I still don’t know what happened last post – mystery took over! My apologies for cluttering up your inbox with duplicates.
Jon Burras* feels strongly that we need to move our bodies – he says everything in Nature moves and then makes the case that since we are part of Nature, we must move. He continues: Health is much more than just strength and a lowered resting heart rate.
In his book, Return to Nature, he asks if we are still moving our body with prehistoric beliefs in mind? He says if our answer is yes, it may be time to update our belief systems.
What belief systems do you think he is referring to?
The center of this post will explore one of the four corners of movement as described by Burras. Today we will look in corner number 1:
“Disciplined Movement. Disciplined movement involves a pattern or routine with emphasis on flowing and lengthening. “This is an organized set of movements that is either interconnected or practiced separately. There is a structure, a formula and a method for practice.
Examples of this type of movement might be tai chi, yoga or Pilates.”
I would add QiGong and Tango. What would you add? Do you have anything in this corner?
Until about eight years ago, this type of movement didn’t work for me. I could name a number of factors why it didn’t, but chief among them would be that I didn’t have the right teacher. I needed someone to be very patient and to understand that I have two left feet and little sense of direction; Someone that had patience to help me go over and over movements until they were recorded in my flesh.
When I found Ruth Kneile, I found my teacher. Tai Chi is now in my corner.
*You will be hearing more from Jon Burras in the weeks ahead.