From the Kinēsa Newsletter
Would You Like Toast with that?
The other day in class, we were doing a lesson that involved tilting your legs one way, bending the chest the other way, rolling the head and whistling Dixie. OK, just kidding about the whistling. At one point a student exclaimed, "Wait! Wait! My brain is getting...
Embodiment
A couple of years ago, I was privileged to write a short article for Parabola Magazine about the experience of an Awareness Through Movement class. I just learned that they have recorded my article for a podcast - which I am happy to share. My story begins around 2:55...
Do You Know Where Your Fingers Are?
The other day, I was teaching a lesson that put the hand into what some people call "backbend" position, a term which is unfamiliar for many. So I suggested that people place the hand on the floor with the fingers pointing toward the shoulder. One woman had her...
Send In The Clowns
Now that Ringling Bros. have announced their final season, I find myself reflecting on the word circus. What will happen to it, if there is no more circus? Will it re-boot itself to mean something new? After all, the original "circus" was simply the arena Romans used...
You Gotta Have Heart
They say if you bang a drum long enough, people start to listen. Imagine my delight when I came across this NY Times article by Thomas Friedman. Ever since I read Antonio Damasio's seminal book, Descarte's Error, I've been trying to tell people, "No! It's not' I think...
Money Could Make You Sick
When asked what surprised him about humanity the most, the Dalai Lama replied: “Man. Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. “ Nothing is more important than your health….except for your money –...
