tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127680076264956287.post8699959409300753409..comments2024-02-26T04:05:25.192-08:00Comments on The Orchard Garden: learning to move backwards: turning dirt into soileducationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13485597439720299803noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127680076264956287.post-5588498341331776792011-06-06T13:11:05.637-07:002011-06-06T13:11:05.637-07:00Yes, I do love the connection between modern dance...Yes, I do love the connection between modern dance and moving backwards. Also beautiful to think of the back of our bodies as the receiving hemisphere in yoga and also in Traditional Chinese Medicine. So much to learn from what's behind us...<br /><br />Susan- we do have a small fig tree on the southern perimeter. There are some really beautiful small perennials and emerging trees that I just discovered- they were swamped in weeds earlier this season.Kate Petrusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737963022374334536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127680076264956287.post-56187510444713081342011-06-06T12:17:39.243-07:002011-06-06T12:17:39.243-07:00PS: Do we have a fig tree?PS: Do we have a fig tree?Susan Gerofskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15304668065590209864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127680076264956287.post-40847136011005738522011-06-06T12:17:12.467-07:002011-06-06T12:17:12.467-07:00Djamila, it's interesting to think about movin...Djamila, it's interesting to think about moving backwards from a dancer's point of view too. I remember a number of modern dance improv classes where we'd get 25 people moving backwards at high speed around the studio and NOT bumping into one another. It involved using all our senses rather than letting sight predominate. Even without looking back over your shoulder, you could tell where people were by the sound of their footsteps and breath, the muting of ambient sounds when someone came near, and the feeling of heat from nearby bodies.Susan Gerofskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15304668065590209864noreply@blogger.com