Oh god, the stillness exercise was today. Being still wasn't the problem as much has sitting and watching everyone else be still. It was, what, an hour of sitting there so people could be still for three minutes each? It was awful. Everyone watching also felt we had to be still and not talk (though you told us at the end you "never told us not to talk" which was a stab in the heart) so as not not bother the people who were currently on display, as it were.
My particular experience being up there was interesting. The three minutes went by really quickly, but the whole time I was trying to keep my hands from twitching. They stiffened up while I was standing there, and my body wanted to loosen them by moving them. It happened a few times, out of my control, but I tried to remain still. I found myself getting really self conscious of my breathing, but after I settled into a rhythm I was able to kind of zone out and relax. It was nice.
Nathan looked super depressed, and peoples depressions varied, but a lot of it was sadness and anger. No one looked really relaxed, and talking to people afterward showed that no one really was. We were all worried about our facial expressions moving, or our knees locking, or our hands jumping.
Being still is hard. Isolating muscles was easier, and I enjoyed that-- I like learning control of each specific muscle, and definitely think that's important. Also this will probably be useful for Commedia!
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