Perspectives: What is the FUNCTION of a 'Movement Practice'?
'Perspectives' on Movement Practice
•
24m
THE WHAT:
A necessary follow-up question to "What MAKES a 'Movement Practice'?", a perspective which can be found and ideally watched first here: https://www.movemorevrl.com/videos/perspectives-on-what-makes-a-movement-practice, now concerns the FUNCTION of such a practice. Whilst the former explores the "what", now we take a dig into the "why" of it all.
One of the reasons this is most important is because, at face-value, it seems so "common-sense" and "obvious" that it's almost not worth asking; it is PRECISELY such questions, however, which are in the greatest need of attending to. To simply accept that investing so much of ourselves, as well as our limited time & energy, on a physical practice is a good thing is failing to reflect and we endanger ourselves to "auto-pilot", becoming stuck in our ways, and never questioning the foundations of what we do. It is a dangerous oversight.
My fundamental proposal, then, is that the physical-layer of a 'Movement Practice' - the projects which we engage with and develop & grow from - functions as the "sandbox"; a safe-place within which we can trial, error, learn, revise, and ultimately APPLY transferrably as EMBODIED experience in our wider practice/s which extend BEYOND the physical alone. The guiding question for individual interrogation remains: "If you didn't have a physical practice, would you still be a 'Movement Practitioner'?"
Whilst these perspectives I share should therefore be taken as a "snapshot in time", through it I feel there is now a certain BACKBONE around which any particulars are free to continue changing, developing, and growing. And the backbone is this: Movement Practice is about facilitating learning and informed GROWTH across ALL layers of our individual and collective Being. Whilst this is arguably best framed through experience gathered through the PHYSICAL layer, it does not even require a physical-practice.
__________________________________
For programming, guidance, & support for your physical practice:
FREE fundamental prehabilitation program: https://www.movemoremp.com/
Online Support (1 to 1 coaching): https://movemoremp.com/onlinesupport/
Elements (standardised programs): https://www.movemoremp.com/elements
[email protected]
Up Next in 'Perspectives' on Movement Practice
-
perspectives movement alienation
THE WHAT:
The concept of 'Movement alienation' encourages us to take a step back & consider how & what we engage with in terms of our physical practice. It also proposes that we can be more connected with & aware of how we are moving at any time - to truly experience being "in & of movement" - al... -
Perspectives: On Breathing
THE WHAT:
The quip "shut your mouth & save your life" is essentially the practice of a more general perspective: minimal breathing. Or, more accurately, the management & reduction of habitual OVERbreathing. Overbreathing is symptomatic of modern cultures affected deeply by environmental, cultural... -
Perspectives on goals & progress
THE WHAT:
If you are deeply engaged in any physical practice, it will/should affect & influence all aspects of your being. Your practice affects your perspectives, and your perspectives affect your practice in return. Whilst they have this invaluable potential to inform & enrich one another, the ...
