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Yoga and The Feldenkrais Method®

Born with three fused vertebrae in my neck, by my early twenties I was beginning to experience pain…   Continued...

Author: Diane Valentine, GCFP    |    Filed under: Chronic Pain  Recovery  Yoga  

Workshops and Events Around the Country: Winter/Spring 2007

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A Flexible Spine - Forward Bending: A Workshop in the Feldenkrais Method®
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Why Strain to See?

I had been seeing Elizabeth for about a year. She had had a history of eye maladies—iritis (inflammation),…   Continued...

Author: Kathy Yates    |    Filed under: Vision  

Why Limit Yourself?

As a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitionercm for almost 20 years, I’ve worked with many people in my practice…   Continued...

Author: Katrin Smithback    |    Filed under: Enriching Daily Life  General Applications  

When Working Out

If you train for competition or for your own general fitness, the Feldenkrais Method® includes some familiar principles.…   Continued...

Filed under: Sports  

When to Consider Feldenkrais Lessons

Martial artists tend to reflect the general population in terms of when they seek out someone like a…   Continued...

Filed under: Martial Arts  

Welcome to the World of Conscious Living

When I think of functioning fully, I think: “How can this person experience becoming more alive?” I find…   Continued...

Author: Annie R. Thoe    |    Filed under: Enriching Daily Life  General Applications  

Walking the Earth

Have you ever walked outdoors at dawn and sensed the earth turn on its axis towards the sun?…   Continued...

Author: Deedee Eisenberg    |    Filed under: Walking  

Walking is with the Whole Body

From the first time Robert walked into my office, his walking was quite distinctive. His mother had made…   Continued...

Author: Andrew Wright    |    Filed under: Walking  

Waking Up James

When I first met seven-year-old James, he showed definite signs of autistic behavior: no eye contact, random speech,…   Continued...

Author: Charlotte Palumbo    |    Filed under: Balance and Falling  Special Needs  

Vital Use of Your Arms

Do you notice that you are lifting your arms overhead less and less as the years progress? Recent…   Continued...

Author: Pati Holman, GCFP    |    Filed under: The Shoulders  

Using the Feldenkrais Method to Heighten Musical Awareness and Skill

Like many musicians, I came to the Feldenkrais Method in the course of dealing with a repetitive stress…   Continued...

Author: Elisabeth Reed, GCFT    |    Filed under: The Performing Arts  

Using Awareness Through Movement® Lessons to Change Your Life

I developed and taught several sessions of a graduate workshop on “The Art of Change: Somatic Awareness and…   Continued...

Author: Kathryn Goldman Schuyler    |    Filed under: Enriching Daily Life  General Applications  

Upcoming Workshops and Events Around North America

All Workshops Are Taught By Authorized Teachers

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Upcoming Events

Cultivating Awareness.... Realizing its value

Taught by Diana Razumny
March 1-2, Boulder, CO
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Training the Actor's Instrument

What do Peter Brook, Whoopi Goldberg and Mike Nichols have in common? They use Awareness Through Movement® for…   Continued...

Filed under: The Performing Arts  

Three Easy “Peaces” for Deep Relaxation and Stress Relief

Take All the Time You Need for Each Breath
The whole world may be hurried, worried…   Continued...

Author: Michael Krugman    |    Filed under: Stress  

The Professor

In March 1999, this 72-year-old Brandeis University educator and Vipassana meditator limped into Wellspace, the integrative center where…   Continued...

Author: Deborah Lotus    |    Filed under: The Elder Citizen  

The Outstanding Student

Alice looked like the proverbial little old lady with her white hair, twinkling blue eyes, and cane. She…   Continued...

Author: Felicia Noelle Trujillo    |    Filed under: The Elder Citizen  

The Magic Piccolo

Linda, a piccolo player came to see me because her fingers were stiffening up when she came to…   Continued...

Author: John Tarr    |    Filed under: The Performing Arts  

The Lesson

Henry, a 75-year-old, prize-winning composer and pianist had his first experience with the Feldenkrais Method® when he was…   Continued...

Author: Mary Spire    |    Filed under: The Performing Arts  

The Language of Permission

How do I not use the Feldenkrais Method® in my work with dance? Some basic principles from the…   Continued...

Author: Sondra Fraleigh    |    Filed under: The Performing Arts  

The Joy of Discovery

Yoga poses and movements are meant to unfold from the core of an individual’s spine, breath, and awareness,…   Continued...

Author: Deedee Eisenberg, Ph.D.    |    Filed under: Yoga  

The Impossible Became Easy

Oh, I can do this!” professional artist Theresa Ganley remembers an inner voice exclaiming as she experienced her…   Continued...

Filed under: Chronic Pain  

The How, the When, and the Where

Creativity is not limited to artists and performers, it can be developed by all of us in our…   Continued...

