Three Bones Theory and the Sensory Stations of the Deep Core: a story about your body.
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The Rectification of Names: The case of the false anatomical shooulder.
We will be looking at four major body parts. (These are not in a particular order.) Three are real, one is not. The Oxford English dictionary definition of the shoulder is false. Despite its universal acceptance the shoulder has no actual function in our skeletal structure. It does not exist. There is no bony basis…
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Metastability and Consilience.
A natural and simple body-wide myofascial metastability sufficient to sustain consilience.
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Foot Therapy
A little bit about the feet The foot has a tripod structure. You can feel this when you move or walk. The five toes are important as is the ankle joint. The big toe is especially important as it is a major element of the deep core. Keeping the structure of the foot mobile will…
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Are we our bodies or are we our minds?
Are we our bodies or are we our minds? Is the purpose of the human mind power over or power with? Is the direction of human thought up or down? Is abstract reason the only form of rationality? As the power of the human mind expands through history and technology, does it expand outward or…
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Muscle Salon with Musclemonk
An invitation to gentle, guided online movement meditation based on the anatomy of the deep core.
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The deep core body map is a theory of everything
The deep core body map is a theory of everything. A theory is a kind of a lens or filter that allows us to see things from a different perspective. It helps us to focus on certain aspects that we can connect into something greater. A theory gives us insight but there is no law…
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The End Of An Era.
The end of an era is the beginning of a new era. We have evolved, consciously or not, for better or for worse, a system that rewards people with a power over mindset. The instrumentalist, mechanistic, reductionist and objectifying nature of modern reason makes this so and now it has been consummately expressed in technologies…
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Only those who believe in themselves
…can pave their paths. How to Believe In Yourself The players are the underdog and they know it. Up against a fierce and superior opponent their bodies begin to collapse in defeat. “Only those who believe in themselves can pave their paths” Their coach, the “Professor,” reminds them in this way that all they have…
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Points of contact
Knowing the points of contact is crucial for understanding how to operate a vehicle or a horse. Where the feet and the hands go is of basic importance. We do not operate of course as much as we co-operate it. The same is true for the mind and the body. Our theory of mind states…
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The Deep Core Belongs To You
It was Thomas Myers that taught me about the deep core through his book, Anatomy Trains. I have been studying it for many years intensively. To me the deep core seems like such a basic and intuitive idea that it is hard for me to imagine that Myers actually discovered it. It would be like…
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Why Posture is Prosocial: the Case of the Mona Lisa Smile.
Embodiment Workshop at Prosocial Commons, online, Monday May 20 2:30-3:30PM PST Please join me in this conscious exploration of our own bodies and the meanings and connections that we find there. The smile is an example of orofacial posture. The smile has obvious and important neurological, emotional and social functions related to Prosociality. It also…
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Embodiment Workshop
The zoom link is: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/2171164271?pwd=DlITZsPwEKmhFobGg6UQZLhBELMH38.1&omn=72929362759
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The Simplest Solution
The Simplest Solution to Environmental Mismatch: The Deep Core Body Map By Musclemonk The deep core body map describes the architecture of the axial line of the human body. It is a simple, intuitive, and natural way to develop awareness of our postural center. The deep core body map tells us where to pay attention—and…
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Beautiful dreams
A wonderful ecological Japanese folklore. This sweet Japanese anime is an ecological marvel featuring a village full of humans and very human-like “yokai”, or diverse folkloric spirits and creatures, as well as things like demons and mountain gods. They all live together in a modern rural town that is also harmony of different community roles…
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Why Posture is Prosocial.
Online, Date TBA
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