Through this synthesis of inherent body wisdom and self-generated artistic creativity, we can discover more choices for movement, expression, and aliveness internally, and in the world. Some reflections on the Breath and Two Meditations to guide your inquiry The intention of the work is to create more familiarity and ease with the unknown, to learn to trust the nature of our experience, and let the sensate ground us in present time. Changing our breath patterns and the organization of our bodies helps us inhabit present time more effectively as we begin to let the grip of the past literally and metaphorically fall away. Many of our breath and postural patterns are set early in life. Awareness of ourselves and our environment simultaneously relieves us from the mental swirl of pre-occupation with the past, and rumination and planning for the future.
Proprioception is a fundamental indicator of our existence.
It locates us in space and time, and informs our self-perception. If I can sense myself, I know that I exist. If I maximize my proprioceptive attention and action, I enlarge my body image and increase my ability to live in the present moment. And breath is a fundamental step into that world of sensation. We can study all the techniques in the world, but if there is not a corresponding shift in our attitudes and beliefs, then we are missing the teaching.