The Central Limb 5 - The journey to the side

This lesson explores the shapes of the length and width of or bodies. 

The front and back of our spine from the skulls occipital bone to the sacrum along with the spiral lines from the front and back of our shoulder girdle and pelvis. 

It’s the curves that enable us to roll.

Created using the Visible Bodies App

Movement expresses itself outwards from the central channels of the head and spine. The head organising the conception, direction and orientation. The pelvis organising the structural balance.

Giphy

Movement flows in a conglomeration of spirals as you can see above. 

The way the various structures of our body are enclosed by the envelope of muscle, skin, bone and fascia is a mirror of the way we are enclosed within the structures of earth, air, water and gravity. 

The mystery of those relationships is the poetry of existence

Bilgola’s southern headland

So we’ll be exploring the paradox of the convex and concave shapes of our joints and limbs as we extend and roll. Once again we’ll be searching for the middle and our place in the thick of it all ..

Todd Trapani Via UnSplash

We’ll be sensing the trajectory of force or the flow of sensation along the flexible lines of length and width .. 

How do we extend whilst maintaining the calm of our focus?

Andrey Zvyagintsev Via UnSplash

Well of course we’ll follow the bone and the breath and we’ll listen for the path of ease but how will it all unfold? 

For each of us a different flow .. appearing from where? Or is it just us appearing and disappearing in the fleeting haze of existence?

This blog post relates to the 5th lesson in the Central Limb series. You can find that lesson by clicking here