Session II: Noguchi Training

(fri 6:00pm – 10:00pm / sat-sun 11:00am – 3:00pm) The Noguchi gymnastics method is not limited to dancers, everyone can use it to generate fluidity and relaxation throughout the body. Japanese founder Michizou Noguchi envisioned the body as a sack of water (skin), in which the bones and internal organs float. Based on his philosophy and training methods, exercises explore the use of minimal effort: to awaken receptivity. explore fine-textured movement, and change the concept of “flexibility” by developing strength via inner responsiveness. “The materials that constitute our body are undoubtedly of this Earth and have participated in a n d experienced the process of creation. Therefore our body. living here and now. includes the entirety of the Earth’s history. What is called “life”, “bodv”and”mind”ispreciselvphasesofchangeand the flow of the Earth. There is no absolute standard for all things. Every standard comes into being within ourselves, freshly here and now, each time, relatively, through relationships. Becoming aware of these relationships allows you to truly become one with original nature itself, and you develop a clearer understanding of how your mind/body operates, and a greater appreciation of the involvement of your thought process in all physical acts.” -Noguchi Thormann’s workshop focuses on the principles that form the basis of movement (i.e.: spiral, wave, gravity, emotion, etc.). Examination of everyday movements, like standing and walking, enables us to exchange conventional patterns of movement for fresh approaches that will help us to execute movements with less effort.