LOOP
1. What are the easy-to-remember ingredients of your loop? (this could be movements/actions/images)
We go through 3 usual shapes: seated, lying down and the table top. Are positions that can be performed by a non trained person, and the loop is created from a moment of pain and recovery, so is not designed for complexity (that can have as shown at the end of the video by removing points of contact or adding a shoulder roll) it's designed for avoiding pain.
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?
It started from a moment where I was injured in the back and I watched some videos about how to lie down and get up the bed, minimizing pain and or injurying the lower back.
So I started to feel good with the movement, the use of different points of contact and muscles to lift myself and the relief with the rolling on the back and stretching.
From that point I studied the movement and broke down in familiar positions like the table top, the seat and to lie down.
Then I realized the movements and the sequence on the floor and started exploring at different speeds, points of contact and finally added my other main apparatus: the pole.
To get to the flow mental state, I needed to warm up, do some mobility and breathing while listening to some music in the starting position.
3. What felt good ( or provided a healthy challenge) in this loop video experience?
The body felt good! The video allows one to watch the stiffness or flow state and to document new pathways of exploration.
4. If there is ONE thing that you would do differently, what is it?
To use some shorts to explore more on the pole; but since this is a floor work course I left it to the side.
5. What did you learn from this experience that you will apply to your own training or teaching?
To be aware of the difference in the body and the approach of pain and familiar pathways for the person that comes to my classes. Even the more experienced person is craving for spaces of play and exploration.