Making Shapes
By Kit Bihun
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KitBihun.com | PilatesDojo.com
Making ShapesNov 20, 2023
Follow Up - Gratitude
Welcome to season 2 - a full season of quick follow ups to season 1 plus fresh new episodes about life and the art that may be discovered.
The original episode this quick follow up is for is called "Navigating Before I thoughts and Painted Diaries". Listen to it here
Read The NY Times article I reference in the podcast here
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- taking a virtual class with me
- buying my book GHOSTS ALL NIGHT
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What is the Deal with Our Feet Pt.2 -ish
How Surreal
This episode took forever because there was so much to look into, but I've got the general ideas down to 20 min (which is long enough!). A quick note: I mention Freud being problematic two times and that's because he and his methods are. I didn't have the bandwidth to get into that but please read this excellent summation by the folks at Gizmodo if you want to learn more. gizmodo.com/why-freud-still-matters-when-he-was-wrong-about-almost-1055800815
Other notable reads:
my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/23273-autonomic-nervous-system
www.ideo.com/blog/5-creative-exercises-from-the-surrealists
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Persistence_of_Memory
www.moma.org/learn/moma_learning/themes/surrealism/tapping-the-subconscious-automatism-and-dreams/
**free class to the first person who sends me the correct number of how many times I say the word “actually”**
My Reluctant Yogi Life - An Essay
How do we get to where we get to? Can we recall the moment things changed? Here I jot down what I can recall that brought me into this iteration of my journey with Yoga. Remember, this is a personal essay, and my experience is not the same as anyone else's (vice versa).
Make Good Face
ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6103217
program.allyoucanface.com/history-of-face-yoga/ - history of face yoga
science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/emotions/muscles-smile.htm - How many muscles in our face
www.extremetech.com/extreme/341832-scientists-discover-new-organ-hidden-within-the-face - New Organs in our faces!
healthfully.com/facial-exercises-for-stroke-patients-6285223.html - Face Exercises for Stroke
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5abq6YZuSNM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNOjmiwoEPE
core.ac.uk/download/pdf/323
www.newzealand.com/int/feature/kapa-haka-maori-performance/ - Haka info
hakatours.com/blog/haka-meaning/ - Haka info
5 minutes of breath - fireworks edition
A way to settle in to yourself and your space while remaining on theme for the moment.
Cuz Baby - you’re a firework
What happens when a well thought out plan turns into something else. Inspired by a conversation this episode changed from one of New Years staples to a trip into the history of fireworks. Show links include history, research, art and more. Also - there’s a fireworks inspired meditation.
https://vimeo.com/783405304/d9931a44fb
https://makingshapes.my.canva.site
https://www.pilatesdojo.com
https://www.nga.gov/press/2019/pyrotechnics.html
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/the-hidden-toll-of-july-fourth-fireworks
https://www.americanpyro.com/history-of-fireworks
https://ssec.si.edu/stemvisions-blog/evolution-fireworks
https://www.livescience.com/63468-fireworks-history.html
https://www.getty.edu/publications/resources/virtuallibrary/0892364173.pdf
https://edu.rsc.org/feature/fireworks-the-art-and-science/3010867.article
https://www.atf.gov/explosives/qa/are-“display-fireworks”-considered-be-explosive-materials-subject-regulation-under
https://brightly.eco/blog/fireworks-environmental-impact
https://www.pennmedicine.org/news/news-blog/2020/july/the-overlooked-effects-of-fireworks
https://www.popsci.com/fireworks-fear-neuroscience/
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Cai-Guo-Qiang
https://www.cnn.com/style/amp/cai-guo-qiang-explosive-art/index.html
What is the deal with our feet? Part 1
The feet are complex and amazing - don’t think so? Take a listen and learn about some of the workings of our feet and how they assist our brains in becoming more dynamic than they already are.
Making Shapes Home Site - https://makingshapes.my.canva.site
Take a class with me - Pilatesdojo.com
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/anthropology-in-practice/what-makes-the-human-foot-unique/
https://www.rct.uk/sites/default/files/file-downloads/9781909686834_High%20Res..pdf - da Vinci’s sketchbooks
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2008/12/what-do-iraqis-find-so-insulting-about-shoes-and-feet.html
https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Foot_Washing https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1800818115
https://yogainternational.com/article/view/free-your-feet-free-your-movement https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30206910/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30242943/
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/326321 https://www.yogajournal.com/teach/anatomy-yoga-practice/brain-foot-connection/
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/plastic-fantastic/201909/what-happens-your-brain-when-you-use-your-feet-hands
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190910111412.htm https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6633212/
https://neurosciencenews.com/foot-face-pathway-14265/ https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/symptoms/21021-balance-problems
https://www.livescience.com/33525-foot-fetishes-toe-suck-fairy.html
Navigating Before I thoughts and painted diaries
Do we understand the difference between being thankful and grateful? Do we know how to actively practice either? A quick (ish) trip in trying to understand gratitude and how to practice it.
https://artsandculture.google.com/story/9AWxmDksayhmJA - https://open.spotify.com/episode/4CGIkQhW8aRcQUIEUTWShM
https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/the_evolution_of_gratitude https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/topic/gratitude/definition
https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/topic/gratitude/definition#why-practice-gratitude
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/227527844_Primate_Reciprocity_and_Its_Cognitive_Requirements
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/abs/10.1098/rspb.2006.0125 https://www.fridakahlo.it/en/scheda-news.php?id=91 - FRIDA’S DIARY
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/reciprocal-altruism
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886922003968 - the mindfulness effect https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0087035 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12144-020-01178-1 https://artsandculture.google.com/story/exploring-frida-kahlo’s-relationship-with-her-body/EQICSfueb1ivJQ
https://candychang.com/work/before-i-die-in-nola/
A brief (very brief) dive into SAD aka Seasonal Affective Disorder
What is SAD and what are some things we can we do about it?
CHECK OUT THE SHOW LINKS! Really great info and tips that go a lot deeper into the topic.
Show links:
http://www.histmodbiomed.org/witsem/vol51.html
https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2500054-overview
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4673349/
FOOD SUGGESTIONS- https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/14080-eating-to-lift-your-winter-blues
https://www.webmd.com/depression/features/serotonin
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/seasonal-affective-disorder/in-depth/seasonal-affective-disorder-treatment/art-20048298
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6746555/
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00085/full
https://www.healthline.com/health-news/red-light-therapy-benefits
https://www.everydayhealth.com/depression/the-best-foods-to-soothe-seasonal-depression/
**the first person who can share with me the minute I say ocean air instead of sea air OR spaceship instead of space shuttle gets a free spot in one of my classes!**