Inspire9 with its beautiful weathered floorboards provided the ideal space for a little bit of barefoot play. Seven CPXers and one intrepid Inspire9er joined us in a light session exploring play, embodiment and a deeper apprehension of ourselves.

A little body percussion warm-up, some free-form play in pairs and bit of dynamic and static movement set the scene for the deeper, listening to ourselves. Participants were invited to focus deeply on the sensation in their bodies and allow their minds to wander away as their awareness filled their limbs. Sensations were explored and awareness deepened. A period of rest followed and participants generously shared their experiences with one another. The mood was light and playful finishing with stillness and presence. Jo Scott and I wish to thank all who played with us for their enthusiasm and generosity.

Oh what did this have to do with CPX? … There is no creativity without play. Jo and I pursue this work to help people in our community to integrate their awareness of body, with mind, towards a deeper consciousness of themselves. We believe the connectedness and stillness that this self-awareness develops is the creative impulse of life itself. It is the effervescence that gives beauty its savour.

Join us for the next session from 7.00am-8.30am on Wednesday 15 May 2013 @ HUB Melbourne. Places are limited.

Murali Maheswaran and Jo Scott
CPXers!

Some of the reviews for the session:

I was very impressed! A refreshing and playful way of connecting both inner and outer worlds and appreciating the present moment. Thankyou. ~ Jae

Great work by Jo Scott and Murali Maheswaran and the lively group that assembled at the open space of Inspire 9.
Good to be able to spend time exploring an embodied approach to life by getting out of our heads and into our bodies. Very good activities & challenges that led to exploration of the senses that we tend to ignore in our busy lives, where our body-mind wisdom can be neglected.

We all appreciated the meditative conclusion that produced a calmness and several ah-haas.
It’s fair to say that we also recognised that we need more of this type of activity. The repeat CPX meeting on 15 May 2013 at Hub Melbourne will provide an opportunity to continue the opportunities that we experienced at Inspire 9.
Well done, Jo, Murali and all in attendance, who helped to make the session so invigorating and enjoyable. ~ Peter Spence

Agree with Peter’s comments – a great session providing terrific grounding after a hectic day. Thanks Jo and Murali and everyone. ~Mike Askew

One of the great things about the CPX events we’ve had is that they are almost always hands-on. And sometimes, not just hands-on, but feet-on and bodies-on as well. The latest event was no exception, with Ron Laurie facilitating a mind blowing Global Integration Game session for us.

The Global Integration Game (originally known as the World Game) was derived from the work of R. Buckminster Fuller who conceived the World Game as an interactive role-playing experience that would teach participants to organize, revitalize and distribute depleted world resources. The platform used for the game is called the Dymaxion Map ( Dymaxion being a contraction of the words ‘dynamic’, ‘maximum’ and ‘ion’ that to Fuller, summarized the need to develop resource-efficient, self-sustaining technologies).

As you may well know the mathematics involved to turn a sphere into a flat surface are very complex, and the maps we usually use have a great margin of projection errors. Fuller was looking for a way to produce a distorsionless map. The method he used, an unfolded icosahedron, results in nearly no distortion of either size or shape of the landmasses.

~ excerpt from the life work of Richard Buckminster Fuller

During the session, we got to sit and stand on the Dymaxion Map and really examine our relationship  to the world as well as our involvement in it. We explored a number of different scenarios that took us on a journey through time as well as on a walkabout across our world.

We observed the big differences between the Mercator Projection Map (what the world generally accepts as the world map) and the Dymaxion Projection Map.

We also quickly realised our own physical significance on the map scale both in terms of time and space. In line with this, we experienced the impact (some of us literally, with chips falling on and around us) of ‘problems’ faced by the population through a time sequence journey to the present day.

What CPXers said about the session:

Such an obvious point that Bucky Fuller made- the world map on the school wall is disturbingly inacurate and Euro-centric. Standing over the dymaxion world map and seeing it as one big island (plus Antarctica) is essential for shifting our attitude. ~ Richard Lawton

Outstanding, thought provoking, insightful, with continual ah-haas. ~ Peter Spence

I left with an altered and more open viewpoint of our world, the power of the collective and the importance of answering that greater call in life…. ~ Susan Ryan

For more information about the Global Integration Game and how you can be involved in future events, please contact Tom Haynes.