Have you ever seen a Feldenkrais practitioner do a Judo roll? When you observe a Feldenkrais lesson, you would likely see someone lying in relation to the ground, using slow movements and directed attention to improve their own self-use. What you wouldn’t necessarily see, unless your eyes had been trained to look [...]
Parkour, mountain climbing and ultramarathon running. People train hard and risk their lives for these sports. Why? I propose these top three reasons: The thrill of making the impossible, possible The satisfaction of commanding their body and psyche to accomplish goals And the elation of completely attuning one's self with [...]
Everyone loves that feeling of being “‘in the zone” or “in flow”’ when playing a sport, playing a musical instrument, creating a work of art, or solving a problem. When you're in flow during an athletic activity, you feel confident and ready to adapt to ever-changing circumstances. You can clearly [...]
By Marek Wyszynski, PT, GCFPCM What is the knee joint for anyway? The primary job of the knee is to control the distance between the foot and hip dynamically. It allows us to bring our feet toward our body so we can do things like put socks on. Our [...]
Shari Lee, MS, GCFP We played to learn. We learned through play; not only how to have fun, but to develop our sense of self, our relationship to others and the world around us. Playfulness stimulated our sense of curiosity, our development of strategies to access what caught our attention [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]