The comprehension of the long and short of inhalation and exhalation can enter into the sense of place, and be embodied as the posture.
I’ve just finished a work, D. L. Bartilink, “No Special Effort”, and the “Best of Ways”, ...
The Normal Unfolding of Things
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A funny thing happened after I wrote my last post. I found myself observing my breath, not in terms of the movement of the diaphragm and chest, but in terms of activity around the fluid ball of the abdomen and support for the spine.
Here’s the funny part: I began to comprehend the long or short of a given movement of breath.
Comprehension ...
Limbering Up
Of late, I spend a few minutes when I first sit down doing what you suggest, letting attention go to the area of my sacrum and its movement vis-a-vis the ilia. I also rock back and forward, sideways, and observe the rotation that naturally occurs. Then I think of the basic Alexander Technique instruction, “Let my ...