Breath Connectivity: Body

 

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Warm Up/Stretch

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Body

The body category describes structural and physical characteristics of the human body while moving. 

This category is responsible for describing which body parts are moving, which parts are connected, which parts are influenced by others, and general statements about body organization. 

 

Breath

  Deliberately bringing your awareness to your breath as support for your movement is a precursor to whole-body coordination and virtuosity in movement. This is true for movers of all levels as breath allows the entire body to be supported from within in complex coordination.

 Source:

https://us.humankinetics.com/blogs/excerpt/total-body-connectivity-breath-patterning

Breath Connectivity

Athletes breathing versus diaphragmatic breathing.

Walk around the room (Use directions, levels and focus)

Now connect with your breath ass you walk.

Now move on the inhale and pause on the exhale.

Then, move on the exhale and pause on the exhale.

Combine the inhales and exhales as you move.

Question 1

Write a reflection on your experience with breath and movement.

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Review

Focus

Trace Forms

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Activity 1

Combining Space and Body (Breath)

 

Students move through the room as they become conscious of their breath. First, they move on the inhale and make a stop to exhale. Second, they move on the exhale and make a stop to inhale. Third, we stop to give feedback. Fourth, They move on the inhale and the exhale in a continuum. Fifth, they begin to apply the rules of movement as they inhale and exhale ( levels, directions, size, focus, pathways).  

 

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Journaling: Takeaways

THOSE MAKING UP, RECORD IT AND POST IT ON DISCUSSION BOARD