Embodied Flow Systems: Adaptable, Resilient, Relevant & Responsible
Embodied Flow Systems: Adaptable, Resilient, Relevant & Responsible
Module 5 Continuum Training offered at the Somatic Academy in Berlin, Germany
As we approach the body with interest and openness to discovery, we will explore how our biology's primary motives and processes of movement can serve as a metaphor for our creative endeavors, inviting us to understand the body as a living creative process.
Continuum provides a methodology for learning to be receptive to new and unfamiliar patterns moving through us. In this module, we will focus our attention on embodying the guiding principle of Continuum that the human body is a fluid organism in resonance with all life on this planet and with the movements of the cosmos.
It follows logically that if water in inherently adaptable and the human body is primarily water then we, too, as human beings are also inherently adaptable, flexible, and open to change.
How then, do we help our systems become more resilient and recover more quickly from unexpected challenges, blockages, or difficulties?
How can we become more self-sufficient and sustainable in our use of our own life-force?
How do we connect this thing that we do on the floor to what is relevant, to what supports the rest of our lives, and allows us to actively respond to what is needed in the world?
Human beings are not isolated, closed systems. We are open systems of flow where there is an active exchange of information, energy and materials between each individual and our surroundings. If we think of the body-mind as a river and the “source” is the central axis of the body and the earth/cosmos is the “ocean,” in order for the river to flow freely to the ocean, the “streams” of connection through the extremities must be opened up first.
The sounds, movements, and breaths we utilize in Continuum are instrumental in the clearing of any upstream blockage and restoring the downstream flow of information in our body-mind rivers. This supports state of resonance between the cultural, cosmic, and primordial/undulating aspects of our body-mind.
This module will empower us to challenge any self-limiting beliefs that we may have about ourselves, our body-minds, or our personal/professional practices that holds us back from embodying the truths of our deeper river selves. We will explore how the principles of Continuum can give us a foundation from which true freedom of expression and exploration can spring forth.
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