Dancing.

Eunbin Kim in Kintsugi  by Eleonora Pennacchini KINTSUGI What is our worth? Who defines it? Our sense of self? Falling I am whole Broken Healing Kintsugi is a Japanese pottery art that puts together broken pieces with gold... More precious Enriched Lived Valuable Even more so than it ever was before... My scars...a part of me My injuries... Part of my body's history. Embodiment Humans & Artists Breakable Frail Yet strong. Embrace me Take your time Trust time Allow the breeze to caress your skin Goosebumps... A sign of response & reaction The body is alive It's healing Give it time! We are worth giving ourselves time. The leaves are blowing Like the seasons everything in life is cyclical I am painting my memories on my body Each fracture line liquid fire... Burning The body manifests itself A cry for attention A caring touch Transformations, imperfections, passing time... These do not define my worth. I dip a paintbrush in a bowl of god... And trace with pride the lines ...

Pforzheim, September 6th 2022 I am thinking of using Wolcott's 'Progressive Focusing' method. It reminds me of Leder's background  vs focused  'body usage' (ecstatic vs recessive body).   How, in doing this MA, am I choosing to acknowledge my body's healthy state? This is something I never thought about before... It has made me reflect on how I tend to put my body too much in the 'background', and this may lead to injuries.  I am working more intellectually  than I ever have in years...however, I feel strangely more aware of how important my body is. I feel like this journey is making me challenge Descartes' body-mind dualism. I am starting to reflect on ways in which I can incorporate this lesson into my teaching practice. How are body and mind supporting one another throughout all aspects of life?