Toroidal geometry of the gastrulating embryo: kinesthetic phenomenology and the learning journey
Can we visualise how our adult bodies spring into form from a single cell? This short blog argues that where embryology is concerned, visualisation is not possible without participation. There are animated videos available that make aspects of the embryonic journey feel more approachable. However, watching a video can never convey the genuine sense of…
Toroidal geometry of the gastrulating embryo
by Dr Karen Kirkness, PhD Medical Sciences, MSc Human Anatomy Can we visualise how our adult bodies spring into form from a single cell? This short blog argues that where embryology is concerned, visualisation is not possible without participation. There are animated videos available that can make aspects of the embryonic journey feel more approachable….
Monthly Members’ Webinar – Planes of Folding: The Embryo Mushroom
Date: Thursday 21st November 2024Times: 19:00 – 20:00 Check your timezone here.Presenter: Dr Karen KirknessTitle: Planes of Folding: The Embryo Mushroom Description: Join Dr Karen Kirkness for a light-hearted romp through the main stages of embryonic folding to see how the embryo ‘mushrooms’ its way into form. Bring some paper and pens to fold along with Karen to make the…
Spirality, chirality and movement
This is the introduction to a webinar taught by Karen Kirkness and Celina Hwang. View the webinar here. Curvature and rotation are features so deeply embedded within our natural structure, it is easy to overlook the significance. Spirality, a biological strategy, is hidden in the obvious. Helical structure underpins all carbon-based life; from the micro…
Monthly Members’ Webinar – Written in the Tissues: a movement practice inspired by embryonic folding
Practical details Date: 21 April 2022Time: 20.00 – 21.00 * Please note change from normal time.Presenters: Karen Kirkness and Celina HwangTitle: Written in the Tissues: a movement practice inspired by embryonic folding A combination of 30 minutes of theory and 20 minutes of movement exploring the embryological actions of lateral & longitudinal folding to help attendees gain a dual…
The World of Spirals
by Karen Kirkness What is spirality? You might have been hearing more about spirality in the anatomy world recently, but what is spirality and why is it important for bodyworkers to know about it? Spirality in biologic structure, including fascia, refers to the appearance of spiral form throughout nature. Spirality is an emergent property of…