The best person to help you is . . .you.
It is ok to question what a professional might tell you. I am going to get run out of town speaking like this. . . I will say it again and again; You were meant to move. You have many, many moving parts. It is my experience that students are often told to stop doing this or that – Don’t turn. Don’t rake. Don’t run. Of course, you should rest if you have a serious injury. But for chronic conditions, this thinking leads many people to use less of themselves. When you stop moving,...
Read MoreThinking about moving.
I think about how we move all the time . .. often at the expense of folding laundry or some other thing that needs doing. My experience as a Feldenkrais teacher has immersed me in the journey of paying attention, first to myself (our first order of learning in a Feldenkrais training) and now to my students. The positive effects of learning to attend to one’s own physical state – of breathing, of muscular effort (why use a lot, when a little is all you need?) – can be felt throughout your entire...
Read MoreIntroduction to The Feldenkrais Method (R)
If you are in pain and feel that you have tried every approach to getting out of pain, the Feldenkrais Method (R) can help you. In the living of our lives – stress, injury, repetitive motion, sitting at computer workstations – we develop movement patterns that use less and less of ourselves. When that happens, the parts that ARE still moving become overworked and are subject to more injury. Through using the principles of how your nervous system learns, I can help you put yourself back together...
Read MoreFunctional Integration Lessons
Individual sessions of the Feldenkrais Method (R) are called Functional Integration (R) sessions. These lessons are mostly done with the student lying on the table. Loose, comfortable clothing is best. As a Feldenkrais practitioner, I’ve been trained, through touch and observation, to understand the patterns of muscular effort each student uses in his/her movement. In a non-judgemental environment, we will work together to help you develop an awareness of your movement habits. Through this process, you will...
Read MoreHabit Busters – Challenging Rote Habits
Most of us do many things every day without thinking about them. Challenging rote habits creates space for learning and change in your brain. Here are just a few things you can do to “wake up your brain” and help your whole self stay on your cutting edge. Interlace your fingers. Now interlace them the other way. Move your head to the right, but look to the left with your eyes. Then do the opposite. Reach into your silverware drawer with your other hand. Put your pants on starting with the other leg. Turn...
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