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5 04, 2020

Find Classes Online During COVID-19 Outbreak

2020-04-05T16:27:00-04:00April 5, 2020|Featured, News|

Join Feldenkrais® students across North America for online learning. Now you can take a class from any location at the time that is most convenient for you.  Simply go to this calendar of classes and teachers, created by Rob Black, GCFP in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Enjoy exploring the vast variety of classes [...]

5 03, 2020

Elegance: A Result of Ease, Not Just Skill

2021-07-20T18:10:44-04:00March 5, 2020|Athletes, Featured, News|

by Gabrielle Pullen, MFA, GCFP Photo by Daphne on Unsplash A partnership based on control and intimidation is no partnership at all. It is an abuse of authority. The horse-and-rider relationship at its best looks light, free and effortless. This stems from the communication that flows between them. The perfect [...]

5 03, 2020

Are You on LOCKDOWN?

2020-03-23T19:56:29-04:00March 5, 2020|Athletes, Featured, Martial Arts, News|

by Russ Mitchell, Authorized Awareness Through Movement® Teacher Photo by Shane Avery on Unsplash Got stiff legs that feel like they’re in prison, no matter how much you stretch? That was me in high school. I was a Navy Brat and moved a lot, and when we lived in Rhode Island I worked [...]

5 03, 2020

A New Definition of Strength

2021-07-20T18:11:56-04:00March 5, 2020|Athletes, Featured, News|

An interview with Feldenkrais® Trainer Jeff Haller by Gabrielle Pullen Photo by Heather Ford on Unsplash SA: Jeff, how did you first encounter the Feldenkrais Method? JH: In 1972, Moshe did a tour up the west coast. When he taught in Portland, Oregon, my speech professor, a guy named Sam [...]

20 02, 2020

Business Essentials: Headshot and Bio Basics

2020-02-21T10:01:51-05:00February 20, 2020|Members|

by MaryBeth Smith, MM, GCFP As you and your work in the Feldenkrais Method® of somatic education become better known in your local community and beyond, the day may come when you are invited to do something outside of your office or studio. Imagine that you are invited to: Give [...]

20 02, 2020

Feldenkrais® Practice for Winter Doldrums

2021-07-20T18:13:03-04:00February 20, 2020|Members|

by Robin RogerTrainee Awareness Through Movement Teacher® Winter in Toronto is not only bone-chillingly cold, (minus 23 C/-9 F with the wind chill yesterday), snowy (15 cm/5 inches of snow on Saturday) and slippery (The Toronto Rehabilitation Institute has the WinterLab, devoted to research on preventing falls under winter conditions) [...]

20 02, 2020

The Feldenkrais Method® of Somatic Education, Whole Body Focusing, and Emotions: an Intersection

2020-02-20T23:17:54-05:00February 20, 2020|Members|

How is emotional experience included in the practice of the Feldenkrais Method?How might Feldenkrais® teachers develop fluency and ease in managing their own emotions, both in their personal lives, and with clients? The search for answers to these questions has motivated Donna Blank since the Amherst training. She has practiced [...]

20 02, 2020

Feldenkrais Method® of Somatic Education as a Tool for Developing Emotional Expression and Portrayal with Actors (and non-actors, too)

2021-07-20T18:13:40-04:00February 20, 2020|Creativity, Members|

Theatrical artistic director and teacher Odette Guimond uses the Feldenkrais Method® of somatic education and The Emotional Body® to help actors to refine their craft as expressive artists. We asked Odette to share her experience with our community in In Touch IT: How has the Feldenkrais Method influenced your work [...]

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