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Seeping into the Land

In the rain on the sand, a simple practice begins. It is a practice that dissolves in and through the body; a soluble body being known. It is also a counter-practice, a corporeal balm that resists the machinations of the default digital logic. In this practice we live as creatures not machines.

A short essay on experiencing the movement work of Helen Poynor and how I understand it in relation to the disappearing self and non-duality.

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Citation: Ellis, S. (2025). Seeping into the Land. In Dark Mountain: Bodies (Vol. 27, pp. 133-135). Dark Mountain Project.

Hard copy: dark-mountain.net/product/dark-mountain-issue-27/

in the dark selfie while practicing


Supported by C-DaRE — the Centre for Dance Research — at Coventry University.

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