mick dodge nome training part 1 - earthgym

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Mick Dodge Earthgym ‘Nome’ Training

To Know Me by first recognize there is No Me and then asking the Earth to Show ME and ME = Middle Earth…Moving Earth…Mother Earth

The Earth is the Gym where you Remember, Recover and Restore your natural footing with the land… using land, sticks, stones, trees and water. Simple movements with nature’s’ gym equipment’ become a Recovery practice to awaken ancient body wisdom which guides a student to further Re-story his authentic self, along with his place and influence into the cultural story.

Goal Shape shift our Cultural Story to counter: Sedentary living Obesity and Uselessness.

Outcome…to KNOW ME TRACK STORY. Students experience how to Gather, Store and Release their Story. How to track and release thinking, movement and emotion in a healthy way.

1. Become a HABBIT OF THE SHARE experience how movements and habits are formed in Habitat,. Recognize how you are a Habbit and can shape shift yourself to fit many Habitats until you serve community as a ‘Habbit of the Share’.

2. Be a STEWARD of the LAND by fitting your foot to the land, paying attention when stepping out to deepen acceptance and awareness with their walk and talk on the land.

3. PROBLM SOLVING in a tangible physical, mental, emotional and spirited way in 3 terrains (Urban, Open Fenced Lands and the Gated Wild). A practice tethered to the organizing power of the earth, that continually solves for “X”.

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Earth is the Gym of Nomes Movement and Habit is formed in Habitat

• 2-footed tool using animal human habitat • 8 sensory habits • 8 postural habits • 8 training tools • Outfitting a fitness practice • REMEMBER • RECOVER • RESTORE

Challenge: REMEMBER, RECOVER, RESTORE Activity: Experience the 8 forms: lay, crawl, sit, stand, walk, jump, run, dance, habitat

Reference: Mounting evidence suggests that the Earth's negative potential can create a stable internal bioelectrical environment for the normal functioning of all body systems. Moreover, oscillations of the intensity of the Earth's potential may be important for setting the biological clocks regulating diurnal body rhythms, such as cortisol secretion http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3265077/


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3265077/


Session 1: Walking and Sticking Engage / Challenge: Attention, Acceptance, Awareness Activity: Landing your Step, Landing the Stride, Tracking Rapport Objective: Sticking the walk leveraging bones and muscles minding matter. Reference: Walking: Fhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ldfs-SLoCR8 Sticking: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikok7Zl8xYI


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ldfs-SLoCR8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikok7Zl8xYI


Session 2: Jumping and Roping Explore: Reflex, Reaction, Reflection Challenge: Landing the Jump: Me, We, Other Hang and hug (knotting the unknotting) weave Activity integrating walk and jump with hanging and hugging. Relating this to muscle fiber Reference: Rope/Strap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1e4AWmzHjM


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1e4AWmzHjM


Session 3: Running and Stone Expose /Challenge: Repetition, Routine, Ritual Activity: Run combination of walking and jumping Reference: Stone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_-m60rhJr8


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_-m60rhJr8


Session 4: Dancing

Challenge: Engage, Explore, Expose, Entrain, Improv Activity: Handing and Landing Stick, Rope, Stone Assignment Honor, Humility and Humor: The Laughing Habit



Session 5: Sack a Practice Engage: Gather, Store, Release Challenge: Crafting your own story in relationship to your habitat Activity: Outfitting for Questing in the 3 Habitats. Assignment: go out and begin to shape shift your story.



Session 6: Crafting Craft your own gathering pouch and sandal to build rapport with the land



Session 7: Community



Session 8: Weaving Stick Activity: Stick Weaving, Trapeze, Needle and Thread, Tripod Lashing Assembling TriPod or Round House: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2UkUqoUP44 Training in Round Hut: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOqskN0c46I


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2UkUqoUP44

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOqskN0c46I


Nomes: Connect…Care…Share 1. foot and path, out and in on the land 2. leverage with a stick 3. Weave into a tree 4. Ground with stone 5. Sack a practice 6. Re-story your pace in the land and cultural

Earthgym Gear (estimated) Costs FREE…Rattles (made from empty water bottles and stones) $10 Stick 2”x 5’ ft (or students can bring) $25 for 8ft. Earthgym custom Straps (with handles) $30 Earthgym branded Sack $30 leather materials to make Gathering Pouch and Sandal $175 for 4-Tripod lodge poles, lashing and hardware


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