The Goldern Mantra s a movement pattern that primarily works through the skeletal system. Using visualisation, active imaginational and somatisation.

Movements flow from and through the Spine Navel or I Navel, (inner navel) shaping curves, waves and spirals through shift of weight, affecting the whole skeletal system.

From the premise of the Inner Navel, which I have named the I Navel and also Spine Navel, is the origin of movement.

There comes a set of instructions that if mindfully applied to all movement, will eventually give freedom and ease to your dance. 

Using the analogy of a car …….

My Breath is the fuel

• is responsive, receptive and integrated with each and every movement.
• Dance fuels breath – breath fuels dance. 

My Spine Navel/ INavel is the driver 

• that guides and gives shape to the whole of my spine 

My Legs are the passenger 

• they follow the navel where ever it goes, side to side, round, forward and back. and so on. They also navigate 

My knees/ together with the, ankle and hip joints are the suspension 

• always receptive to the direction of my navel, never locked in a straight or a bent positions, giving flexibility and fluidly to all my movements.

My feet are the steering

• they follow my navel and maintain a relationship to my head, steering my legs, horizontally and vertically. Grounding and supporting my whole body.

My Heart is the engine;

• leading my thoracic spine, echoing my navel, inspiring my spine to be fluid, integrated and multi-directional. 

My head is the key

releasing forward and up. Freely holding my central axis, maintains a relationship to my feet. Along with the INavel, supporting the relationship between my tail-bone and top of spine/base of skull.

My Pelvis is asleep on the back seat 

• it sits in a relaxed yet powerful state. It is receptive, responsive to the directional pull and push and palsation of my I Navel and the shaping of my legs in relation to the ground, head – central axis.