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    body mind centering

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    Wrstion ort B py Movin The Developmental Process Underke ying, Movement as mentioned earlier, movement develops 10 zh a series of pre vnined stages. A movement belongs 102 speci pattern based so he way in which it i initiated and how ie sechlehe™s ro the body Barly movements initiate atte extrem and sequence toweh the whole length of the body to the epPost extremi ties, creating an integrated whole body movement. The initial impulse comes in response to the external environment and the inner needs of the infant; this impulse cre 2 ripple of action throughout the body, causing i te Move way fiom or toward the stimulus. This particular way of densifying yelopmental patterns js. to my knowledge, unique to the Body-Mind Centering * soach, The neuromuscular coordinations~ $P4 homolo- gous, homolateral, and contralateral —a¥e © ognized by tradi- vfongl authorities on movement developme t, bur the related initiation and sequencing of movement iY h wot The primary smulus to intentional rnd purposeful move- pent comes from the infants bodily survs val needs for food, breath, contact, and comfort,As we have & cen, the nerves that jetivate the muscles of and around the mov! th have already myeli- nated by birth, and in the normal course of development the veavborn infant will espond to a gentle stroking of the skin round the mouth by turning towarc and ssping with its mouth he object of stimulation, oF turning away fo" 1S object ifit fe not desired at that moment-This grasping Wi" che mouth acti= tes the sucking reflex. The action of turn and reaching with the mouth is followed by activity in the mus Jes of the necks the contractions will eventually travel sequentially throughout the tr of the spine in a coordinated spirallic rotation, head t© 3s myelination of the spinal seves is completed. Similar, ties of pre- ttern based 2s through sequence extremi- ‘he initial wand the of action 'T toward Patterns entering: 1omolo~ dy tradi related ody are Lmove- + food, ves that myeli-~ ont the ve skin mouth ct ifit acti- y with kj the wt the ad to ilarly, opening and closi flexion of the neck ing factors in the em sense of self. Out of sed The Spinal of Growth: Moving on Land 6 of the mouth will initiate extension and and spine. As described e: ered ascetics the Spinal Push and Reach/Pull patterns ine tiated by the head. The sense of smelt is also highly developed at 5 the Mouthing from the area ofits nose. Once myelination of the nerves that Pani al the spinal muscles has occurred, the Push and Keach/Pull patterns can also be actively nitsted se the tail of Imovement does not initiate at the extremities, it will not fence through the whole body but will remain a more or less

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