The focus of this morning’s class is consciously integrating the five sensations into the dance of our upper extremities. The five sensations are flexibility, agility, mobility, strength and stability or FAMSS. The intent is to experience the benefits of balanced movement in your body, which can be sensed as harmony.
Flexibility is the sensation of energy moving outward. It is free, open, elastic and expansive. It is the physical feeling of releasing power and is nurtured by opening your joints.
Agility is the sensation of starting and stopping the movement of energy. It is playful, stimulating and quick. It is cultivated and maintained by quickly starting and stopping a variety of movements.
Mobility is the sensation of energy in constant motion. It is fluid, constant, continuous, alive and free. Mobility is sensed as energy flowing in all directions using a variety of ranges of motion. It is cultivated and nurtured by opening and closing joints in a variety of ways without stopping.
Strength is the sensation of energy moving inward. It is concentrated, powerful, intense, internal and gripping. It is the sensation of containing and sustaining power.
Strength is sensed as a squeezing in or the packing of energy towards the bones.
Stability is the sensation of energy moving from center out all directions simultaneously. It is grounded, solid, calm, rooted, and connected to the earth. It is sensed as readiness for action - a relaxed and dynamic tension of harmony. Stability is nurtured by resting into stillness while seeking balance. It relies on relaxation, postural integration, and optimal alignment of the body.
Join me this morning for my last Saturday morning class at Open Flight Studio. Class from 10:30am – 11:30am. Come early to navigate around the University District Street Fair traffic!
*Next week, I begin my new classes at Community Fitness Roosevelt Studio - Saturday May 28th at 1pm.
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