Posts Tagged ‘pleasure’
play~sure
Today’s focus:
PLAY + PLEASURE = P~L~A~Y~S~U~R~E
Play – spontaneous, curious, seeking amusement, enjoyment…
Pleasure – seeking yummy, delicious, feel-good sensations…
by pleasure…
p~l~e~a~s~u~r~e
Good morning! Today our focus is all about seeking p~l~e~a~s~u~r~e as we move.
Stop exercising. Start moving. Follow the pleasure principle. If it feels good do it, if it doesn’t stop. ~Debbie Rosas and Carlos AyaRosas, Nia Co-Founders
In psychology there is something called the Pleasure Principle. It basically is about how our bodies have a positive feedback mechanism that motivates future actions. This mechanism is often connected to basic biological drives that contribute to survival (e.g., eating, sex, exercise, avoiding hot stoves, etc.). Pleasure = we want more. Pain = we want to avoid it.
We can experience this same feedback mechanism as we dance in class (and through life). We want to dance and kick and punch and twirl… and then, to hear the feedback our body gives us, we want to listen… we want to pay attention to our body sensations…
