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Senior couple walking down trail in fall - Exercise as Play: A Small Shift Makes a Big Difference

EXERCISE AS PLAY: Movement, mindfulness and mental health

Stephanie Lechich·January 26, 2026
Human beings are physical creatures. Children on a playground run, jump, climb and yell (you may have fond, yet distant,...
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WAVES IN TIME: Reuben Margolin’s art of movement

Contributing Writer·May 16, 2012
Movement: a progression from one location to another. Something we do every day, at the breakneck speeds required of us in this world. But it's rare that we ever stop to reflect on these movements...
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INTUITIVE LIFE MOVEMENT: Who are you, right now?

Contributing Writer·January 16, 2011
Gayle found herself reaching out toward a group member during an exercise about moving intuitively with awareness of others. She later reflected, “I kept reminding myself that I don’t do this...
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CONTACT IMPROV DANCE: Exploring the body as mind

Contributing Writer·June 26, 2008
I move slowly, a little doubtfully at first, arranging my body whatever way I wish. The dance instructor at this, my first, contact improvisation class assures me that there’s no wrong way. She tells us...
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FELDENKRAIS METHOD: Simple movements that integrate mind and body

Contributing Writer·November 2, 2007
Sometimes I’m awestruck by the grace and agility of certain animals; the way a giraffe moves its neck when walking, the spring of a horse over a jump, or the pounce of a housecat. Animals have a...
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