Take a walk. Make something.

rules for self-care

1. MOVE. Take a walk. Be in nature. Commune with Mother Earth. She has seen it all, and she's still here supporting us. 

2. MAKE SOMETHING. A sandwich, a scarf, a sculpture, a song. Something small. Just remind yourself of your capable hands and self. It can help you keep the forward momentum. 


people, we need to take care of ourselves and our loved ones, bake cakes and look at the moon, all while remaining outraged, active and committed to moving society in the direction of freedom for all.

Dance Dance Dance

You gotta keep the step. You gotta limber up. You gotta loosen what you bolted down. You gotta use all you got. We know you’re tired, tired and scared. Happens to everyone, okay? Just don’t let your feet stop. 

--Haruki Murakami, Dance Dance Dance

Adeptness

**PUBLIC NOTICE**

Please ignore all that 'get fit for summer bikini body' nonsense that's floating around designed to sell you things you don't need and feelings you can do without.
It's tempting to get fixated on the ephemeral stuff, I know, but it will be a waste of your sweet and precious time.

Instead BE KIND to yourself by:

Finding ways to move that you love. LOVE LIBERATES. It will keep you coming back.

Finding ways to move that challenge your nerve, curiosity and natural urge to play.

Finding ways to move intelligently to cultivate self trust, self knowledge and self love. The more clearly you understand yourself and you motivations the better chance you have of acting well in the world.

Finding teachers that help drop you into your body and encourage you to be honest with yourself and about what you feel so you can change from working/feeling/responding from your own history to creating new, more helpful patterns, which ultimately gives you choice, health and freedom.

I could go on, but it will keep you from moving so be gone!

Have a GORGEOUS weekend.
Move slow, read books that make you believe in magic, listen to songs that make your heart beat faster and BE YOUR OWN VALENTINE.

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Simple Rules

MOVE

1. move slow
2. lift heavy
3. be flexible
4. play

Recommended Read

“Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being, while movement and methodical physical exercise save it and preserve it.” – Plato

Since Plato, individuals have been trying to exercise their way out of the diseases of civilized living. And to be fair, “exercise more” is a fine goal to begin with. But, as Plato and modern scientists recognize, the goal to “move more when I’m not exercising” is foundational. This significant movement recommendation is often lost when we focus on exercise as a means to a ripped body or high-octane performance, and we forget that moving is as essential as eating. Before we go big, we must go basic. Back to the essential human movements and frequency of movements that provide the context for a human to flourish.

I do believe that “get strong enough for living” makes a noble goal for 2014, don’t you?"

Read this guest post on Breaking Muscle by Katy Bowman of Katy Says and Restorative Exercise Institute 

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my theme for the week....

have a lovely weekend!

Play, move, rest, eat well and ackowledge the good.

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Parkour

parkour motion reel from saggyarmpit on Vimeo.

This looks like brilliant fun. (Found here)

Ido Portal

"Live life dynamically. MOVE MORE."
Ido Portal: Movement Culture

This guy is interesting...check him out in interview here.

MOVE

If you don't use it you lose it!!

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marc by marc jacobs 2007. shot by juergen teller.

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photos by Chris Steele-Perkins 1978 Wolverhampton (My home town!!)

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Edward Steichen (1936) and Matisse

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Limber Notes

Limber Notes on Nowness.com
by Linda Brownlee and Olivier Chapusette

“Sometimes, I don’t control my body––so I don’t know what to expect. This isn’t just dance, it’s everything.”

Beautiful!

Enjoy your body.
Use it every way you can.
Don't be afraid of it, or what others think of it.
It is the greatest instrument you will ever own. 

“Dance, dance, otherwise we are lost”

Pina Bausch (1940-2009)

Just a gorgeous reminder to be yourself, and move, and don’t be afraid to contort.

(via bbook)