
The Swimmer by Ruth Brophy · veryfineart.com
The Fluid Strength Goals
Physical Goals of Fluid Strength
- Increasing the strength, mobility and elasticity of the spine
- Developing a well aligned, strong and responsive body
- Awakening energy and vitality
- Accessing profound states of rest and inner quiet
- Cultivating whole-body, whole-person integration
- Reducing effort and increasing efficiency
Awareness Goals of Fluid Strength
- Meeting challenges with greater ease
- Developing confidence in listening to one’s body and inner self
- Approaching limitations with self-acceptance
- Being exquisitely present to the moment
- Choosing to accept things are they are in spite of the mind wanting things to be different.
Breath Goals in Fluid Strength
- Awakening and vitalizing the breath
- Melding breath and body to cultivate functional strength
- Using breath to stimulate life energy (prana)
- Establishing a healthy inhale/exhale dynamic
"In Fluid Strength comes deep calm and joy at simply being in a living body and part of the flow of life." Jean (psychologist)
"When I watch Faye doing the spinal flip there is something essential about it – like reinvigorating the life force. I love the rhythmic emphasis of the work. It feels natural to me as a human being and as a dancer." Becky (Dancer/Dance Educator)
Feldenkrais
