Polatin, Betsy. _Humanual_. California: Waterside Productions, 2020. ^0a0611 There is not one word to refer to the synthesis of mind-body-spirit. Shows how seldom we recognize this unity. Quote from F.M. Alexander: "Come to a full stop, and believe in the unity of all things." During the first 3 years, a child's brain will triple in weight and establish 1000 trillion nerve connections. ^043649 ## Use > In general, when people look at human development, they focus on heredity/genetics and environment. I include “use” as another concept in this conversation, meaning how you use yourself to do whatever you do—whether it’s picking up a pencil, fixing your hair, or walking across the room. There are many ways to move through any activity. The principle of “use” is about how your entire body moves, not one specific part. No matter what you might think, body parts do not move independently; the whole self is involved. > \ > Use is an orchestrated activity of your whole self. The parts make up the whole, and each part reflects the whole. Another way to think of use is the body’s form in the moment that it is carrying out a task, meaning: How is the body shaped while walking? How is it aligned in space while sitting at your computer? And how are the body parts relating to one another as you do fitness activities? ## Presence > The non-doing of any habit allows you a moment of choice. It brings you to presence. When you are able to stop acting on your past adaptive behaviors with awareness, you have the potential to be in the present moment. Between stimulus and response is the moment of freedom and choice.