Resources
Articles, links and a collection to support your wholeness in action in life.
Here is a collection of most of the articles in the Language of Wholeness.
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Here is the article, The Performers Predicament, referenced in the Conflict Revelation Reflection in my 2020 Winter Newsletter:
Here is the article on Frustration also referenced in the newsletter. Pdf or this LINK
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Wholeness ◘ Foundation
These writings give foundational information and application of the material.
Wholeness in Context - an overview of Wholeness in Motion and the Language of Wholeness approach.
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To Live Whole is a draft of a book written as a handbook for educators.
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Beyond the Body-Back to Wholeness tracks my journey in understanding human design. How are we made whole,
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The Coordination of Being - Conducting demonstrates the application of this work to conducting. What helps you conduct with ease and power.
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ACDA 2017 A Virtuous Circle-Empowering Wholeness of Body, Mind and Well-being in Rehearsal This was done through a look at the difference between postural and suspension system model.
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The Pedagogy of Empowerment is an article written for ACDA-MN in January 2016.
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How's Your Wholeness? - an past newsletter short article
Well-being ◘ Locating
Below you will find resources for setting the tone for your self or your class. We locate our self in time and space and attention and intention.
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If there was only one topic to clarify to help people change pain and tension issues it would be RUSHING! Here is a tool kit: The Anatomy of Rushing.
Here's a powerful tool for dealing with life when what is happening isn't what you want or The Anatomy of Frustration.
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Locating exercise video. This is a powerful tool for remind a person of a larger perspective as well accepting self and the world as it is, pleasant or unpleasant. Lots of people do this just before a performance. I use it to start class or rehearsal..
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Coming to Your Senses takes your through several locating practices you can use for your self or in the class room
When Your are Out of Your Mind, Get Into Your Skin is a pwoerful tool for finding ease and coming home to your body.
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Response System • Inner-compass • Threat or Challenge
Patterns of Joy • Your Inner-Compass article is about your responses work to guide you. The root information for looking at issues like performance anxiety.
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Coordinating System
How do we scaffold movement and learning with intention rather than directing parts? These resources are explorations in applying our understanding of our wholeness to learning situations: music, movement.
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For an in-depth article on the Coordinating System see article 5 Cooperating with Your Coordinating System on the Exploratorium page.
Structure
Resources for understanding your structure and applying that understanding to the movements of life. Tools for preventing and healing pain and injury.
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Lightner Movement™ choral/singer 'warm-up' video is an informal taping of an example of what I might do with a choir. It takes you through the basics of freedom, balance, attention and clarity. It can be useful to do for yourself.
Thriving at a Desk Job gives you ways to look at your structure and thinking while working at a desk.
Adaptation ◘ Learning◘Teaching Tools
Taking advantage of our adaptive system. Scaffolding learning to rediscover the natural joy of discovery.
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The following articles give you specific tools to look at teaching and performing. Performers Predicament addresses the common conflict between 'natural' expression and tension. Change in Action is a radically different way of looking at changing habit. Vocal Pedagogy Perspectives invites a wholeness framework to the discussion of teaching voice. The Learning article is a description of an exploratory process you can use to demonstrate we are learning creatures and the feeling of learning is inherently energizing.
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The following three articles look at ways of setting up explorations when a teacher has content to teach compared to solving an interference when it is the student who has the relevant information. The Investigating root of problems introduces a process for that situation. Habit of teaching describes a process for looking at out tendency to jump in and direct students rather query and explore.
Playful article with brilliant teaching tips from distinguished Alexander Teacher Alice Pryor
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Wholeness in Motion™ Materials
All my current Wholeness in Motion™ are currently recorded. If you would like access to past classes please contact me.
A recording of a basic warm-up is on the professional development page.
A recording of a basic warm-up is on the professional development page.
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Here is a link to an album of videos related to wholeness in Motion: https://vimeo.com/album/5039253
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Life Applications and General Topics
The Coordination of Bliss explores how it is we feel certain ways. What happens in those ecstatic moments.
What's the Rush or how rushing slows you down has been helpful for people always slightly ahead of themselves.
Frustration or You can't always get what you want is good for us all.
What's the Rush or how rushing slows you down has been helpful for people always slightly ahead of themselves.
Frustration or You can't always get what you want is good for us all.
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Past Newsletters with information and Exploratorium articles:
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Applying WIM to life. FUN STUFF!
The Exploratorium is a series of articles written for a Tips for Making Life Easier section of my newsletter. These mostly short pieces are some of my favorite writing. Please give them a look. See them all at Exploratorium. Or Choose and article: 1. Move yourself, not the object 2. Listen to your system 3. How's Your Wholeness 4.. Try Wholeness 5.. Listen to Yourself 6.. Cooperating with your Coordinating System 7.. Try Delight |
Poetry with permission
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