Somatics..

Today we were discussing our understanding of somatics.
I seem to have held somatics as something more complicated in my head, when it is really something we do everyday. It allows us to understand movement through our bodies / embodied sense of moving. It stems from within - listening to your body and what it needs.

Moving with the senses

I found that I didn't want to move with my eyes closed until I started exploring touch.

I was playing with my hands on my face, body, clothes.
 Playing with my skin & my texture.

Outer layer of my skin touching the air.

Absorbing air into my skin.

Exploring the sounds in the room.

Found myself ignoring the sounds & focusing on her voice. 

Not necessarily what she was saying - but the rhythm / repetition / accents / tone / pitch.

Visualising her voice - seeing it as light.

Playing with eyes open & closed.

Wanted them open while I explored gravity / sound / weight / skin in the air.

Wanted them closed whilst I explored my skin touching my body.

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