8 Shades of Play V2 - 4 - The Collector/ The Storyteller

Barbies from the Greta Gerwig film image source thepopverse.com

Greta Gerwig collected all the Barbies for her film: Barbie

Kate Bush -  shot from "Cathy" Video, V1

Kate Bush retells Wuthering Heights in “Cathy”

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 creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct.
— Carl Jung

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.

Tell it like it is!

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:

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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The 3 Way Hip lesson explores the lines of tension that connect us foot to shoulder and up the spine.

Kate Bush retells ”Wuthering Heights” from Cathy’s point of view. The first video interpretation.

Another telling, as there is no ONE story

And the guilty pleasure of all those Barbies - thank you Greta.