 What
is BodyMind Centering® and how will it help me?
BodyMind Centering is integrated conscious movement. It will
give you greater flexibility, coordination and awareness.
It develops mindfulness based on awareness of sensation and
cognition. It is useful for healing injuries, gaining optimal
performance, and balancing stress. It provides the physical
foundation for intimate relating. The book, "Contact
Improvisation and BodyMind Centering", is loaded with
fun physical exercises you can explore alone or with a partner.
It is available through the catalog.
What is developmental movement and how do you apply it with
both infants and adults?
Developmental movement is the learning
of the patterns an infant explores prior to walking. It includes
brain development, nerve integration and reflex activity, and
attention to sensation. I use it to help infants enhance their
crawling and motor skills and for the same reasons with adults.
It is learned through touch and movement and integrated through
repetition. The book "From Conception to Crawling"
and video set by the same name help to teach and learn this
material. They are available in the catalog.
What can I expect from a bodymind psychotherapy session?
You can expect to have integrated
feelings, a greater sense of vitality, and to be able to handle
intimacy and intensity. Your relationships will improve and
you will find balance in your life. You will probably enjoy
life more.
How does a bodymind psychotherapy session work?
Over time you build in the support that
allows you to flourish emotionally, spiritually and mentally.
During a session, I look for these things: How well is your
body supported to engage in life? How does energy move through
your body? What happens under stress, and how does this affect
your intimate relationships? How can you gain more use of your
whole self so you are balanced and nourished. Are your head,
heart, and gut integrated? I help you gain awareness of behavior
patterns, stay present to sensation, and develop tools for change.
Will your healthy sexuality courses improve my relationship
or just my sexuality?
Both, if you are willing to apply the
tools and develop the ability to stay present in your heart,
body and mind. Courses have both information and techniques
for useful physical practices and provide a foundation for you
to become aware of what it takes to live in intimacy.
What is Playback to Youth. How can it happen for my kids?
Playback to Youth is a project to
bring Playback Theater into the public school system. Playback
Theater is a simple yet profound way of developing intimacy
within communities. By sharing personal stories and seeing
them played back by their friends, youth tend to feel the
human connection within their differing life experiences.
Playback can happen for your kids
when we have enough people willing to participate in the project.
Join us to learn the form and host a group in your local school.
The project design includes creating service learning credits
for participating high school and middle school youth, who
then will perform in their own school and be available as
a resource for middle and elementary schools.
What is Contact Improvisation and where does it happen?
Contact Improvisation is the most
pleasurable, playful and fun form of movement I do as an adult.
It involves awareness skills, playful expression, touch via
the movement connection, and it improves coordination. It
is also a way to connect with a grassroots community all over
the world of people who love to move.
Contact can happen anywhere. You may
start it in your own community. My book, Contact Improvisation
and BodyMind Centering, is a great resource for starting
local jams. It is filled with exercises. Contact happens in
many communities world wide – see www.contactquarterly.com
for listings in your area. For local Boulder events, contact
bouldercontactimprov@yahoogroups.com.
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