Freeing your body to move is essential to excellent presentation. Athletes, actors and dancers always warm up the body before performing because they know that it is the instrument through which they express and communicate. If your body is tense, your thoughts and emotions will not flow easily. Conversely, if your body is relaxed and in a flow state, words, thoughts and feelings can flow freely out of your heart and mind. You can connect with the passion of your spirit and express it fluidly. You do not have to be a dancer or athlete to free your body for self-expression. You merely have to loosen up the muscles and joints, increasing the flow of oxygen through your bloodstream. Below are two simple and quick exercises that have proven to be very effective in freeing your body for expressive movement. You can do each in only two or three minutes, and they will greatly enhance your energy level as well.
Muscle Shaking – Shake one arm for 30 seconds, then stop and feel the flow in that arm. Then shake the other arm and each leg, one at a time. You will be amazed at teh free flow of energy that muscle shaking loosens up!
Head to Toe Dance – Move your neck around any way that feels good for a few seconds. Then move your shoulders. Then your elbows. Continue to isolate movement in each joint area of your body. Move your spine, then hips, then knees, then ankles and feet.
Notice how much looser your whole body feels after these two exercises. When your body is loose, you feel much more free to express yourself, rpresent, communicate or perform.
