{"id":1411,"date":"2013-07-01T12:14:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-01T19:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/somatics.com\/wordpress\/the-spirit-of-pandiculation-distinct-from-that-of-stretching\/"},"modified":"2013-07-01T12:14:00","modified_gmt":"2013-07-01T19:14:00","slug":"the-spirit-of-pandiculation-distinct-from-that-of-stretching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.somatics.com\/wordpress\/the-spirit-of-pandiculation-distinct-from-that-of-stretching\/","title":{"rendered":"The Spirit of Pandiculation | distinct from that of stretching"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Doing pandicular movements, that is,<br \/>\ndoing somatic education exercises,<br \/>\nis akin in rhythm and spirit<br \/>\nto brushing ones hair.<\/p>\n<p>In a movement through a wave<br \/>\nthere may be a &#8220;catch&#8221;,<br \/>\na temporary hold-up,<br \/>\na glitch,<br \/>\na halt,<br \/>\na hitch in your &#8216;git-along&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe a brain-fart?<br \/>\nor a string of brain farts,<br \/>\nirregularly spaced &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>rhythm interrupted,<br \/>\nmind, derailed,<\/p>\n<p>One adjusts ones &#8220;push&#8221;<br \/>\nto accommodate the capacity<br \/>\nof the medium,<br \/>\nthe hair,<br \/>\nthe life, <br \/>\nto change, to move anew.<\/p>\n<p>Snags are re-approached<br \/>\nwith good timing<br \/>\nand repeatedly, if necessary<br \/>\nuntil they come loose<br \/>\nand the smooth wave<br \/>\nthe easy move <br \/>\nensues.<\/p>\n<p>Otherwise,<br \/>\nit&#8217;s just smooth sailing<br \/>\nand stylizing &#8212;<br \/>\ncreative gesturing<br \/>\nin the smooth and rising rhythm<br \/>\nof the wave.<\/p>\n<p>Passing through in repeated strokes,<br \/>\ngoing deeper,<br \/>\nfeeling more,<br \/>\ngetting smoother.<\/p>\n<p>The problem comes when we got gum in our hair.<\/p>\n<p>Ah, a pretty pickle, that is.<\/p>\n<p>We have a choice:<br \/>\nclean it<br \/>\nor cut it loose.<\/p>\n<p>Patience is a virtue<br \/>\nand timing determines things. <\/p>\n<p>Sometimes, a little sorting out is needed,<br \/>\na little pulling things apart,<br \/>\nseparating them more finely<br \/>\nso that they are more free to change.<\/p>\n<p>and so on<\/p>\n<div>Add your comment &#8212; what you would like to ask or tell.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doing pandicular movements, that is, doing somatic education exercises, is akin in rhythm and spirit to brushing ones hair. In a movement through a wave there may be a &#8220;catch&#8221;, a temporary hold-up, a glitch, a halt, a hitch in your &#8216;git-along&#8217;. Maybe a brain-fart? or a string of brain farts, irregularly spaced &#8230; rhythm &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.somatics.com\/wordpress\/the-spirit-of-pandiculation-distinct-from-that-of-stretching\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The Spirit of Pandiculation | distinct from that of stretching&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":418,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.somatics.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1411","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.somatics.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.somatics.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.somatics.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/418"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.somatics.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1411"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.somatics.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1411\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.somatics.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.somatics.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.somatics.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}