Somatic mindfulness exercise: fly
Produced for Medicinal Media by Ramfis Myrthil of RAMFIS productions. Directed by Hugo Perez. Cinematography by Anyelo Troya. First AC Alexandra Laura Stefan. Sound by Mark Fraunhafer. PAs Jake Yancey, Ben McCall, and Sitong Cao. Music by Nine Inch Nails. Edited by Rob VanAlkemade.
Arianna of New York City grew up spending many of her summer afternoons in Central Park. As a young athlete, she has no problems handily beating her friends in sprints across the Great Lawn, hopping up the steep steps of Belvedere Castle, or scaling the Manhattan schist around Summit Rock. But when it’s time to relax, Arianna still loves nothing more than imagining, like she did as a child — gliding over the lakes, meadows, bridges, and forests of her beloved park as a quick, quiet little bird.
Arianna enjoys playing soccer, lacrosse, and basketball. Arianna also likes winding down by building with Legos or watching movies, a recent favorite being Into the Spider-Verse.
CHECK OUT THE REST OF THE CHILD-LED SOMATIC MINDFULNESS SERIES:Breathing with the trees
Our child-led somatic series started with a grounding exercise by 7-year-old Rudy.
Five things
Our second video in this series is a grounding exercise hosted by 7-year-old Emi, who reminds us of how simple it can be to check in with our senses and be grateful for the world surrounding us.
Papillon
Our third video in this series is a meditative exercise hosted by 7-year-old Zoey from France. Zoey has us lightening our steps as we settle in and listen to the rhythm of life while thinking about the beautiful metamorphosis of the butterfly.
Walk in the woods
Our fourth video in this series is another nature appreciation somatic with Rudy.
The feeling of art
Next, we have a relaxing, somatic drawing session with Wednesday.
Check out our entire somatic series!