LONG DISTANCE AUTHENTIC MOVEMENT, by Annette Geiger

The Vienna AM group that I participated in last year came up with the idea of doing a long distance AM session and I joined them.

Saturday July 31st 2010, 08:00

With my dog I go for a long walk in the woods. The weather is beautiful, after some cool rainy days. The sky is blue, there is a wonderful smell in the air and the trees are comforting.

10:30

The candle is lit. I am imagining the room in Vienna where we all moved together for days last year. I see faces and hear sounds. I feel human beings around me and I feel protected in and from that image.

1st movement 10:35 to 10:55

I am alone with my dog. I decide to keep him in the room as my witness or my peer. He goes immediately onto the sheepskin which I had put on the floor in case I want to lie down. He starts to lick at his feet, I can hear it. After standing for a while and waiting for what wants to come, my torso moves forward and down, slowly and gently until I am on my knees. The arms go down and the back of my hands go on the floor. They are open and are welcoming my skull to comfort in them.

The operation on my cheek 4 months ago has not allowed me to go into full body movement – I am a little anxious about what will happen. My skull is moving very slowly in my hands – I am very aware of the skin and the bones. There is a big range of movement in the skin. The skull is hard and strong. My face starts to relax and muscles after muscles let go, my breathing is getting deeper and deeper. The spine moves delicately like a snake. Slowly and gently my whole torso and my head are moving in that position, while the arms and legs become part of the movement. It is like being in a fluid state, very comfortable and safe, satisfying, calming and soothing. I am in a silent trance.

After getting up I feel an ongoing movement in my head, my eyes are seeing from deep inside into the room, my breathing is carrying me. My body feels light and at ease. My mind is peaceful.

2nd movement 11:05 to 11:25

I am very aware of being „on“ the world. I see the world like a big living ball and I feel very connected with it. I am standing on my sheepskin, my feet far apart. My body is searching for its perfect balance. The arms move up and out, the fingers are streching out. My body is aligning itself like the needle of a compass. It wants to go into length, width and depth as much as possible in these moments. All the bones of the skeleton become very clear. I see it like a drawing in motion, in the position of the Vitruvian Man, in the famous drawing by Leonardo da Vinci.

The heart beat is strong and the breathing gets very deep, it moves my belly. What strong muscles! I am representing a priestess, a goddess or a shaman. It feels very archaic. It is not about me. I am representing someone who makes people aware of what „IS“.

For quite a while it feels very light and easy to be in that position. What a body feeling, to be so transparent and light at the same time. My body farts several times. The sound is deep and wide and reminds me of a drum. Oh, my inner drums make sounds. The smell is very spicy and good.

I lie down in the same position. Legs apart, arms way out. I become aware of the difference of my left and right side. In my left side the heart beats and I feel my poor cheek, my right side is still. Both sides are very present in their own quality. The left side has the quality of the moon, the right side of the sun. It is not what I would imagine the sun is like, but that is what it tells me. The two sides are very separate and very different. There is no judgment. The left side feels more alive, the right side more still. I feel very connected with he world in my dance of beautiful colors and changing forms. I realize that I am lying on the world. I am lying with the whole length of my back on this big big ball – surrounding the whole ball and embracing it while looking out and listening to a big silence. I am embracing the world and breathing into it – I am seeing in all directions.

It is the big IT IS, the big I AM, the big WE ARE.

The moving has been very interesting, satisfying and fulfilling. Thank you all for being there and giving me the chance to move with you in time and space.

I have sent my writing to the Vienna group and asked that I hear from all of them about their experiences. (Maybe to be shared on this blog).

Love to you all, Annette

Comments:

Julia Morozova said...
Thank you for sharing this, Annette!
i would like to share my experience, I joined the session from my place.

I close my eyes and listen to my body. My body feels a bit numbed, as if I am still sleepy. In my mind I am making a connection to the people moving at the same moment in Vienna and in other places.
There are sensations in my fingers and palms as if they are electrified. I start moving my hands, observing how these sensations change. The image comes to me as if there are strings connected to my fingers. i think of movers in Vienna, but suddenly images from my dreams of the last days are coming up. I have dreamed about people I saw for the last time about 20 years ago and didn't hear anything from them anymore, but in my dreams these persons were very important, it felt like they brought very important message with them. I feel excitement and sadness. I spread my arms and stand up, I am turning around the room with spread arms, trying to reach not only the ones who are far way from me in the space, but also the one who are left in the past. the feeling of sadness is still present but is getting lighter, i feel released. Tears and smile. Hope. Gratitude
Thank you!
Julia

Thursday, August 12, 2010 7:20:00 PM EDT

Donna Kuhn asks:

How is this done long distance?

Friday, June 10, 2011 5:27:00 PM EDT