Sunday, May 5th,
2013
2 - 4 PM
Temple Beth
Shalom
1461 Baltimore Annapolis
Road
Arnold, MD
21012
Yielding Into Support
Led by Robin Gilmore
Support
is all around us and within our bodymind. Where gravity meets the planet, we
naturally rise to meet the environment. Our earliest reflexes stimulate muscle
tone by simply yielding into contact. That contact can be with any surface or
another person. We gradually gain the ability to move away from surface contact
and mobilize through space. As adults, we may have habits of bracing or using
too much effort in an attempt to “find” support. We can let go and reconnect
with the underlying support that is always there for us. In practicing mindful
“non-doing,” we learn to move with ease and efficiency, returning to the
coordinated balance that is our birthright.
Please
bring a yoga mat or blanket so that you will be comfortable sitting or lying
on the floor. Also
bring a book to place under your head. We will begin in relative
stillness and tap into simple movements that evolve from yielding into support.
The journey from the ground to standing and walking can be the exploration of a
lifetime.
PRESENTER
BIOGRAPHY
ROBIN GILMORE, MFA,
ATI, began studying the Alexander Technique and other somatic
disciplines in 1980. She is a Teaching Member and Sponsoring Member of
Alexander Technique International (ATI). Robin directs an AT teacher training
program in Greensboro, NC and from 1993-1999 directed the Kyoto Alexander
Program in Japan. She is a faculty member at annual workshops at Ohio State
University, Myrtle Beach and Bearnstow in Maine. She is the author of What Every Dancer Needs to Know
About the Body (GIA Press), and has written numerous published articles. Robin
has been dancing her entire life. Her choreography has been presented
internationally. www.chesapeakealexander.com
SCIENCE AND SPIRTIULAITY
FOLLOW-UP
If you
missed the dynamic presentations at the Science and Spirituality Event in
Bethesda, you have a chance to learn about this topic based on the perspective
and expertise of renowned physicist Candace Pert and Meditation expert, Dr. Hugh
Byrne. Attendees came away with a lighthearted, expanded awareness and are
eager to share highlights for the benefit of our greater ACT
community.
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OUR JUNE 2ND GATHERING
