By Gail Thompson Photo by the author. These times have highlighted the extent to which ethnic communities are segregated in our society, and Feldenkrais® practitioners are rightfully concerned about serving all of our communities. As an anthropologist, I am aware of the richness in other cultures that we can experience [...]
Ruthy Alon 1930-2020 The Feldenkrais® community has lost a great teacher. FGNA would like to share with our community the tribute letter sent to her daughter. Thank you, Ruthy. Dear Iris, It is with great sadness we share the loss of your mother, our beloved Ruthy Alon. Our hearts ache with [...]
By Emily Davis Editors’ note: We are republishing this article, written in 2013, along with the addendum below from the author. In looking back at this version of myself from seven years ago, I am particularly struck by the newness of all those ideas. Creating work with pleasure and time [...]
By Annie Thoe The majority of snow geese seemed to skip our western Washington feeding grounds this winter. I called a friend and Feldenkrais® colleague Martha Jordan who is also a swan biologist to ask about this bizarre event. Martha replied, “Yep, it’s weird. They mostly flew further south [...]
By Paulette Dolin Featured photo by Nijwam Swagiary on Unsplash In my perfect world, anyone going in for surgery would be surrounded by supportive, skilled, trusted people including medical professionals, family and friends. Based on my experience it doesn't always work that way. At those times in my life, practicing [...]
By Vicki Robinson Featured photo by Hasmik-ghazaryan-olson on Unsplash We’re designed to heal; it’s how our system works. The majority of people heal well from surgeries, and are able to move forward in their lives. There are also times when a past severe injury or surgery experience can continue to [...]
By Becky Behling Featured photo by Aditya Saxena on US This is a personal account of my experiences as an arthroplasty patient. In no way is this intended to be medical advice or substitute for the care of qualified medical professionals.• Arthroplasty, also known as joint replacement, is among the [...]
Photo by Mark Williams on Unsplash By Dorothy Henning, GCFP, Havening Techniques® Practitioner As the lights dim darkening the circus tent, our chatter descends into a hush. The spotlights bolt on, illuminating the center ring where our eyes dash, riveted to the image of a plumber crouched under a sink. [...]
By LeeAnn Starovasnik, GCFP, NLP Practitioner Photo by Jonathan Pendleton on Unsplash It’s not uncommon to hear friends say they feel “off balance” when life throws them a curveball. Since March, however, the year 2020 has thrown us countless ones. We live in extraordinary times. We’ve changed how we shop, [...]
by Laura Bond Photo by Nadim Merrikh on Unsplash The belief that “great actors need to struggle and suffer for their art” is perpetuated throughout training programs and within the profession. I knew this all too well as an actor in pursuit of an MFA degree in acting/directing in my [...]