Release technique
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Release technique is an umbrella term that encompasses a variety of different corporeal practices that emphasize efficiency of movement. Emphasis is placed on breath
, skeletal alignment, joint articulation, ease of muscular tension and the use of gravity and momentum to facilitate movement.
Release work appears as part of a somatic
paradigm, whereby subjective, internal experience of the body is valued alongside objective, analytical outside view of it.
The development of release technique has strands in therapeutic movement techniques, such as Feldenkrais
, Alexander Technique
, Cranio-Sacral Therapy etc.; and also from dance-specific practices, drawing from Modern and Postmodern dance
, as well as Eastern movement philosophy and practice such as Yoga and Martial Arts. Practitioners include Eric Hawkins, Doris Humphreys and Mary O'Donnell Fulkerson.
Breathing
Breathing is the process that moves air in and out of the lungs. Aerobic organisms require oxygen to release energy via respiration, in the form of the metabolism of energy-rich molecules such as glucose. Breathing is only one process that delivers oxygen to where it is needed in the body and...
, skeletal alignment, joint articulation, ease of muscular tension and the use of gravity and momentum to facilitate movement.
Release work appears as part of a somatic
Somatics
The field of somatics encompasses holistic body-centered approaches that help people reconnect with self and transform through movement practices that promote psycho-physical awareness and well-being...
paradigm, whereby subjective, internal experience of the body is valued alongside objective, analytical outside view of it.
The development of release technique has strands in therapeutic movement techniques, such as Feldenkrais
Feldenkrais
Feldenkrais can refer to either:* the Feldenkrais method in movement education* Moshé Feldenkrais, physicist, judoka and inventor of this method....
, Alexander Technique
Alexander Technique
The Alexander Technique teaches the ability to improve physical postural habits, particularly those that have become ingrained and conditioned responses...
, Cranio-Sacral Therapy etc.; and also from dance-specific practices, drawing from Modern and Postmodern dance
Postmodern dance
Postmodern dance is a 20th century concert dance form. A reaction to the compositional and presentation constraints of modern dance, postmodern dance hailed the use of everyday movement as valid performance art and advocated novel methods of dance composition....
, as well as Eastern movement philosophy and practice such as Yoga and Martial Arts. Practitioners include Eric Hawkins, Doris Humphreys and Mary O'Donnell Fulkerson.
See also
- Skinner releasing techniqueSkinner releasing techniqueSkinner Releasing Technique is a training method in which certified teachers employ imagery, voice and music as stimuli for unstructured, improvised movements in their students. SRT is a commercial system for which U.S. trademark status was filed on March 13, 1980. It is designed for and used...
- Contact ImprovisationContact improvisationContact improvisation is a dance technique in which points of physical contact provide the starting point for exploration through movement improvisation...
- Mabel Elsworth Todd
- Body-Mind Centering
- YogaYogaYoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual discipline, originating in ancient India. The goal of yoga, or of the person practicing yoga, is the attainment of a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility while meditating on Supersoul...
- T'ai chi ch'uan