BRIAN ESTY

Although we consciously manage how we move about, most of the activities that synergistically facilitate movement unfold independently from our awareness. Less true for our fine motor skills, our standing and moving gross motor skills are dominated by networks of tensional/compressional interactions that blur the distinctions between bone, muscle, and the nervous system. This fractal web of connections, spanning from the nanometer to the meter, enables stance and movement sans conscious control of the details. Although we don't directly engage with these networks, they constantly compensate for our movement and stance patterns... This process continues throughout our lives. The adage "We don't stop moving because we get old, we get old because we stopped moving" is appropriate here. Intentionally adjusting the "style" or "character" of these patterns alters the vector of forces within the network, activating the potential for "growing" the body towards a fully optimized function. (see..

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