- CONTINUUM MOVEMENT
- Founded by Emilie Conrad in 1967, Continuum is a movement practice that recognizes
the body as a fluid resonating system. The use of sound, breath, vibration, slowing
down, micro and wave motion, enlivens the bio-connection of our body tissues in
resonance with the cosmic electro-magnetic Field. Recognizing that our first order
experience is kinesthetic, we can use the cell and embryo as templates for the silent
experience before higher language and higher faculties develop. Our spirilic and
spreading nature unfolds in harmony with the integrity of the galactic spiral.
- "The fluid system is resonant with no time and space differential. It goes beyond the
boundary of the body. It functions in the body but is not confined to it. Humans are in a
phase shift in terms of our own body development... we're communicating far beyond the
world or words... It is a basic primal connection which is unifying... we are always longing
for this connection. Organismic recognition takes place, relaying that we are spiraled
water and we come in like that as embryos. Continuum Movement is a unique inquiry into
our capacity to innovate and participate with the essential, generative, and biological
movement processes of life." Emilie Conrad
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- BODY-MIND CENTERING
- Body-Mind Centering® (BMC) is an integrative approach to transformation through
movement re-education and hands-on repatterning. Developed by Bonnie Bainbridge
Cohen, it is an experiential study based on the embodiment and application of
anatomical, physiological, psychophysical and developmental principles, utilizing
movement, touch, voice and mind. This study leads to an understanding of how the mind
is expressed through the body and the body through the mind.
- The study of BMC is a creative process in which we learn to meet and recognize
ourselves and others through the exploration of embodiment. It is an ongoing,
experiential journey into the alive and changing territory of the body. The explorer is the
mind—our thoughts, feelings, energy, soul, and spirit. Through this journey we are led to
an understanding of how the mind is expressed through the body in movement.
- Nature has a tendancy to form patterns. We, as part of nature, also form patterns. The
mind is like the wind and the body is like the sand; if you want to know how the wind is
blowing, you can look at the sand. Our body moves as our mind moves. The qualities of
any movement are a manifestation of how mind is expressing through the body at that
moment. Changes in movement qualities indicate that the mind has shifted focus in the
body. Conversely, when we direct the mind or attention to different areas of the body and
initiate movement from those areas, we change the quality of our movement. In BMC,
"centering" is a process of balancing, not a place of arrival. This balancing is based on
an ongoing dialogue, and the dialogue is based on experience.
- An important aspect of our journey in BMC is awakening to Sensation. In Teri's classes
and hands-on sessions we discover the relationship between the smallest level of activity
within the body and the largest movement of the body— aligning the inner cellular
movement with the external expression of movement through space. This involves
identifying, articulating, and integrating the various tissues within the body (such as
bones, muscles, organs, joints, fluids, etc., and discovering the qualities they contribute
to one's movement, how they have evolved in one's developmental process, and the role
they play in the expression of mind.
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- AUTHENTIC based MOVEMENT
- Originated by a number of practitioners, Authentic Movement allows spontaneous
freedom of expression. One can develop kinesthetic awareness, gaining access and
giving creative expression to the inner life via the expression of the personality, made
visible through movement.
- In an Authentic based Movement session with Teri, movers shut their eyes and are free
to move in any way they choose, liberated from the pressure to 'perform' in any particular
way, while Teri holds the space and observes nonjudgementally in order to reflect back
to the mover(s) the recollection of 'being and moving', affirming the mover's rightful place
within an appreciative and rich sensual experience of reality.
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- LABAN / BARTENIEFF Principles
- Originated by Rudolf Laban, the principles of Laban Space Harmony offer a keen
awareness of moving in three dimensional space in relationship to one's environment.
Teri studied Laban Analysis and Bartenieff Fundamentals in college, and she gained a
deep understanding in her Laban studies with visionary Robert Ellis Dunn, a master
teacher of Laban Space Harmony and an original founder of the Judson Church Post
Modern Dance movement.
- This system is advantageous for people from all walks of life. Both Laban Analysis and
Bartenieff Fundamentals offer a system for finding ease of movement in alignment with
one's surroundings. An ideal tool for athletes, actors, dancers, speakers and performers
of all types, it can increase an individual's sense of stage presence and spacing,
informing one's gestures and movements with clarity and skill.
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- TAI CHI & CHI GUNG
- Teri integrates these practices for health and physical performance, teaching group
classes and private sessions for individuals who are looking to increase their relaxation,
physical prowess and well being. For detailed info clicK TAI CHI & & CHI GUNG above.
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