As we age, our reflexes become slower and less efficient. These age-related declines affect both the central and peripheral nervous systems. The entire signal chain is slower from sensation to muscle response. There is a process of brain atrophy occurring which reduces its ability to process information and send commands [...]
Old Joke: Why was Ginger Rogers more talented than Fred Estaire? Because Ginger had to do everything Fred did, only backwards and in heels. As a resident of New York City for over 30 years, I walked a lot of miles as a commuter. Over uneven sidewalks and landscaped paths [...]
By Carolyn Palmer, GCFP CM, Ph.D., for SenseAbility May 2022 Hands and feet are wonderfully sensitive, and they do so much! Here are some ideas for sensation and movement explorations focused on hands or feet. You can do these on yourself, or on someone else (who will thank you for [...]
An Integrated Approach to Infant Development Based on the Feldenkrais Method By Chava Shelhav, PhD with Orly Gat and Tomer Hollander Published by North Atlantic Books, Berkeley, California All Right Reserved Excerpt courtesy of Somatic Resources and North Atlantic Books. Available from FeldenkraisResources.com, Better Bookstores and Amazon.com First Steps: As Walking [...]
By Carolyn Palmer, GCFPCM, Ph.D. One day I could walk without much thought. Then one day I couldn’t, even with thought. It started with what felt like a pulled muscle in my back. Tense over my dog’s emergency surgery, I attributed the pain to those very anxious few days. But [...]
By Carol Montgomery, GCFP CM Move a foot forward. Move the other foot forward. Repeat until you reach your destination…the bathroom, the kitchen, the mailbox, up a hill, the grocery store. Oh, if only walking were only that simple. The joyful feeling of freedom in movement is often appreciated only when [...]
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 [...]
Ira Feinstein: How did you become interested in exploring how the Feldenkrais Method® can help those living with neuropathy? Becci Parsons: I’m a Feldenkrais® practitioner living with neuropathy. Over the course of my active life, I've had a number of disc injuries. My original disc herniation was in 1992, a year after I [...]