by Anna Haltrecht, GCFP CM In these past two years of limited physical connection with other people, our own touch became a really important tool. Now we can continue to explore the deep benefits of this touch. We can find the closed feedback loop of self-touch: the kinesthetic sensation of [...]
By Al Wadleigh, GCFP CM "A map is not the territory it represents, but, if correct, it has a similar structure to the territory, which accounts for its usefulness." (Korzybski, 1958). I'm seventeen years old, a senior in high school. I'm sitting in the third row of Mr. Bliss's "General [...]
By Vicki Robinson Featured photo by Hasmik-ghazaryan-olson on Unsplash We’re designed to heal; it’s how our system works. The majority of people heal well from surgeries, and are able to move forward in their lives. There are also times when a past severe injury or surgery experience can continue to [...]
Photo by Mark Williams on Unsplash By Dorothy Henning, GCFP, Havening Techniques® Practitioner As the lights dim darkening the circus tent, our chatter descends into a hush. The spotlights bolt on, illuminating the center ring where our eyes dash, riveted to the image of a plumber crouched under a sink. [...]
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 Michael Krugman, GCFP The Feldenkrais Method® of somatic education is an innovative method of movement education that teaches you to move with greater ease and efficiency so you can enjoy life more. It’s also one of the most effective approaches to stress reduction around. Regular students of the method [...]
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?” [...]
by Marg Bartosek, GCFP Image by Ingela Skullman via Pixabay At least one million people in the U.S. live with Parkinson’s disease. One or more students in your Awareness Through Movement® classes may have this progressive neurodegenerative disease, and have not yet been diagnosed. Often, Parkinson’s disease (PD) [...]
This recorded Awareness Through Movement® lesson begins with a three-minute talk about what the Feldenkrais Method® is (and isn't) and how with the Method, our movements are always in service of awareness--even when they resemble traditional exercise. Why build awareness? Because our awareness is what regulates how we behave. Try this lesson now. Nick Strauss-Klein (a 2006 [...]