8 Shades of Play V2 - 4 - The Collector/ The Storyteller
8 Shades of Play v2 - Getting Serious About Learning
Week 4 - The Collector / The Storyteller
Variations on several “3 Way Hip” as taught by Alan Questel
The Collector - finding connections, creating worlds
The Storyteller - creating worlds with words
The “3-Way Hip” lesson can be finding connections, collecting variations to create a more complete understanding of the body. It’s also a fundamental lesson to return to regularly, as the subtleties of connection continually reveal themselves.
In this lesson, the collector is delighted by as many variations on a theme as she can discover. The storyteller then winds all the elements together into a narrative that she can retell herself, and others, to get back to that magical destination.
In the “Shades of Play” spirit, we will begin with the Collector, and then put it all together as the Story teller. The other play types might also make appearances: make it light like the Joker, smooth like the Kinesthete, clearly intended like the Director, or focused as the Competitor, curious like the Explorer or expressive like the artist.
Set Up:
Lying supine on a mat.
Seated on a flat-bottom, armless chair with knees and hips level
Science Nerd Candy Bowl:
The Play Brain: rats, and maybe humans, are wired for play - article on new discoveries in brain anatomy
Warrior 1 (Viradhadrasana 1) - (1:40) Muscle and Motion - the 3-way hip lesson is a supine variation of warrior 1, this video points out some of the things to work on while lying on the floor
Latissimus dorsi muscle in 3D - (short) Muscle and Motion - animation of back and arm muscle movements when arm extended overhead.
How You Might Feel After This Lesson: Deep state of near-trance relaxation; L O N G; connected from toe to tip, including everything in between; Open ribs; Flexible hips; Grounded feet; Deep breath; Fully extended reach for that thing on the top self, the just out of reach branch; Fully connected; Ready to recreate the feeling with your personal connection story.
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