An Advanced Online Training taught by Larry Goldfarb. Sponsored by CORR, the Council of Regional Representatives of FGNA.
4 days. Originally taught: Feb 14-15, Feb 28-Mar 1, 2026
You’ll learn how to turn a habit’s reappearance into a crucial, effective step in your student’s journey. We’ll apply this paradigm to both ATM® classes and FI® lessons so you can:
- Master the “Long Game:”
Learn both classic and contemporary strategies for making learning last. - Update the Autopilot:
Understand the crucial role of awareness in long-term learning. - Reframe failure:
Transform a student’s “relapse” into a breakthrough. - Learn experientially:
Apply this approach for yourself and find out how well it works
- Teach with confidence:
Manage expectations constructively
Preparing for the Return of the Habit
We have probably all heard it. As you’ve surely noticed by now, habits return. This can be disappointing and frustrating for both students and teachers. While a Feldenkrais® lesson can be astounding and even life-changing, old ways of carrying and holding oneself are likely to recur.
But here’s the thing: the fact that a habit keeps coming back is not a bug; it’s a feature. It’s the sign of successful learning. Whether it’s catching a frisbee, balancing on one leg, or walking, the things we once had to focus on become second nature. What required conscious attention no longer does: the autopilot has taken over.
The problem is that when the “uninvited guest” (the old habit) returns, students feel like they’ve failed. They wonder if they aren’t “aware” enough, or if the method—or the teacher—isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. This doesn’t exactly build on success, does it?
If we do not prepare our students for the inevitable return, we set them up for failure.
In this advanced training, we will flip the script. You’ll learn how to turn a habit’s reappearance into a crucial, effective step in your student’s journey. We’ll apply this paradigm to both ATM® classes and FI® lessons so you can:
- Master the “Long Game:” Learn both classic and contemporary strategies for making learning last.
- Update the Autopilot:Understand the crucial role of awareness in long-term learning.
- Reframe failure:Transform a student’s “relapse” into a breakthrough.
- Learn experientially:Apply this approach for yourself and find out how well it works
- Teach with confidence:Manage expectations constructively
Are you ready to take the next step in your professional development? If so, please join us for this unique opportunity to deepen your understanding, refine your observational acuity, and improve your abilities.
About the instructor:
Larry Goldfarb, CFT, MSME, Ph.D., is an internationally recognized Feldenkrais teacher and trainer, NLP trainer, movement scientist, and multimedia author. He has been practicing Moshe’s method for 48 years, teaching it for 43, and training others to teach it for 33. Dr. Goldfarb has taught at universities, hospitals, clinics, dance companies, workplaces of all kinds, music conservatories, and orchestras in 15 countries and has directed teacher training programs on three continents.
Larry has spent decades figuring out how to make the ‘aha!’ moment of a Feldenkrais lesson last a lifetime. Currently, he focuses on fostering the international Feldenkrais professional community and on contributing to the method’s future. He provides in-person and online postgraduate support and supervision for his colleagues. In addition, he maintains his private practice in Santa Cruz, CA.