Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Deep River: Omega-3s, Playing Music and Flow, Contact Improv

Here's information about how Omega-3s work, and what they help, with no side effects. In my experience they have a harmonizing effect, and have many health benefits. I like 1000 mg of flax seed oil, 3-4 times a day.

Understanding Omega-3s
washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A17258-2004Mar23?language=printer


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I'm curious to explore how playing a musical instrument can generate very focused and self-generated 'flow: the psychology of opt exp' experiences {Csikszentmihalyi} . There's a lot of possibility for creativity here, potentially in 'flow' ~ absorbed mind ~ ways, where the playing 'feeds back' to your brain/bodymind, and influences how you play further. So, as you're playing, you hear, and then adjust. You can potentially move in very rich, and even wild directions {Bach, Jimi Hendrix} while playing. Regeneration ...


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Heading to a Contact Improv Jam in SF soon ...

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