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Giulia Gualdi

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An extremely valuable yet often neglected mode of practice is to seek unknown unknowns in a familiar task.

#movementculture #idoportal #monaco #handstandpractice by @giulia.particle

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4 months ago

Questions are not useless or stupid when they do not have an answer

Questions are useless and stupid when we are not engaged with them

#movementculture
#idoportal
#movementmonaco
#monacomove by @giulia.particle

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a year ago

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Je suis mort parce que je n’ai pas le désir, Je n’ai pas le désir parce que je crois posséder, Je crois posséder parce que je n’essaye pas de donner ; Essayant de donner, on voit qu’on n’a rien, Voyant qu’on n’a rien, on essaye de se donner, Essayant de se donner, on voit qu’on n’est rien, Voyant qu’on est rien, on désire devenir, Désirant devenir, on vit.

Renè Daumal, 1943
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#movementculture #idoportal #handstandpractice #movementpracticemonaco
#monaco by @giulia.particle

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2 years ago

Internal vs External space

It is interesting to look at our practice from the perspective of how much physical space we use

If we consider physical space as a resource we see that very often our movements
“consume” way more external space than needed:
since we are unable to create enough space within our bodies, we need to take it from the outside.

However, carelessly borrowing external space comes with a price: lack of awareness, of movement intelligence,
potential for injuries.

When we know how to create internal space then it is when we start giving ourselves a chance to play with the building
blocks of Movement rather than simply accumulate a collection of movementS.

Spine work is a powerful way to start exploring and mapping our internal space.

Create space first, borrow it from outside if needed :)

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#movementculture #idoportal #movementpractice #movementmonaco #yogamonaco
#movementpracticemonaco #movement #movementterminology #spinalwaves
#improvisation #monaco by @giulia.particle

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2 years ago

Snippets of informal practice: spine work with an added sprinkle of balance

Sensing and moving from and through the center on ipsi and contralateral patterns

As with everything, work in progress.

I find this apparently humble work extremely valuable, with a lot of carry over.

For example, within the context of the Ashtanga vinyasa practice this helps better inhabiting (read breathing in) utthita/parivrtta patterns as well as inversions.

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#movementculture #idoportal #movementpractice #movementmonaco #yogamonaco
#ashtangayoga
#ashtangavinyasayoga
#utthita
#parivritta
#monaco by @giulia.particle

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2 years ago

Snippets of practice: the search for central connections

Trying to become one with the ball and the wall.
Definitely work in progress.

Very often I am asked “why am I doing this? What is it for?”
I don’t think this is really an answer that is up to me, or any teacher, to give.
I believe that this is the pursuit of the practitioner.

As practitioners we want to be able to commit to a practice for some time,
giving it space to unfold, seeing where it leads us, what does it demand of us,
how can we stay with it.

Engage in the dance between tunnel vision and large aperture .

Then, only then, assess.

The path is almost never linear.

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#movementculture #idoportal #movementpractice #movementmonaco #yogamonaco
#movementpracticemonaco #monaco #movement #objectmanipulation #wallboxing by @giulia.particle

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2 years ago

Snippets of practice: 60s handstand

In my current experience, once the balance is established, one of the main factors determining a shorter or a longer hold is my internal state.

Am I able to let “it” balance or do I feel the urge to interfere with it? At the same time
how can I lay and maintain the condition from which balance can arise?

In the video I am trying to use micro movements to tune into balance and let it be. It is a subtle and beautiful game. ❤️

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#movementculture #idoportal #handstand#handstandpractice #movementpractice #movementmonaco
#movementpracticemonaco #yogamonaco #monaco by @giulia.particle

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2 years ago

« Spend ten years observing bamboos,
become a bamboo yourself,
then forget everything and paint »

(E. Herrigel, « Zen in the art of archery »)

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#movementculture #idoportal #handstand #movementpractice #movementmonaco
#movementpracticemonaco #yogamonaco #monaco by @giulia.particle

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2 years ago

An important reminder from THE ultimate master, Spin The Border Collie:

‘Do interruptions really exist? ‘

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#movementculture #idoportal #improvisation #spinework #movementpractice #movementmonaco
#movementpracticemonaco #yogamonaco #monaco
#bordercollie #bordercollielovers by @giulia.particle

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2 years ago

Snippets of practice: the slippery slope

It is always interesting to expose our physical practice to some degree -even minimal-
of a slippery slope.

An unfamiliar, uneven, slightly wet surface -as in this video from some time ago- increases the demand for awareness and precision in transferring weight, placing the limbs, and organising the body in general.
This becomes even more apparent in a dynamic context where this sort of calibration process needs to happen on the go.

A little bit of a slippery slope every now and then can provide us with very honest feedback about which elements of our practice are integrated (feel safe) and which are not yet (if we don’t dare then we’re not there yet!) as well as
provide some gentle exposure to problem solving around fear.

Happy practice!

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#movementculture #idoportal #movementpractice #movementmonaco #yogamonaco #floorwork
#movementpracticemonaco #monaco #movement taken in Monte-Carlo, Monaco by @giulia.particle

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2 years ago

Snippets of practice:

melting into the ground

The floor is an invaluable practice companion
It can challenge our system but also provide us with valuable information about its state and its organisation as well as our mental and physical patterns

If the dosage is right, aches and pains when working on and with the floor can open up new avenues for practice and understanding

Dive in!

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#movementculture #idoportal #movementpractice #movementpractice monaco #yogamonaco #floorwork #improvisation taken in Monaco by @giulia.particle

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2 years ago

I wish for balance to live within me,
independent of external conditions.

I wish for the handstand to become a state of being rather than something that depends on the alignment of the stars, the evenness or texture of the floor, the mood I am in, or the clothes I am wearing.

I wish to be able to balance without ifs.
Only then, every resistance will be dropped and I will be one and at ease with what is.

Everytime you think you can do something, give it a “wet test”: alter the conditions, change some parameter and observe what happens. Try to be honest, not judgemental.

No drills for that, no shortcuts or hacks, not an ego-pleasing process -quite the opposite-.
Just practice and relentless search for the right effort.

If interested in movement education DM for info or find me every Wed 12:30-1:30pm chez @yogagardentherapies

#movementculture #idoportal #yogamonaco #movementpracticemonaco #monaco #handstands #handstandsmonaco taken in Monte-Carlo, Monaco by @giulia.particle

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2 years ago