SPL Lexicon (Foundational Terms)
A micro-lexicon of core constructs within Somatic & Physical Literacy™.
Somatic & Physical Literacy™
The discipline concerned with describing bodily appearance before interpretation. A field grounded in timing, restraint, and phenomenological clarity.
The Quiet Body Gap™
The micro-interval in which sensation has appeared but understanding has not yet formed. The primary perceptual domain of SPL.
RC Posture™
The epistemic discipline of withdrawing narrative, inference, and explanation. A stance that protects the integrity of appearance.
Gravity-Informed Fascial Unwinding™
A non-directive modality in which fascial shifts are perceived through appearance, timing, and gravity rather than intention. An applied expression of SPL practice.
Demandingness Spiral™
The ethical structure revealing how the impulse to help, fix, or interpret arises prematurely. Clarifies the limits of intervention.
Recto/Verso Method™
A dual-surface writing and pedagogical method that separates appearance (recto) from cognition (verso). A formal expression of SPL’s temporal discipline.
Descriptive Attention
Attention oriented toward appearance rather than meaning. A perceptual mode that stabilizes the visibility of the Quiet Body Gap.
Somatic Interval
A micro-timing structure in which shifts, textures, and orientations register without symbolic weight. An attentional unit smaller than interpretation.
Gravity-Informed Contact
Non-directive bodily contact organized by gravity rather than intention. A mode of entering appearance without imposing direction or meaning.
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