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The Future of a Social Ghost (part 3)

Part One.  Part Two.   At a friend’s 40th birthday party, a question was asked of the four ladies in attendance.  “If you had 72 hours left to live, how would you spend it?”  I immediately knew my answer, but… Read more ›

Jan 24, 2021
Christine
community, connection, cooperation, identity, Mental, perspective, social

The Findings of a Social Ghost (part 2)

[Part One can be found here.] “The Ghost’s of Chris’s Present”   Individuals are my jam.  They are complex in a singular way.  It is easy to give them my undivided attention.  It is easy to gather data points.  Instead… Read more ›

Jan 21, 2021
Christine
anxiety, awareness, community, confidence, connection, cooperation, environment, identity, learning, Mental, motivation, perspective, social

The Makings of a Social Ghost (part 1)

Alternative title, “The Ghost of Chris’s Past”   [Part One of a three part series to help me better understand and create community.] Being social has always been a function of sports.  Teammates congregated for practice and games.  I wanted… Read more ›

Jan 11, 2021
Christine
anxiety, community, confidence, connection, cooperation, environment, identity, Mental, motivation, play, social

Ribs as Pelvis

The two bowls of the torso work in relation to one another.  The ribs act as an upside down bucket and psoas sticks.  The pelvis acts as as a rotary basin with hip handles.  Should they be able to freely… Read more ›

Dec 12, 2020
Christine
connection, coordination, pelvis, posture, ribs, stability, xiphoid

Switching Contexts

The last several weeks of Quarter One had assignments based on defining care, creating change, and challenging accepted truths.  If our beliefs shape behavior, then either place can act as a starting point to disturb or disrupt the other.  Conversations… Read more ›

Nov 21, 2020
Christine
assessment, awareness, concepts, connection, cooperation, creativity, learning, motivation, perspective, physical education

The Social Element & Play

This is the third in a series of real-time, as it happens articles about leading online Physical Education. [Part one can be found here.  Part Two can be found here.]   We ended the last segment with a knowing need… Read more ›

Oct 25, 2020
Christine
connection, cooperation, creativity, environment, learning, motivation, physical education, play

A Chance for Change

Typically, when I write, I try to give an overview of a completed loop of learning: this is where I started, this is where I went, and this is what I found.  As a public educator in the midst the… Read more ›

Sep 26, 2020
Christine
anxiety, awareness, beginning, concepts, connection, creativity, depression, identity, learning, motivation, perspective, physical education, planning, play

How I Accidentally Got Invited to the Embodiment Summit

I received an email from Daniela Welzel, whom I do not know.  It was obviously of the bulk variety, not even a name in the greeting, and it touted its magnitude and asked if I was interested.  I didn’t know… Read more ›

Sep 16, 2020
Christine
awareness, connection, creativity, environment, identity, motivation, perspective, physical education, play, privilege, problem solving, self-acceptance, workshop

Stuck Xiphoid

A year ago, I published ‘Dead Ribs‘, documenting the neglect of my ribcage in favor of my pelvis.  Other than examining lateral movement, the breakthrough there was that to open the ribs I could lengthen through the front rather than… Read more ›

Aug 23, 2020
Christine
awareness, connection, extension, learning, mobility, motor control, problem solving, relax, ribs, spine, stability, technique, tension, xiphoid

Trust, Authority, & the Human Factor

From the perspective of someone looking for you, you will be found more readily if you are specialized.  A handy man might be able to fix your furnace, but a furnace guy definitely could (should?).  And yet, if I needed… Read more ›

Jul 14, 2020
Christine
confidence, connection, goals, identity, Mental, perspective, problem solving

Studying Yourself at Rest

Paying attention brings awareness that paves the way for learning.  While the task of directing attention typically goes to teachers, the chore of controlling attention falls on the student.  We are bored by things that don’t seem to apply to… Read more ›

Jun 05, 2020
Christine
assessment, awareness, balance, connection, feeling, history, learning, load, Nicole Uno, pelvis, perspective, problem solving, relax, ribs, rotation, stability, technique, tension

A Philosophy of Possibility

Kids on a playground at recess choose their environment.  They enjoy it because there are no expectations — nothing has to be done nor are they confined to a singular place.  They can be around people or take space for… Read more ›

Jan 31, 2020
Christine
concepts, confidence, connection, cooperation, motivation, perspective, physical education, problem solving

Shifting Classes Toward Students

Three years in the making, I became clear on the name for my class and what I hoped it could offer students.  Up until this time, I got the same kind of kid – ones who prioritized learning and understanding… Read more ›

Jan 29, 2020
Christine
assessment, awareness, concepts, connection, creativity, goals, identity, motivation, perspective, physical education, planning, play, problem solving

Sensitivity & Isolation

For a very long time, I blunted my sensitivity.  It left me open to being hurt.  I had to learn not to be responsive to being receptive.  I adjusted my interactions with the world to protect me from it. My… Read more ›

Dec 28, 2019
Christine
anxiety, awareness, connection, depression, environment, identity, love, Mental, motivation, motor control, pain, perspective, problem solving

Defining Body Mapping

The phrase ‘body mapping’ has many interpretations.  It appears as nebulous as it is exact, with the user either struggling to communicate their construct or utilizing words so specific that it pigeon-holes the potential meaning into a singular stranded notion… Read more ›

Sep 23, 2019
Christine
assessment, awareness, concepts, connection, Mental, perspective, problem solving

The Pear Tree

I really enjoy completing tasks.  There is nothing too small or menial for the to-do list.  Caring for my immediate environment involves constant problem seeking to avoid the need for large-scale problem solving.  If I know what and where the… Read more ›

Aug 28, 2019
Christine
awareness, beginning, confidence, connection, cooperation, Mental, perspective

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