Interview on Brett Kane's Podcast
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Join Brett and Mary for a rich conversation about embodiment, perception, fascia and biotensegrity!
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Somatic Epiphanies and Four-Letter Words
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How can you get your somatic discoveries to become new habits of moving and being?
Read MoreNotes on Coaching Movement, Part 1
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A deeper level of somatic education can lead to lasting change in the way someone inhabits their body. This approach invites the client to become aware of their habitual movements and to explore sensations that stimulate new movement behaviors.
Read MoreSomatic Gratitude
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It’s easy to distinguish the feeling of gratitude from that of disappointment. But how do the sensations of gratitude differ from those of happiness, love, or relief? Could I find a way to more fully embody my thanksgiving?
Read MoreSOMATIC DOLDRUMS
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No two people with Parkinson’s Disease experience the same array of symptoms, but I think I can safely generalize that it’s no longer possible for any of us to take movement for granted.
Read MoreA Movement Disorder
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Exercise doesn’t increase dopamine levels in the brain but it does affect the efficiency with which available dopamine is recruited to serve brain circuitry.
Read MoreA MEDITATION FOR YOUR EYES
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Avoid imagining a baby’s face, a lovely sunset, or a pleasant event. Instead, let your eyes gaze at a doorknob or a light switch—ordinary things. The purpose is not to induce a mental or emotional state, but simply to notice the physical sensations in your body that accompany smiling with your eyes.
Read MoreSpatial Orientation as a Source of Support
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This exploration is one I share with nearly every one of my private clients. Awareness of the space around our bodies is uplifting. It emancipates joints, making movement freer, as I hope you’ll be able to feel for yourself..
Read MoreSentient Fingers
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Today I was fascinated by her hands, how fluidly they float through the air, transform into fists without warning, and then melt again into clouds.
Read MoreMicromovement, Saliva and Posture
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Today I learned something important about the micromovement of my tongue.
Read MoreWomen's Bodies and Pelvic Mobility
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When I'm relaxed, I can cherish the lushness within my pelvis. But numbed by the sensory contradictions of contemporary life, I must make an effort to seek that deep energetic center.
Read MoreLiberated Body Interview: Posture, Perception and Presence
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It is my great good fortune for this to be my second interview with Mary Bond (the first can be found here) Mary has an MA in Dance from UCLA, and studied with, and was certified by, Dr. Ida Rolf, the originator of Rolfing Structural Integration. Mary is currently Chair of the Movement Faculty of The Rolf Institute® of Structural Integration in Boulder, CO. She also teaches workshops online and in person tailored to the movement needs and interests of various groups such as runners, dancers, Pilates and yoga instructors, and massage therapists. Mary is also a prolific writer whose articles have appeared in numerous magazines and she has written several books. You may know her best for her book The New Rules of Posture, and in today’s conversation we’re talking about her forthcoming book: Your Body Mandala: Posture, Perception, and Presence. And her mission, which, much to my delight, is to contribute to humanity’s deeper embodiment. —Brooke Thomas, Liberated Body
Read MoreEmbodiment During a Heatwave?
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Going outside felt like walking into an oven or like being punctured by thousands of hot little needles, one in every skin pore.
Read MoreThe Feet of the Pelvis
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I began to be curious about how that deep front line of the leg might affect or be affected by the deep line within my torso. What was my psoas muscle up to?
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