From a very young age I relished any kind of movement - dancing, running, climbing, biking, gymnastics, etc. Now in my early 70’s, I still love movement and am passionate about helping others to move better and feel good in their bodies! I began to study and practice yoga in [...]
At age 15 I found Richard Hittleman’s “28 days of Yoga” book in a local grocery store and began teaching myself yoga. Yoga felt so familiar to me, as if I had done it many times before. But 10 years later when I developed a severe lower back problem, yoga [...]
by Lavinia Plonka and MaryBeth Smith Marketing the Feldenkrais Method® offers unique challenges. A Feldenkrais® teacher could go into any environment: dance studio, tennis clinic, dental office, or a yoga studio -- and offer Awareness Through Movement® lessons that would help improve a person’s performance. Conversely, trying to attract people [...]
Sheri Cohen and Buffy Owens practice and teach both yoga and Feldenkrais® classes. We asked each of them for their best tips and guidelines for Feldenkrais teachers who want to create interesting and useful lessons for yoga students. They also suggested some lessons for you to study so you can [...]
By Sheri Cohen, GCFT This article originally appeared on the shericohenmovement.com blog. Photo by Chris Slupski on Unsplash There is a delicate duet we dance in the yoga classroom. How do I, as a teacher, lead without stepping on my partner’s (my students’) feet? If it is my goal—and it [...]
by Buffy Owens, GCFPThis article originally appeared on the Conscious Movements blog. Photo by Ksenia Makogonova on Unsplash The Feldenkrais Method can enhance your awareness and provide you with an anchor for self-study, both on and off of the yoga mat. In fact, the movements of the Feldenkrais Method [...]
by Sheri Cohen, GCFP Image via Wikipedia One of the governing principles shared by the Feldenkrais Method® and hatha yoga is the notion that our experiences in the movement classroom bring us closer to ourselves; and therefore give us new perspectives on our lives in general, which may lead to [...]
by Mercedes (Didi) von Deck, MD Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash The Feldenkrais Method® of somatic education and yoga are both practices that help people feel more at home in their bodies. Both use movement as a means for healing and as a means for transformation. While the ways [...]