For many people sitting and driving — two of our most common activities — are frequently challenging, or even painful. As a Feldenkrais® teacher I’ve noticed that most of my students who find sitting uncomfortable have the idea that if they could just find the “right” chair and the “right” [...]
Canadian Director: Sue Seto I would like to continue to represent practitioners who reside and practice in Canada maintaining clear and meaningful communication. As Canadian Director, I would like to continue to contribute to my committee work. These committees are: Membership Committee, Policy Committee, Executive Committee and Portfolio holder of the Service Mark [...]
By Shona Lee, GCFP CM Getting organized. What does that mean to you? Does a particular domain in your life come to mind? I see organizing as an act of bringing some sort of structure to chaos by recognizing patterns, establishing systems and relationships and decluttering what’s no longer useful. In [...]
By Jennifer Lee, GCFP, Senior Moving Together Instructor and Training Facilitator, Allison Klinger, GCFP, Moving Together Senior Instructor, Chris Stribling, GCFP, Moving Together Instructor, and LeeAnn Starovasnik, GCFP, Moving Together Instructor The Moving Together Program The Moving Together program is an integrative, online, live-streaming group movement program developed specifically [...]
By Jennifer Lee, GCFP, Senior Moving Together Instructor and Training Facilitator, Allison Klinger, GCFP, Moving Together Senior Instructor, Chris Stribling, GCFP, Moving Together Instructor, and LeeAnn Starovasnik, GCFP, Moving Together Instructor The Moving Together Program The Moving Together program is an integrative, online, live-streaming group movement program developed specifically for [...]
Tim Sobie, PT, Ph.D., GCFP CM The Feldenkrais Method® & Embracing the Present (...well kinda...) Published in In Touch Magazine, July 2022 “So this Feldenkrais stuff...it’s just about movement isn’t it?...” As a practitioner in our method, I’m certain you’ve heard something to this effect while in discussion with prospective clients, [...]
By Annie Thoe, GCFP CM Sensing my bones continues to be one of the most profound experiences I have with the Feldenkrais Method®. This 3-D experience of the human skeleton can be healing and life changing. How can my clients sense their bones? Throughout my career, I’ve explored how to use [...]
By Joe Webster, GCFP CM Many people are confused by the slow and tranquil practice of Taiji Quan (Tai Chi) thinking that just because the sequences are practised slowly that there is no way that could translate into an actual fighting situation, let alone be a useful and effective way [...]
By Cheryl Whitelaw I followed my curiosity into becoming a Feldenkrais practitioner. What I learned through the Feldenkrais Method transformed how I am able to learn and perform in aikido, a modern Japanese martial art. I started aikido at age 46 and the Feldenkrais Method at age 50. I [...]
By Margot Schaal, GCFPCM and Assistant Trainer Ultimately, how we treat ourselves says everything about what our self-image is. Am I as kind to myself as I am to my neighbor, or a stranger on the street, to my clients or even my grand/child? A client who showed [...]