Circus Arts

Flow

Treeman experiences the “flow state” through circus arts and his time performing at Disney World’s Festival of the Lion King, Universal Studios, Universoul Circus and more. The neuroscience of flow is how we access optimal human performance and experience, one key to unlocking daily happiness. Treeman helps others find flow by teaching stilt-walking and other forms of movement. Scroll down to learn more about circus, the neuroscience of flow and public skill sharing in A DocumenTree.

Circus Arts

Flow

Treeman experiences the “flow state” through circus arts and his time performing at Disney World’s Festival of the Lion King, Universal Studios, Universoul Circus and more. The neuroscience of flow is how we access optimal human performance and experience, one key to unlocking daily happiness. Treeman helps others find flow by teaching stilt-walking and other forms of movement. Scroll down to learn more about circus, the neuroscience of flow and public skill sharing in A DocumenTree.

TREEMAN EXPLORING FLOW

Treeman finds flow interacting with the public and through his circus arts practice of stilt walking, hooping and fire spinning.

NORTH BEACH CIRCUS SATURDAYS

Circus Arts Flow Circus Saturdays

@CircusArtsFlow “Circus Saturdays”

@CircusArtsFlow “Circus Saturdays” is a weekly Treeman inspired event in San Francisco where the public can learn / share circus arts skills to find flow, just like Treeman. This is an all ages / abilites, family safe event, where participants can bring their own props or used donated props to explore community and unity by learning with others. Circus arts flow props thanks to donations by The 7 Fingers, Club Fugazi, Great Star Theater, The Hive SF, Circus Center, flowtoys, The Throw Zone, Fun In Motion Toys and participants. To learn more follow @CircusArtsFlow on Facebook or Instagram and YouTube.

KIDS, CIRCUS ARTS AND FLOW

The infamous Tommy The Clown teaches kids to find flow through acrobatic dance while helping to end street violence. Check out the documentary Rize to learn more.

Treeman and the Tommy the Clown posse have enjoyed many years together at the Martin Luther King Jr Kingdom Day Parade in Los Angeles.

Circus as a Healing Art: What Polyvagal Theory Teaches us

About Why Circus Works

https://www.yesandbrain.com/blog/circus-and-polyvagal-theory

Circus
Oct. 24
Written By Lacy Alana

If you’re involved in the circus world, you’ve likely heard people talk about the healing power of circus, whether they’re casually joking about circus being “their therapy,” or reflecting on the transformative impact they’ve seen circus have on their students in a social circus setting.

This article is the first installment in a series that explores simplified interpersonal neurobiology that gives us a concrete way of understanding why circus works. CLICK HERE TO READ ARTICLE

Polyvagal Theory- The Autonomic Ladder

HOMELESSNESS, MENTAL HEALTH AND FLOW THERAPY

Daniel pictured below is living outdoors struggling with mental health issues. The more we study homelessness and speak with people living on the streets, the more we see a correlation between mental health and homelessness. Affordable housing, economy, politics and other causes are all important, but homelessness can often result from depression, anxiety, trauma, substance abuse, alcoholism and other psychological factors. This begs the question “what are some basic ways to maintain mental health and well-being despite the stressors that surround us?”

In A DocumenTree, we discover that Treeman finds peace through his interactions with the public from high atop his stilts in a complete state of flow. Being in flow is total immersion in an activity, like an athlete “in the zone”. It is a respite from the stress and anxiety of the modern world where we are so often tethered to our digital devices. Not surprisingly, after speaking with Daniel, we discover that he finds solace practicing flow and it has helped him to become less dependent on his psychiatric medication. Part of the A DocumenTree mission is to bring flow to those in need, whether you’re experiencing homelessness, or struggling with screen time addiction, we can all benefit from flow.

Homelessness Mental Health and Beleaflets

LEARN MORE ABOUT FLOW

To learn more about flow explore literature by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and Steven Kotler, visit the Flow Arts Institute and Flow Genome Project websites, or do your own research. The Navy Seals train in flow, there are flow jams, circus arts schools, flow toys, and a wide variety of press on the topic, for example this article by the BBC “The ‘flow state’: Where creative work thrives”

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