Whole Body, Going

A movement poem for March 19, 2020 by Jill Randall

 

Walking, soft feet

Shifting, soft ankles

Slow motion kicks, reaching out

Hula hoop hips, smile

Rib cage – circling + rolling

Shoulders – circling up + back, lifting + lowering

Head – tilting, nodding

Whole body – stretching into a balance

Pause.

Let go of it all.

 

Reset

Restart

 

Circling

Swirling

Extending

Gathering

Wringing

Bouncing

Bounding

Shaking

Running, in place

Running a bit faster

Now slowing it down

Decelerate

Go for a walk.

 

Walking, soft feet

Shifting, soft ankles

Slow motion kicks, reaching out

Whole body – stretching into a balance

Allow breathing, allow small movements

Still dancing, still in motion

Thank you for this mini dance.

 

To print out a copy of the poem: Download Whole Body Going (poem)

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May I suggest for today's movement experience that you first read the poem aloud to yourself?

Step 2 – try moving while I read the poem aloud. It is about 2 minutes long. I am sharing my audio recording of it via SoundCloud.

Try it again with the recording!

Let the whole poem – this word bank of words – inspire an improvisation. I need some levity today, and love this short music composition of Michael Wall's entitled "Octolove Bossa." It is 1:52 in length. Check it out here on this playlist. You can listen to it in full. It is #45 on this playlist. Let's dance! Here's to movement, here's to some joy in your day.

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