1. Introduction to Healing Dance.pdf

Introduction to Healing Dance ®

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1. Center Pick-up Support under the

palms, facing partner in Horse Stance. Ask

her to signal when she is ready to begin.

Open her left arm to the side with your

right arm and step into the space that cre-

ates, moving to her side. Keep both hands.

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Stand to the side of partner, your thigh

touching hers to let her know where you

are. Reach over her near arm and...

...still supporting under the right hand,

set the Triangular Cervical Support in

contact with her head, elbow to the sky.

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Release the right hand and bring the

back of your now free left hand to the

side of partner’s hip.

Walk directly backwards to tilt the

receiver sideways into the water.

Intro

Watch the face as you bring the cheek

without delay into the water. Once both

legs lift off the bottom...

...roll partner face-up in a spiraling move.

Slide your foot arm under the pelvis, palm

down and arrive in 1st in Horse Stance.

2. The 3 Head Supports In TCS the

head rests on the forearm and upper arm,

palm on the shoulder, the elbow tractions.

In “balancing the ball” the curve of the

back of the head rests on the extensor

muscles of the forearm with the palm down.

In the Hand Mirror Traction the lateral

forearm and upper arm catch the inferior

surface of the curve, just superior to the

atlanto-occipital joint.

3. Finding the Point of Support Here we

experience having the head arm too high,

above the curve, so that it slips off the

head and the head sinks.

Intro

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When our head arm is placed too low--under

the neck--the head again has no support and

the neck goes into hyperextension.

The correct Triangular Cervical Support.

“Sink and reach,” lengthening the elbow and

allowing your scapula to protract.

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Here we have the experience of the foot

arm under the lower back, allowing the legs

to sink and creating lumbar hyperextension.

With the foot arm placed too low, under the

upper thighs, the contact is in too close

proximity to the anus and genetalia.

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Correct pelvic support has the forearm at

a right angle to the body, catching the

curve of the sacrum. The palm is down,

the extensor muscles contact the pelvis.

4. Finding the Water Level When we lift

the head too high out of the water the ears

are visibile, our head arm becomes fatigued

and the receiver’s neck tonus remains high.

Intro

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A sign that the head is too low in the water

is when the water level reaches the corners

of the eyes and mouth, causing vigilance.

A properly supported head rides low in the

water with the ears submerged. It should

almost look as if it floats on its own.

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Lifting the pelvis out of the water can be

embarassing to the receiver, uncomfortable

to her lower back and a strain to our arm.

When we allow the pelvis to sink too far the

receiver feels unsupported and the head

tends to slide forward into the water.

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Properly supported, the pelvis is underwa-

ter, except with ultrabuoyant receivers.

Ultrasinkers may need leg floats higher up

on the thigh or even around the pelvis.

5. Finding Zero to Find the Weight This

is a breath release technique that helps us

to get to “zero” tension in our own body.

Begin with a deep inhale...

Intro

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6. Stillness and Finding the Breath No-

tice if partner’ pelvis becomes lighter, if

her body rises and sinks. Breathe with her.

...and exhale, relaxing, sinking down, and

letting your arms and shoulders soften.

Sensing the weight, reduce your effort.

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On the outbreath allow the pelvis to sink

back down. Wait patiently for the next

inbreath.

On the inbreath assist the pelvis gently

toward the surface with your foot arm.

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7. Countertraction and Neutral Support

Develop the last exercise by counter-

tractioning the pelvis up toward the sur-

face away from the head on the inbreath.

On the outbreath accompany the pelvis

back down with contact from your foot

arm, giving neutral support--no traction.

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