The two articles below are companion pieces written to illustrate one of the many ways that mentoring relationships form within the Feldenkrais community. First, Dawne Roy writes about how her collaboration with her mentor, Marsha Novak, supports her learning and growth. Following that, see Marsha's perspective about their collaboration in [...]
By Dawne Roy "nervous system" by Dreaming in the deep south is licensed under CC BY 2.0 The Snapshot My story begins at a New Zealand airport where I came across Norman Doidge’s book, “The Brain’s Way of Healing.” The book ignited my curiosity, leading me to [...]
By Sheri Cohen "Six Blue Circles" by qthomasbower is licensed under CC BY 2.0 There is so much dynamic content that transpires between our clients and ourselves. Feldenkrais was, of course, very aware of this. The dyadic structure of Functional Integration® sessions—the 1-to-1 relationship—is a large part [...]
By Jenni Evans, MAFG Certified Assistant Trainer and Candy Condino, MFGNA Guild Certified Assistant Trainer Every wise, old, experienced Feldenkrais® practitioner, as well as every newly graduated practitioner knows that there are many ways in which learning contexts are created. Our teachers and our practice affirm for us that [...]
Ruthy Alon 1930-2020 The Feldenkrais® community has lost a great teacher. FGNA would like to share with our community the tribute letter sent to her daughter. Thank you, Ruthy. Dear Iris, It is with great sadness we share the loss of your mother, our beloved Ruthy Alon. Our hearts ache with [...]
By Emily Davis Editors’ note: We are republishing this article, written in 2013, along with the addendum below from the author. In looking back at this version of myself from seven years ago, I am particularly struck by the newness of all those ideas. Creating work with pleasure and time [...]
By Annie Thoe The majority of snow geese seemed to skip our western Washington feeding grounds this winter. I called a friend and Feldenkrais® colleague Martha Jordan who is also a swan biologist to ask about this bizarre event. Martha replied, “Yep, it’s weird. They mostly flew further south [...]