by MaryBeth Smith, GCFP Is it just me, or are you also mildly annoyed with the steady stream of social media posts about people who have done amazing things with their spare time during coronavirus lockdown? For example, a woman in India has transformed her apartment balcony into a producing [...]
by MaryBeth Smith, GCFPArticle originally appeared on the SomaQuest blog During the pandemic, many Feldenkrais® students have continued to attend classes online. My students tell me they value the opportunity to maintain some consistency in their routines, and to have the variety of another activity to break up the time [...]
Excerpted and adapted from Lavinia Plonka's book: Playing in the Kitchen It’s 3:57AM. I shuffle toward the bathroom in the dark trying to stay half asleep so that my return to the covers will immediately return me to dreamland. I know I have to go to the bathroom when [...]
by Lavinia Plonka, GCFP This article originally appeared on the Creative Body Blog. "Of all the things in life I’ve lost, I miss my mind the most."Mark Twain "I don't mind the voices in my head. I just wish they'd reach consensus."Asheville Bumper Sticker I stand alone in the kitchen [...]
by MaryBeth Smith, GCFP The year is new, still shiny, no dents in it, fresh off the showroom floor, with that New Year smell. I was chatting with a friend the other day around the idea of resolutions and planning the year, figuring out how each of us would move [...]
An interview with Linda Flanders, GCFP Linda Flanders, GCFP Moshe Feldenkrais imagined that his students would take his method into every walk of life, and every corner of the public sphere. He expected that the Feldenkrais Method® would evolve and adapt, even saying “You will write my work in your [...]
Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash One of the benefits of the Feldenkrais Method® of somatic education is its ability to improve so many aspects of people’s lives - even a meditation practice. At a time when more and more people are turning inward, the Feldenkrais Method can offer a [...]
by Angela Alston, GCFP Photo by Eugene on Unsplash I was asked a few days ago, “Is Feldenkrais helping you grieve?” It’s not a trivial question. My first answer was, “I don’t know.” Sometimes it’s difficult for me to tease out what is Feldenkrais, what is meditation, and [...]
by Buffy Owens, GCFP Image by Calvin Chou on Unsplash Are you one of the many that commute to work every day? I am. My office is nearly 25 minutes from my home. At first, I dreaded the commute. But now I LOVE it! My drive time has [...]
by Mike Morrell Image by Serenity Mitchell on Unsplash "Try doing less, Mike.” These four words are a frequent refrain I hear in Awareness Through Movement® class. I’m on the floor yet again. Usually followed by something like “What would it be like to be easier on yourself?” [...]