The Floating Bones Journal
The physics of our musculoskeletal system, structural health, and the profound value of body/mind work.
11
2007
Welcome to the Floating Bones Journal! This blog/newsletter is about the relationship between floating compression models (also known as tensional integrity or tensegrity models) and our musculoskeletal anatomy.
We will also look at the link between floating compression and body/mind activities (e.g., Yoga, Pilates, Feldenkrais, T’ai Chi, Martial Arts, Alexander Technique, Massage, Structural Integration, etc.). We’ll explore new ways to think about body/mind disciplines, including a new definition of this vast field of exploration, development and play. This newsletter is designed for three different groups:
- Body/mind instructors who desire to bring this kind of thinking/language to their practice. As a rule of thumb, experienced body/mind instructors already have a strong intuitive grasp of floating compression, although they don’t currently discuss these concepts with their clients.
- Body/mind enthusiasts who wish to understand the common-sense math and physics behind these disciplines.
- Scientists and engineers who are interested floating compression models: material-efficient structures that are highly resilient, flexible, and mobile.
Most weeks, there will be multiple new entries to the Journal at www.FloatingBones.com . In the next few days, we’ll have a sign-up form for an e-mail that summarizes the new entries that week.
If you know or work with the leaders or pioneers of particular body/mind disciplines who are interested participating in this discussion, please have them get in touch with the Journal.
Please ask questions! While I have a variety of topics to talk about, I’m far more interested in discussing what you want to learn.
I’ll end by telling you the first principle of Floating Bones:
The bones float—whether we believe it or not.
3 Comments until now
On May 2nd, 2008
phillip.skinner Said:
Hi one and all … a few years ago I heard the term floating bones back then it really did not have the meaning or impact it has today in my life as for my sitting, especially crouching, even standing my knees especially have to be maintained on a daily basis with exercises that fit into my busy life style … I know … I know … we all wait usually to late before we take our bodies maintenance seriously because in today’s society especially if your a GP a doctors trusting kind of person if your knees hurt for a long spell … you can simply put your name down to have knee replacement surgery or maybe a pain relief prescription might do the trick if your in real pain in your joints or any where else in the body
BUT what if through a series of instruction, reading, digesting information from those who understand the how to’s … and of course taking daily action to maintain ones own body could give you the floating bones feeling every time you moved it was with a painless effort? … now that to me has to be worth some time and study to find out what the best way to treat our bodies so we can still be flexible to a ripe old age now this topic has to be worth every ones time and concentration.
Regards
Phillip Skinner
PS:
Author: Dennis Bartram “Training within the proprioceptive sense can be sharpened through study of many disciplines” The most rewarding technique should be uses when practised to understand the study of your free movement to enhance kinesthetic judgment of effort and location. Just as Juggling trains reaction time, spatial location, and efficient movement. Standing on a wobble board is often used to retrain or increase proprioception abilities, particularly as physical therapy for ankle or knee injuries.
Standing on one leg (stork standing) and various other body-position challenges are also used in such disciplines as Yoga. In addition, the slow, focused movements of Tai jutsu practice provide an environment whereby the proprioceptive information being fed back to the brain stimulates an intense, dynamic “listening environment” to further enhance mind / body integration. Several studies have shown that the efficacy of these types of training is challenged by closing the eyes, because the eyes give invaluable feedback to establishing the moment-to-moment information of balance.
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On June 20th, 2009
Vale Taiji Said:
You’re Journal makes for very interesting reading – I’ll definitely be subscribing!