Author: Alan Questel    |    Filed under: Creativity  

The Functioning of the Eyes and the Rest of Yourself

Paul came to me for lessons complaining of pain in his lower back. What I noticed early on…   Continued...

Author: Carl Ginsburg    |    Filed under: Vision  

The Feldenkrais Method® and Me

Six years ago I was diagnosed with osteoarthritis. At first I had severe pain in my right groin.…   Continued...

Author: Jane Larus    |    Filed under: Chronic Pain  Walking  

The Feldenkrais Method: An Introduction

The Feldenkrais Method is an approach for improving both physical and mental functioning through the exploration of body…   Continued...

Author: The Feldenkrais Method®: An Introduction    |    Filed under: Introduction  

The Feldenkrais Method with Yoga and Tai Chi

Yoga, a practice that was developed well over three thousand years ago and formally organized into a methodological…   Continued...

Author: Josef DellaGrotte, Ph.D.    |    Filed under: Martial Arts  Yoga  

The Feldenkrais Method with Atypical Children

For the past several years, Feldenkrais® Practitioner, Linda Flanders, has been working with atypical children; those who have…   Continued...

Filed under: Children  Special Needs  

The Feldenkrais Method in the Yoga Class

Yoga classes have always been a gathering point for people with widely diverging abilities, interests, and states of…   Continued...

Author: Ofer Erez    |    Filed under: Yoga  

The Feldenkrais Method in Music Training

The world’s largest school for contemporary music, with close to 3,000 students, Berklee College of Music offers Awareness…   Continued...

Filed under: Creativity  The Performing Arts  

The Feldenkrais Method in Adult Literacy

Rob Black, a Feldenkrais® practitioner in Canada teaches Awareness Through Movement® classes to students in a college offering…   Continued...

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The Feldenkrais Method for Children with Cerebral Palsy

The first scholarly research paper on the use of the Feldenkrais Method® with children was written by Chava…   Continued...

Filed under: Children  Special Needs  

The Feldenkrais Method for "Silent Sports"

I doubt if I’m alone in my frustration as I read about involved, time consuming training programs on…   Continued...

Author: Ruth Jaeger    |    Filed under: Sports  

The Feldenkrais Method Can Expand Musical Freedom, Experimentation and Imagination

The Feldenkrais Method has been used to improve body awareness and enhance the functioning of a wide variety…   Continued...

Author: Uri Vardi, GCFT    |    Filed under: The Performing Arts  

The Feldenkrais Method and the Dancing Hip

I was a professional dancer, choreographer and teacher for over twenty years when I began to experience stabbing…   Continued...

Author: Cathy Paine    |    Filed under: The Performing Arts  

The Feldenkrais Method and Dance

The slow, gentle, and graceful movements that comprise the Feldenkrais Method® have much to offer the dance world.…   Continued...

Author: Nancy Galeota-Wozny    |    Filed under: The Performing Arts  

The Eyes Have It

Sabine Thompson does translation work on a freelance basis. She spends many hours in front of a word…   Continued...

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The Difference that Makes a Difference

Sixty-nine-year old Lisa Crandall had back problems for years. Since the late 60’s she did yoga off and…   Continued...

Filed under: The Elder Citizen  

The Art of Learning

The martial arts could be described, as Webster does, “as any of the several arts of combat and…   Continued...

Filed under: Martial Arts  

The Art of Falling

I’ve always been fascinated by falling. Long before discovering the Feldenkrais Method®, I had dreams that I was…   Continued...

Author: Alan S. Questel    |    Filed under: Balance and Falling  

Tennis Everyone!

How would you like to become incredibly coordinated in all movement essential to playing winning tennis? What if…   Continued...

Author: Gil Kelly    |    Filed under: Sports  

Taking Steps to Recovery

"I was leading a very active life style when I developed a neuroma (a mass growing from a…   Continued...

Author: Bruce Richmond    |    Filed under: Recovery  

T'ai Chi and the Feldenkrais Method

T’ai Chi and the Feldenkrais Method® both see natural human movement as involving the entire person in a…   Continued...

Author: Ralph Strauch, Ph.D., G.C.F.P.    |    Filed under: Martial Arts  

Surviving Pumps

Whether you’re buying cross trainers or stilettos, there is a lot more to choosing shoes than color, style,…   Continued...

Author: Candace Conino    |    Filed under: Walking  

Supporting Methods

With 14 years of experience as a Certified Kripalu Yoga teacher and 7 years as a Feldenkrais® practitioner,…   Continued...

Author: Marcia Giudice    |    Filed under: Yoga  

Support for Creative Expression: The Feldenkrais Method with Actors

When working with actors, I have combined elements of the Feldenkrais Method with text and movement work. Various…   Continued...

