Sandra Bradshaw, GCFP Have you noticed how your shoulders rise in direct proportion to the number of tasks--especially office tasks-- you have to perform on any given day?Some of my clients tell me by the afternoon on a workday they feel like their neck has disappeared and that their shoulders [...]
by Eveline Wu, GCFP Clients often enter my office after they have already worked with other practitioners for their neck pain. Maybe they have tried massage, physical therapy, chiropractic, or acupuncture, and found some relief. Yet when clients find themselves easily re-injured by everyday activities at work, they may still be [...]
by Marsha Novak, GCFP Try this brief ATM® lesson and discover what a difference a few, well-focused minutes can make on your comfort level! Start when you are seated and ready to work on your computer. Get an overall sense of yourself in sitting. Begin to use your mouse or trackpad. [...]
by MaryBeth Smith, GCFP How's your Chair? SO — how IS your office chair? Individuals and companies spend countless hours researching the best ergonomic chairs and desks to enhance “worker productivity.” It is possible to spend hundreds of dollars on a highly rated set-up and still find that you are uncomfortable. [...]
by Tyler James Wall Inhale. Exhale. Repeat for the course of your life. Sounds easy, simple…right? Well, our bodies tell us differently. How we hold ourselves in varied positions and postures throughout the day paints a picture of our physical stories. When we’re stressed, we often end up using accessory [...]
by Josh Schreiber Shalem, GCFP What's the best way to breathe? Through the mouth or the nose? More in the belly, or in the chest? Is it always better to breathe deeply? Some techniques teach the expansion of the abdomen as you breathe in, others as you breathe out. Which [...]
written by: Christine Germain, MFA, GCFP I have been a dancer and athlete since I was five years old. At the age of 25, after traveling the world and studying dances in their cultural context, I decided to enroll in a contemporary dance program. After suffering a severe injury by [...]
by Ernie Adams, GCFP For a person with Parkinson’s Disease (PD), the natural rhythm and flow of perception, feeling, and movement is disrupted. There is a disconnection between the intention to move and the ability to start or complete an action. Routine automatic behaviors, such as those involved in walking, [...]
All across the US and Canada, Feldenkrais® practitioners are celebrating Moshe's 114th birthday with free events, workshops, classes, and (if you're lucky) cake! Who was Moshe Feldenkrais? Dr. Feldenkrais was a pioneer who was truly ahead of his time. What neuroimaging is discovering today about the plasticity of the mind, Feldenkrais hypothesized [...]
Anita Schnee, GCFP A person lies quietly on the floor. Slowly, gently, the person moves a little – and rests. Moves a little – and rests. Horse and rider walk in a circle. Gently, imperceptibly, the rider shifts her balance. The horse turns. The rider shifts back to neutral. The [...]