We as humans are a connection of body systems, starting with the cells of an embryo emerging into patterns of cellular connection. As the physical structure develops, we see that support precedes movement, and the developing brain. We bundle our experiences emotionally, spiritually, anatomically and physiologically as we develop and grow, that layer into our tissues, accumulating layers of knowledge, and awareness, over- lapping, and interconnecting to become who we are. Drawing on these patterns, in the exploration of embodiment, we can find new teaching tools, new paths of learning about the body and brain. We can learn how to empower children and families with new tools and structures that they need in these complex times.
As we help children to notice a simple awareness of what they resonate with and want to move toward or away from, we are teaching a skill felt in the body that is a lifelong tool in making choices. While practicing the explorations here, we begin, unraveling, knowing, discovering, unknowing, embodying. Whether we stand still in mountain pose taking support of a yield of the skeletal system, extend our arms in a warrior 2 pose with organ awareness, or sit quietly watching our breath noticing the lungs, we have entered a new playing field. This embodied experience illuminates us as we live our daily lives, move, communicate, sense and feel to make connection with others and ourselves.
As we explore the mind of the body systems, such as the fluids, we experience the peace of meditation. Exploring basic neuro-cellular patterns of early development that underlie yoga poses, gives us information about psychological patterns. The studying of anatomy flows into a dance. The lack of support or overuse of a body system can teach us about our own somatic psychology.