon! ā¤ļø
yaaa i'd love that <3
Fantastic read, thank you!
Beautiful - thank you so much for this!
La vie.
Well, you said "say La Vie..."
So wonderfully written, I am. Still thinking about it .. I feel like I am on that spiral staircase.
Ooh, whatās down there??
Gorgeous
I love qui gong it is the one movement practice that always makes me feel good. What you've written is a children's story for adults about bringing back play and aliveness into the world. And don't forget dancing. I try to dance at least once a month it is the best form of "somatic therapy"
I love dancing too!! And I also do qigong because it always makes me feel good. Sometimes I dream about doing a dance > qigong class.
Love the frame of a childrenās story for adultsāthanks for reading!
Wow!
Sobbing. You've captured what I couldn't quite put into words. Thank you.
Yahoo, I love this piece! It made me think about when I recently picked up the hula hoop after many decades, swirled it around my hips, and caught the groove like I did when I was a kid. Muscle (hip?) memory. I told a friend how happy it made me to put on hip hop and go to swirly town, and she wanted to know if I was doing it to tone my core. That made me laugh. Um, the opposite? Now I see I was shaking my joy bones. Can't stop, won't stop.
Yesssss!!! Swirly townāthat's it!! I hope you're still hula hooping to music that makes you groove! And LOL re: doing it to tone your core. š¤£
I just got a rebounder and it was bringing up similar childhood memories. I was thinking of getting a hula hoop too, I'll take this as a sign that I should. ;)
This. Was. Incredible.
Thank you so much.
I've felt that feeling once, returning to my body and feeling the energy circulate. And while I read this, I remembered it. It was 18 years ago once in a drama class at school. The first time and last time I felt in my body and not my mind. You just returned something back to me that I will now seek, knowing it was real. Thank you š«¶
Hi Elisha, wow thank you so much for your deep reflections. What were you doing in that drama class?
May it feel easeful, flowing, and safe for you to feel at home in your body.