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what does it mean? a friend recently told me that my body seemed “more integrated than it used to be.” it was a compliment, and i had a pretty good sense of what she meant. i think it was that my various components, arms and hips and shoulders, etc, all worked together like one unit, rather than separate entities. what’s interesting to me, though, is why that usually is not the case. why do so many people have shoulders that rise or hunch, hands that grasp, butts that do funny things? is it because most of us do not live our daily lives with strong centers–and is a strong center the thing that makes the difference?

do our various components act like creatures unto themselves because of something psychological going on inside? i know for me, my shoulders often rise up and my hands curl inwards, and i’m positive it’s some sort of emotional message–one that can take a hell of a long time to decipher and dissolve. so does that mean that people who are perfectly emotionally healthy have great centers and would be great movers, if they actually tried to move? maybe it’s about being in your body, rather than your head, that makes all the difference in how things work together.
i find it quite fascinating.