Allow for at least 30 minutes. You will need another person and a large enough room to move in with a clear floor. It is best for the feet to be barefoot, in order to sense the contact with the floor.
This Somatic Act can be experienced as a duet or group.
Begin
with your pointer finger
touching your partner´s pointer finger
just at the tip.
One partner is the guide,
the other the follower.
The guide
has their eyes open.
The follower
has their eyes closed.
Sensing your breath,
your weight and
your feet clearly on the floor.
Can you both sense
your own bodies
while touching
the other?
The guide begins
leading the follower
into simple movement,
such as walking,
through the touch
of the finger.
Please start slowly
so you can sense
both the connection
through the touch
of the finger,
but also sense
your own bodies.
Allowing time…
As a guide,
make sure your follower
is safe enough
– that there is nothing that they will run into or trip on.
As the clarity
of your touch connection grows,
you can begin to also
change levels gently
or play with slightly different speeds.
Now and then pause,
sense your own body,
as well as the place
where your fingers meet.
Continue, now-and-then
finding moments to pause...
If your fingers get tired
you can at any point change
to the other hand
and the other pointer finger.
Allowing time…
And change roles.
Allowing time…
After changing roles,
without speaking,
both close your eyes
with pointer fingers touching.
Now,
no one guides,
no one follows
– the place where your fingers meet,
in touch,
moves and leads you.
Please go slowly at first
and again sense your feet,
your breath,
your own weight
in your body.
No one guides,
no one follows
– the place where your fingers meet,
in touch,
moves and leads you.
As you continue,
perhaps you can sense
the space between you
grow and shift and change
as you move?
Allowing time...
As you are ready,
continue the process
but slowly allow the eyes
to open now and then
to begin to integrate
your inner focus
with your outer focus.
Still following
the place
where your fingers
meet in touch.
Change hands-fingers
when you need to.
Gradually, allow the eyes
to open a little bit more
and a little bit more
so eventually
they are 50% of the time
open.
Allowing time…
Sensing the space
between you
grow and shift
and change
as you move.
Gradually, allow the eyes
to open a little bit more
so that eventually
they are 75% of the time
open.
Allowing time…
As you are ready,
you can begin to play with
where you place your attention
– sometimes choose to guide,
sometimes choose to follow,
sometimes choose the place in-between.
What happens?
What happens
if you both choose
to guide or follow?
Play with the possibilities.
Sensing moments
of pausing
now and then.
Allowing time…