Allow for at least 30 minutes. You will need a sleeveless shirt, light trousers to move in, a heavy coat and a comfortable place to move and rest. This Somatic Act can be a solo, duet or group.
Begin dressed
in your sleeveless shirt
and light trousers,
standing on your feet.
Place your coat
on the ground
next to you.
Close your eyes.
Slowly, begin by dressing yourself in your coat
attending to the weight, the texture, the movement
of the material as
it touches,
slides over
and meets the terrain
of your body.
Moments of movement
Moments of stillness.
Now and then
noticing how the form
of the coat
follows and molds
around the surfaces
of your body…
Allowing time…
Once you are dressed
allow a moment to sense
that you are touching the coat
and the coat is touching you.
Noticing your breathing…
The movement of the inhale
The movement of the exhale
And the slight pause and rest
in between.
Allowing time…
And then, in a moment,
on an exhale, quickly,
as fast as you can
while still sensing
a softening quality
in your body
removing the coat
and returning it to the floor.
And pausing…
Sensing the reverberations
of the change of timing and speed
in the bones, tissues, cells
of your body.
Allowing time…
When you are ready
playing with dressing
and undressing
in your coat
exploring with how fast
or how slow your touch dance is
Moments of movement
Moments of stillness.
How does the quality
of your relationship
to your coat
shift
with a change of timing
and pace?
Allowing time…
Finding your own transition
of resting or pausing.
Noticing your breath
and sensing the touch imprint
of your recent
tactile journey…