Ongoing: Easing Into Comfort
My intent on Tuesday is to bring you lessons that will be most likely to leave you with the experience of having had a noticeably pleasant "state-change." Nearly any Feldenkrais lesson is likely to do this, but these lessons change your state though easy, simple, very comfortable movement patterns. We frequently suggest during all lessons that you, “Just do what’s easy,” or “Only do the movement while it remains comfortable.” For each Tuesday class, I’ll continue to do my best to bring you lessons that encourage you to explore at that easy level, yet still have the same power of transformation you find with all lessons.
While putting together lessons for this series over the past several months, I've been reminded over and over of how spot-on, "less is more," can really feel. Come explore these delicious movements that will accrue in a way that makes you happy to be a human!
The Human Frame: Standing in a Doorway
At the beginning of the COVID pandemic, a very talented Feldenkrais Trainer, Larry Goldfarb, created a series of ten lessons to be done at home, via Zoom, that I found mind-blowing in terms of creativity and efficacy. I'll be revisiting all ten lessons during April, May and June.
The lessons utilize a doorframe to sometimes provide orientation, sometimes a place of rest, sometimes a means of constraint, sometimes for sensory feedback while moving. These very cleverly designed lessons are all done while standing (or leaning on the doorframe) and most are based on structures that Dr. Feldenkrais created and taught while his students were "free standing." The doorway is a wonderful tool that provides unique ATM structures that can only be experienced at home.
As with all Feldenkrais lessons, your sense of your own capability will improve, and you'll feel more competent, more secure and freer to do more of whatever you’d like to do. You’ll end up feeling great!
Free Fundamentals or
Feldenkrais / Mindfulness
Four times a year, on the last Saturday of the month, I teach a Feldenkrais fundamentals class. This class is offered free of charge. If you are new to the Feldenkrais Method, this is the class to try out. If you're curious, there is much more information available by clicking the button below.
Generally, on the first and third Saturdays of each month (but not always so check the calendar you'll find by clicking the button below), I teach a special 90-minute Feldenkrais / Mindfulness class where we explore the synergies of mindfulness practice and the Feldenkrais Method.
In his article, "Learn to Learn," Dr. Feldenkrais offers instructions for how, and some of the reasoning behind why, we ask you to pay attention in very specific ways during ATM class.
Learn to Learn (pdf)
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