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Aralee's avatar

Excellent, Vanessa. Arnold Jacobs intentionally avoided using the word"support" when he talked about breathing, because of its detrimental effect. One of Jacob's sayings was "Breathe to expand, don't expand to breathe"" is very helpful to me and akin to saying "we move to play". To me they both mean, allow movement to happen, don't move into fixed positions or postures.

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Becca's avatar

Thank you so much for sharing this! I too was a "bracer" or a "clincher." The more I heard support, the more I hardened in so many places in my body. It took a long time for me to feel the movement and freedom of my body, sound, and expressivity. As a teacher for young students, I try my best to balance the idea of muscle engagement with movement and freedom. I appreciate the idea of some movements being on a "micro-level" and that not everything has to be a huge gesture or felt in a tense way.

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