The Rhythm Detox: A shaking body reset and fascinating rhythm infusion

What is it about?

Rhythm not only connects the notes of a song into pleasing melody, it organizes much of our everyday experience. Everything has an underlying rhythm including speech, thoughts and how bodies move through space. When people feel stuck, lifeless or in need of a creative inspirational reset, we propose paying more attention to the rhythms organizing their somatic expression rather than only attending to inner psychological states. This can be done through what we call a ‘Rhythm Detox,’ a brief two-step movement practice. Step one begins with a simple body shake performed without listening to any percussion. Step two involves playing a recording of any lively, syncopated rhythms and enacting a unique means of catching the surprising changes and off beats. This experimental means of resourcefully interrupting, shaking up and reinvigorating the rhythms organizing your daily movement habits can be done alone or with others and as often as needed throughout the day.

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Photo by Matthijs Smit on Unsplash

Photo by Matthijs Smit on Unsplash