1. What are the easy-to-remember ingredients of your loop? (this could be movements/positions/actions/images)
Downward dog(face-down position), supine X(optional pandiculation)
2. Describe your process. How did you choose the parts? How was your experience leading up to filming this? What did you need to do to get in the right state of body/mind/spirit to Flow?
I wanted to pick some positions that are opposite to each other, so I picked a face-down position and something with the back on the floor.
This was filmed in the Branch Museum in Richmond VA where my friend was having her wedding(I was a bridesmaid). I actually filmed this once in the gym I usually go to, but I was so excited when I saw such a gorgeous and spacious space with a beautiful wooden floor, I decided to film again! At first, I was a bit self-conscious because people were passing by to prepare for the wedding, and I also needed to get my makeup done so I didn’t have an infinite amount of time to just roll on the floor. But in the end, I decided to just be fully present for half an hour and move. I started with some freestyle dances and I rolled on the floor for a bit (not shown here) before I started this loop. The free play helped me drop into my body and I was able to flow through the loop.
3. What felt good ( or provided a healthy challenge) in this loop video experience?
The space felt really good - it’s a very special space because not every day I can free dance in a historical museum with so much space and no visitors walking around. The healthy challenge was also the location. Because I was in a completely new environment and also with people who can see my every movement when they walk past, I had to ground myself first before I can move with ease. Some feel-good free dances helped! I also didn’t have music because I had only my phone with me, so when I record videos, I couldn’t play music. It was special to move in silence and just listen to the sound of my body interacting with the floor and my own breathing.
4. If there is ONE thing that you would do differently, what is it?
I would experiment with more traveling. I usually explore more with speed/size/texture of movement. I want to be more creative with the ways to travel in the loop either vertically or horizontally.
5. What did you learn from this experience that you will apply to your own training or teaching?
Being able to ground before teaching a class/doing anything that requires a focused state is important. Maybe I could do some quick feel-good movements or breathing before I start a class.
(I recorded using Zoom so the audio was pretty bad ://)