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The Origin of Adaptable Polarity (Part 3): Fluidity

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Jordan Terry   With all of life in a constant state of flow, why would I, or we as therapists, choose to limit our skills and abilities to one or two options, and not utilize all skills that we have at our disposal??? And not seek to build our skill sets indefinitely??? (*Legally, morally and […]

The Origin of Adaptable Polarity (Part 2): Neutrality

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Jordan Terry   “Attraction and repulsion are the two opposite poles of action. These must blend into a Neuter [neutral] pole as purpose and usefulness in the economy of function. The end of this circuit is balance, as the completion of the objective of motion and expression of life. This is polarity in its triune […]

The Origin of Adaptable Polarity (Part 1) : Opposites

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Jordan Terry   Adaptable Polarity (AP) developed from the idea that we, as humans, need to adapt to all sorts of occasions in our lives. It, also, came about from noticing that the world we live in is continually moving and consistently inconsistent. This movement of life does however have a fundamental principle to flow […]

Removing, Not Adding

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Craig Mallett   We often say in the tradition that the Daoist way is one of removing, not adding. Yet the first thing we do is learn a million practices. So what do we mean by this? It’s useful to remind ourselves that the exercises (and the way we exercise) are the tools we use to aid […]

A Simple Strap

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Miguel Viero       View this post on Instagram   Juegos estratégicos. Enraizamento de pies. Distribución de carga. Organización estructural. Juega Observa Relaja Tensa Siente Comunica Arquitectura del terremoto humano. #investigación #juegosdemovimiento #fightingmonkey_practice #fightingmonkey_games #moovescuelademovimiento A post shared by Miguel Viero (@miguelviero.moov) on Aug 20, 2020 at 9:55am PDT     View this post […]

Tools, Context, and Expanding Possibility

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Miguel Viero     No hands, no arms. Take the stick as low as possible and come back up. Try to move in different ways everytime. Explore and experiment, don’t take it to seriously. Failed? Laugh, start again. Always with a smile. More options, more freedom. • Sin manos, sin brazos. Lleva el palo lo […]