By Cynthia Allen, GCFP CM How do you think of yourself? Perhaps you assign labels such as beautiful, average, heavy, thin, healthy, active, smart or uncoordinated. Perhaps you think of yourself as having value in the world…or not. We talk a lot about self-image in the Feldenkrais Method [...]
By Seth Dellinger, GCFP CM Do you remember the last time you had something to say, but then changed your mind and held your tongue? A lot of people won’t have to think too far back. These days our world is awash with competing moral codes being loudly pronounced all about. [...]
By Olena Nitefor, GCFP Inner Cylinder. Drawing by Suzanne Mertner. Used with permission of the artist. When it comes to “learning anatomy,” people assume that what they are learning is facts. The joints, the muscles, the nerves… they just are. That is certainly true. But if you think about it, [...]
Published as part of "In Touch" October 2021. Why is anatomy knowledge so important for Feldenkrais® Practitioners? Well, the first question would be how we define anatomy, and then, why it may be useful for us as Feldenkrais Practitioners. The reason this is interesting to me is that I was [...]
By Lavinia Plonka, GCFP For thousands of years, humans have slung sheaves of wheat, yoked water buckets, hauled axes and strapped their babies across their shoulders. The shoulder girdle was designed to work. Putting your shoulder to the wheel was once a literal activity. Even today, we carry our [...]
By Erin Finkelstein, GCFP After a recent class, one of my students exclaimed, “I was so confused during this lesson!” My response was, “I completely understand, and that’s a beautiful place to start.” I remember feeling confused as a student during my early Awareness Through Movement (ATM®) experiences, and yet [...]
By Moti Nativ Japanese saying: "Saru-mo-ki-kara-ochiru" – meaning that even a Monkey falls from a Tree This well known Japanese saying expresses the reality that everyone makes Mistakes. My experiences falling have taught me that falling is an outcome of the inevitable mistakes we all make. Since 1975, when I started [...]
By Nancy Haller, GCFPCM, MA, Feldenkrais® Assistant Trainer When living with a brain injury there is a sense of loss and being lost. “What was” isn’t any longer and “what is” has little relationship to now. What a conundrum of experiences to fit into daily living as you develop [...]
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 [...]