Posts Tagged ‘tweak’
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…
movement as medicine
Good morning! Today I’d like to continue our focus on our joints. Last night we focused on activating the 13 main joints in order to move systemically (whole body, integrated). This morning I’d like to focus on the joints again, but this time for the purpose of self-healing (feeling better). read more
the joy of movement – part 3 – sustainability
Ok, so now that we’ve learned to choose joy and tweak our movement until we find it…what’s next? Sustaining it! read more
the joy of movement – part 2 – tweakification
Tonight we will continue the focus of The Joy of Movement. Remember, the first step is to choose to sense for Joy. “But what do we do if it’s not there” you ask? Answer: Tweak it! Alter the movement (make small modifications to it) until you find it. read more
