Photo by Aziz Acharki on Unsplash IT: In your experience working with people through the years as a Feldenkrais® teacher and trainer, have you observed some commonalities among students who have a history of falls? AQ: A few things show up typically. and I think we can break it down [...]
by Cynthia Allen, GCFPThis article originally appeared on the FutureLifeNow blog. Photo by Kiana Bosman on UnSplash Warning: I am about to surprise you. You are thinking, “I know how it began, I was walking down a step and missed it.” Or, “I turned too quickly and I was down.” [...]
by Taro Iwamoto, GCFPThis article originally appeared on the Trans4Move blog. Are you afraid of falling? Perhaps you have noticed a change in your ability to balance recently. Perhaps you think that these changes are just a natural part of aging, or because of a recent injury or diagnosis. Photo [...]
by Ernie Adams, GCFP Image by Beng Wang via Unsplash For a person with Parkinson’s Disease (PD), the natural rhythm and flow of perception, feeling, and movement is disrupted. There is a disconnection between the intention to move and the ability to start or complete an action. Routine [...]
by Scott Forrester, GCFP The idea of posture as good vertical standing is familiar to most everyone. The word "posture" originates from words that mean position or station and may be used to imply a static position. Although vertical posture is an important concept, Moshe Feldenkrais did not feel that the [...]
Standing vs Sitting Ira Feinstein: There has been a movement over the last decade to encourage people to stop sitting at work and start standing. From a Feldenkrais® perspective, is standing really the silver bullet we’ve been told it is? Stacy Barrows: We have a tendency in our culture to fear monger. [...]