by MaryBeth Smith, GCFP Is it just me, or are you also mildly annoyed with the steady stream of social media posts about people who have done amazing things with their spare time during coronavirus lockdown? For example, a woman in India has transformed her apartment balcony into a producing [...]
by MaryBeth Smith, GCFPArticle originally appeared on the SomaQuest blog During the pandemic, many Feldenkrais® students have continued to attend classes online. My students tell me they value the opportunity to maintain some consistency in their routines, and to have the variety of another activity to break up the time [...]
by Mark Reese Moshe Pinhas Feldenkrais was born on May 6, 1904, in Slavuta, in the present-day Ukrainian Republic. When he was a small boy his family moved to the nearby town of Korets. By 1912 his family moved to Baranovich in what is, today, Belarus. While Baranovich endured many [...]
We welcome you to the world of the Feldenkrais Method® of somatic education!If you are planning to enjoy a class online at home, here are a just a few things you need to know to prepare, so you can get the most out of the lesson, and so the teacher [...]
Photo by twinsfisch on Unsplash How are you? Where does the time go each day?Whether you are stress-baking, cleaning out closets, binging on Netflix, or all of the above, we see you and want you to know that you're not alone. Some are dealing with boredom and "bottom of the [...]
Join Feldenkrais® students across North America for online learning. Now you can take a class from any location at the time that is most convenient for you. Simply go to this calendar of classes and teachers, created by Rob Black, GCFP in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Enjoy exploring the vast variety of classes [...]
Excerpted and adapted from Lavinia Plonka's book: Playing in the Kitchen It’s 3:57AM. I shuffle toward the bathroom in the dark trying to stay half asleep so that my return to the covers will immediately return me to dreamland. I know I have to go to the bathroom when [...]
by Gabrielle Pullen, MFA, GCFP Photo by Daphne on Unsplash A partnership based on control and intimidation is no partnership at all. It is an abuse of authority. The horse-and-rider relationship at its best looks light, free and effortless. This stems from the communication that flows between them. The perfect [...]
by Russ Mitchell, Authorized Awareness Through Movement® Teacher Photo by Shane Avery on Unsplash Got stiff legs that feel like they’re in prison, no matter how much you stretch? That was me in high school. I was a Navy Brat and moved a lot, and when we lived in Rhode Island I worked [...]
An interview with Feldenkrais® Trainer Jeff Haller by Gabrielle Pullen Photo by Heather Ford on Unsplash SA: Jeff, how did you first encounter the Feldenkrais Method? JH: In 1972, Moshe did a tour up the west coast. When he taught in Portland, Oregon, my speech professor, a guy named Sam [...]