Gale Turner
Sunday, Day 3
November 3rd
5:00pm - 6:00pm EST
The Organ Experience
When Bonnie offered the first Organs Workshop in NYC in 1976, I was inspired to create my own model of the organs. With the help of my friend who was a seamstress we handcrafted our three-dimensional, soft, luscious organ pillows. I wanted them to stimulate a visual and tactile sense of engagement of the organs and to evoke a visceral feeling of nourishment and wellbeing. I have used these pillows in my own workshops and also when teaching in the earliest SBMC Organ Modules. In a different venue, these pillows have been on display in local Arts and Crafts shows as soft sculptures.
In this presentation I will use the pillows as a visual aid in highlighting the initiation of movement from the organs and we will embody their fullness to support our form. Through sensation we will find their presence within. You will need 2 throw pillows for this experience.
Bio
Beginning in 1974, Gale Turner went on to become one of the first certified practitioners and teachers of Body-Mind Centering®. She taught in the SBMC® Certification Programs for over thirty years and was involved in the development of the core material. Gale was also a performer and teacher in the arts, and as a long-term member of Meredith Monk/The House, co-created material for numerous productions and toured throughout the USA and internationally. She received a NY Dance and Performance Award (The Bessies) in 1990 for Outstanding Creative Achievement. Her life-long involvement in the movement and performing arts has greatly influenced her approach to teaching BMC®. She continues to be amazed and grateful to be part of BMC®'s ongoing evolution.