SLOW ROLL

Moving on the floor touches areas of the body not normally addressed or engaged. While being extremely mindful, you can torque your body in various positions when rolling gently on the floor. Not to be confused with the kind of rolling you would expect to see from a child rolling down a hill, this type of rolling is slow, coordinated, and deliberate. The intention is to touch different parts of the body inwardly by engaging specific joints in such a way that those connections feel new. Touching a joint in this way can feel very supportive. The key is being gentle. Gentle, mindful, torquing can invigorate parts of the body.

By moving slowly, you become more in touch regarding any modifications you need to make during the process of Slow Roll. The feedback you get from your body, for example, may tell you to pull one of your legs toward your chest. The movements you make safely on the floor are very unique and can be very intricate. Simply touching what you touch in your body during slow roll may very well be enough. Of course, comfort is of utmost importance. Slow Roll on a carpet will feel a lot nicer than on a hard floor. If you only have hard surfaces for a floor, consider adding some kinds of padding, such as blankets or cushions.

You can use furniture to get your body into some interesting and unusual positions. For example, you can place a leg on a couch or ottoman and therefore access specific joints in the body while rolling slowly in whatever ways and to whatever degrees are comfortable. Gentle torquing can be very beneficial as long as you emphasize the quality of gentleness. Touching inner aspects of your body can feel very supportive since the inner workings that get touched are aspects that do not normally receive attention.

At some point, rest in a torqued position. You can rest in different torqued positions. This allows your body to release tensions that cannot be freed in classical positions. Play with Slow Roll. Give your body a new and enlivening experience. As you do, you may feel as if you are "touching the sacred" just by simply engaging areas that you do not normally touch. Be gentle with this practice. Move slowly, deliberately, and mindfully, being extremely conscious of being supportive to your body in the process.