I first encountered Awareness Through Movement® lessons because I was in pain. At 47, I literally crawled into my first class with back pain. That single lesson relieved my pain enough that I became committed to daily practice. What I didn’t realize at the time was that I was also [...]
Think back to being a child—falling over was just part of the fun! Yet, as we mature, the act of falling becomes increasingly perilous and is often accompanied by significant fear. We’ve gathered a collection of stories and anecdotes from our global community of Feldenkrais practitioners to highlight a simple [...]
Prevent Injury and Recover Quickly from Gravity’s Embrace I’ve been falling all my life. As a child, I often found myself lying face down in the mud, grass or street without realizing how I got there. One memorable fall pitched me head first down the stairs. Before I could cry, [...]
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 [...]
Understanding Neuroplastic Pain aka Learned Pain Over the past few years, I’ve been on a learning journey to understand the root cause of chronic pain that has no structural or mechanical cause. I’ve struggled with chronic tension and anxiety most of my adult life, but it wasn’t until part way [...]
Doctors, Physical & Occupational Therapists are all taught to see and treat pain locally, I.E. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome as an issue at the volar wrist, and Tennis Elbow in the lateral elbow. Yet as with my trained Feldenkrais eye, I have learned that these diagnoses indicate where the symptoms appear, [...]
I heard someone ask what kinds of movements the pelvis can make: Far beyond what any psychologist can think up. - Moshe Feldenkrais, Esalen: Lesson #42 In the Feldenkrais Method we move a lot and we talk a lot too. Feldenkrais dedicated his life to movement, but he was also [...]
Imagine facing any new challenge, one you might rather sidestep if you were being honest. Still, you have a pretty good sense you can roll with it. After all, our evolution and survival have depended on adaptability. We all aspire to be more malleable and creative in our physical being, [...]
I was pivoting forward in my new career at 23 years old, as a policy and consultation officer in the community sector, when my hand began to hurt. Then my arm, my neck, and so on. Handwriting, telephoning on a landline, and being hypervigilant due to my passion for my [...]
How did you begin your journey with the Feldenkrais Method? From high school through grad school I studied to be a concert pianist. I discovered Feldenkrais while I was trying to recover from a music performance-related injury. Medical approaches didn’t help, and eventually one of my teachers sent me to [...]