Wild woman. Wisdom body. The tube. Nervous system neutral. The sacred and powerful minute and a half.

Meet Augusta Moore. Movement pioneer, Feldenkrais teacher, survivor, ballet dancer/educator, somatics cosmonaut, your guide to meeting yourself. This episode of the podcast is like reading a chapter from a wonderful and strange novel. It's a peek into the life and teaching of someone called to do the work of the body with arms thrown wide, eyes open and bright, and heart aflame. All of this and ZERO hesitation in pushing the edges of somatic exploration in the realm professional ballet. Why not?!

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"I’m really talking about a nervous system neutral.

I’m asking the students: 'Let’s see if we can feel the pain for a minute and a half. I'm going to time us. Go to that place. And if you don’t want to feel the pain let’s spend a minute and a half contemplating that one day we might feel the pain.' Because it’s kinda crappy to ask people to feel their pain. But a lot of times most of us can only stand it for about 15 seconds and then we escape. I time it and I tell people 'Oh, we’re at about 20 seconds. Now continue.' Then I ask them: Are you starting to get into the story. Can we leave the story and can we go back to just to the sensation.' The story will take you out of neutral. So it’s that kind of thing I’m working on. And it almost always dissipates for people..." (@ 43 mins)

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Ep 64: Augusta Moore

Thinking Pilates Podcast