“I believe in movement.” Straightforward words from Patti Smith, writer, performer, visual artist.*
“Most people have very little idea about how movement works in our bodies, or how much movement is required for natural biological function.” Warning words from Katy Bowman.**
Jon Burras speaks to us metaphorically: “Nowhere in nature do you see absolute stillness all of the time. Some movement is faster….a cheetah chasing after a prey at sixty miles per hour is certainly much quicker than a glacier crawling down a valley floor at sixty inches per year.”***
Smith, Bowman, & Burras join me in encouraging you to move after Thanksgiving Dinner: Walk, stretch, do some yoga poses or Tai Chi forms. Don’t think of it as exercise, think of it as movement. Continue to move the rest of the holiday weekend.
Email me or comment on blog describing what movement you make. Encourage me!
Thanks for exploring the mystery of movement with me –
Nicky Mendenhall
*Patti Smith, M Train (2015).
**Katy Bowman, M.S., Move Your DNA (2014).
***Jon Burras, Return to Nature (2011). You will be hearing more about Jon’s approach soon though I can’t get my computer to underline Return to Nature! A mystery to be explored indeed.