John J. Ratey’s book Spark already has me hooked in chapter one with the science of exercise and the brain. So interesting.
As he lays out the theory on what has been discovered around exercise and the way it can enhance thinking, I got a visual of CReATE STUDIO and how the creating kids do is so physical. It’s hands-on for sure, but more.
Among the work tables at the studio kids rarely stay put. They are always on the move, seeking materials and assembling things. If they are with friends they are like slow moving whirling dervishes, twirling around the studio, together.
Hm. There must be something to this movement that I hadn’t figured. Based on the book, exercise sparks the brain to think, to learn, but is the mind one step ahead of that concept already?
When given the space to move and create, does the creator move to create or create to move? Somehow there is a correlation in what I see day to day. Movement. Moving and making are one.
I am going to keep an eye on this. Until now, I thought kids kept moving from table to table looking for a clean space to work but now, I think they are moving to create. It seems much bigger a concept.

P.S. Have you ever noticed how kids dance when they eat? It must all be part of the same deal for our human bodies- move! Does this concept interest you? Check out John J. Ratey’s book, Spark to learn more about the power of movement and our brains.