This is the blog for the Stage Movement Class at Metro State University in Denver. We'll be discussing our readings and viewings for class here.

Feb 4, 2011

Responses

Like Rachel, I was also impressed by the reading.

I completely fell in love with "The New Flute" because I could relate to the flute players journey. Having lost my mom to cancer in 2007 I understand that life cannot truly begin until you have "released" yourself from previous heartache and give yourself the permission to move forward into greatness. You are the only one that set yourself free.

As artists we are called to "release" our inhibitions and trust the process, ourselves and each other. I find that, like the reading states, when we make a conscious effort not to employ our previous thought patterns and allow our true, pure and "God-like" essences to over-come us we cannot be anything but authentic. Authenticity leads to creative flow and, unlike the flute player, we do not have to wait until the conditions are prefect to make this change. The conditions within ourselves and the Universe are always perfect and always supportive.

I also enjoyed reading the Body Works reading. I practiced most of the demonstrations and found myself most at home being buoyant in the water. To get my hands to freely float in water I had to first "allow" them to - which made me think of the "The New Flute" because I was the one in control of wether or not my hands were going to float or not. When it came to my hands, my mind had to think of nothing else other than the fact my hands were going to float. I had freed my hands from my previous thoughts they weren't going to naturally float. I did have an easier time in the water because I grew up being on a swim team, my zodiac sign (cancer) is a water sign and I have always felt at ease in the water, thus my thought processes was supporting the fact I believed it was going to be easy for me, so it was.







4 comments:

  1. That's so cool that you got to do the exercises!

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  2. I did. I have a large claw foot tub so I printed out the directions and gave it a go! It was fun.

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  3. It was fun because A) I had the house to myself because my husband was out and B) I had a great time experimenting to see how my body responded to water and weighlessness. I have been in the water a thousand times and have floated for fun or as a swimming experiment, but I ever have noticed how my body floated. It was interesting to take the time to see how my body responded.

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