SPACIOUS FLUIDITY OF MOVEMENTS (SFM)

Enhancing fluidity of movements occurs when moving smoothly and fully within the free-flowing spaces of the body, also knowns as moving within the wiggle room. You expand the body's ability to move freely when you stay within the ranges of fluid movements. You are free to move toward the edges of those fluid movement. As you do, however, remain diligent not to touch any of the edges. If you happen upon an edge, you will feel some degree of resistence, which reflects a lack of fluidity. Touching the edge makes that lack of fluidity dominant. If you move only within the wiggle room, that free-flowing expression becomes dominant, which is what supports the expansion of the fluid movements.

Sometimes movements can feel granular or crunchy, meaning the lack of fluidity can feel glitchy, as if the movements themselves have glitches within them. During these times as well as other times when feeling stiff, locked up, or just generalized achy bones, Spacious Fluidity Movements can really soften the edges and add spaciousness within poetic-like movements. The goal is to move as fluidly as possible so that those smooth expressions can spread to surrounding areas.

You can use Spacious Fluidity Movements as a theme in Neuro-Meditative Dance or use it as a stand-alone practice. Involving the arms as expressive levers for fluidity can be quite helpful. At certain times, this practice may mimic movements of Tai Chi. The difference is quite large, however, in that all of the movements originate from the wisdom of the body. These movements do not include specific, predetermined motions that are to be repeated. They are more spontaneous in nature and appear more like improvisational movements of fluidity. The more practice that is given to SFM, the more the fluidity of movements become obvious.