By Molly Tipping, GCFPCM “I feel grounded!” The words spontaneously tumble out from the mouths of my students and clients as they stand after a Feldenkrais session. For some it sounds as if they are connecting with a warm familiar feeling, for others it’s like a reuniting with [...]
By Annie Thoe, GCFPCM Cultivating nature awareness is very similar to the Feldenkrais Method® in tracking patterns of movement, effort and skeletal alignment. The process of building awareness of the natural world takes time and steady discipline to track changes and patterns in the environment. One of the [...]
By Fritha Pengelly, M.F.A., GCFPCM and Ruth Ever, MPH, Whole Woman® Practitioner “There is perhaps no other part of the body about which so many half-truths have and are being said as the abdomen” – Moshe Feldenkrais, “The Potent Self” Introduction: Why Pelvic Health? According to a 2008 [...]
By Chrish Kresge, GCFP I first learned about the Feldenkrais Method when I was living in Cairo, Egypt. I was taking voice lessons with a well-known Egyptian opera singer, Raouf Zaidan. He had come across the Method from a Feldenkrais practitioner in training, also in Cairo, and suggested that I [...]
By Astra Coyle, GCFPCM Last year thanks to the pandemic, I was a student in a wide variety of classes and subjects. In some classes, I had transformative experiences, while in others, I came across new information, but I did not necessarily change. Being a student in more classes [...]
By Jennifer Lee, GCFPCM; Allison Klinger, GCFPCM; LeeAnn Starovasnik, GCFPCM, Chris Stribling, GCFPCM; Cynthia Benjamin, MBA Dementia Do you know someone dealing with memory loss? Dementia is a global epidemic. It affects nearly 6 million people in the US and 50 million people worldwide and is one of the major [...]
By Eleanor Montaño Are you aware that FGNA advertises the Feldenkrais Method on a regular basis to build strong brand awareness? Here's how . . . The cost of doing business . . . Consider the last time you held a workshop, seminar, event or started a new [...]
Interview with Mara Fusero, Feldenkrais® Trainer Conducted by Yulia Kriskovets How would you define healthy feet? I think healthy feet are feet that are able to answer any question that comes from the ground. It could be a pavement, rocky road, or sandy beach. In order to support a [...]
By Al Wadleigh That headline caught my attention when it came through my LoudWire feed the other day. Move over, Slash! Meet Johnatha Bastos, a Brazilian guitarist who plays solely with his feet. Johnatha was born without arms and hands, and he can play the guitar with the speed, grace, [...]
By Paulette Dolin, GCFPCM There’s a reason I start many of my Feldenkrais classes with people finding their footprint on the floor. In standing upright, our feet bear the weight and balance us. It’s easy to forget about them once we put shoes on unless our feet hurt. When we’re [...]