Author: Bob Feldman    |    Filed under: Creativity  The Performing Arts  

Stress at an Early Age

We have created and now live in a fast paced technological world. Our children are taught about computers…   Continued...

Author: Linda Flanders    |    Filed under: Stress  

Staying Flexible on the Road: An Awareness Through Movement® Lesson

Traveling can cause stiffness and discomfort for many of us. The following small Awareness Through Movement sequence can…   Continued...

Author: Lavinia Plonka    |    Filed under: ATM Lessons  Flexibility  

Southeast Region: Bringing Practitioners and Students Together Across 12 States

Welcome to our first Regional Feature. Each new issue of SenseAbility will look at a region and spotlight…   Continued...

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Skeletal Awareness Can Help You Be More Comfortable Throughout the Day

The following experiment will help you experience how the position of your feet can affect the comfort of…   Continued...

Author: Pamela Kihm, GCFT    |    Filed under: The Workplace  

Sitting Comfortably

Many people have the idea that the pelvis should be “vertical” to have proper posture for sitting. This…   Continued...

Author: Jean Elvin    |    Filed under: Posture  

Side Effects You Want

The Student Says:
As I wound my way up the highway from Los Angeles,I felt myself…   Continued...

Author: Carolyn Garfinkel and Kate Jurgens    |    Filed under: Yoga  

Shoulder Clock ATM Lesson

  1. Lie on your right side and support your head with a pillow or your right arm. Rest…   Continued...

    Author: Stacey Barrows, GCFP    |    Filed under: ATM Lessons  The Shoulders  

    Seniors in the Sunshine State

    It’s been said that it’s not important how old you are, but how you are old. Of the…   Continued...

    Author: Barbara Leverone    |    Filed under: The Elder Citizen  

    Sean, Who Learned to be Tall

    A charming six year-old, Sean had bright red hair, twinkling green eyes and a spray of freckles. This…   Continued...

    Author: Felicia Noelle Trujillo    |    Filed under: The Back  

    Rolling With It

    When Steven first came to see me, it was about his yoga practice. He explained to me that…   Continued...

    Author: Lavinia Plonka    |    Filed under: Martial Arts  

    Rib “Cage” or Rib “Basket?”

    Most of us grew up calling the bony structure that surrounds and protects the heart and lungs a…   Continued...

    Author: Pamela Kihm, GCFP    |    Filed under: The Shoulders  

    Repetitive Strain Tips

    One of the focuses of the Feldenkrais Method® is on how we move and what that can that…   Continued...

    Author: Cliff Smyth    |    Filed under: Chronic Pain  The Workplace  

    Regaining Balance

    She couldn’t run. She couldn’t keep her balance. Even walking became difficult. For the last 33 years, Holly…   Continued...

    Filed under: Balance and Falling  Special Needs  

    Refining the Instrument That Plays the Instrument

    Billie read about the Feldenkrais Method® in Candace Pert’s book Molecules of Emotion. She had been having difficulty…   Continued...

    Author: Barbara Goldberg    |    Filed under: The Performing Arts  

    Recognize, Relax and Recover

    Stress is a fact of everyday living – it’s here to stay, and we need to learn to…   Continued...

    Author: Barbara Leverone    |    Filed under: Stress  

    Reclaiming Mobility

    Three and a half years ago, Rona Stanton had the shock of her life. What doctors diagnosed as…   Continued...

    Author: Lavinia Plonka    |    Filed under: Recovery  

    Reclaim Easier Movement

    Kathy Whipps, a 70 year-old, down-to-earth, spirited British grandmother, came to the US two years ago to live…   Continued...

    Author: Meryl Nadell    |    Filed under: The Elder Citizen  

    Positive Changes for Horse and Rider

    I am a fifty-five year old equestrian. When I decided to get back into riding several years ago,…   Continued...

    Author: Marsha Ivany    |    Filed under: Pilates  

    Playing Music "The Feldenkrais® Way": An Interview with Aliza Stewart, GCFP

    A professional pianist, Aliza Stewart began to study the Feldenkrais Method® 23 years ago.  Since then she has…   Continued...

    Author: Lavinia Plonka, GCFP    |    Filed under: Creativity  The Performing Arts  

    Pins and Needles

    What do heads and bowling balls have in common? They’re both round and heavy and can offer a…   Continued...

    Author: Elise Cheval    |    Filed under: Sports  

    Personal and Professional Experience with Chronic Pain

    Practitioner Meena Narula has been working with persons experiencing chronic pain for over a decade. As a physical…   Continued...

    Filed under: Chronic Pain  

    Our Bodily Stress Response and the Feldenkrais Method

    Stress impacts the health of our body and mind—often in negative ways. The Feldenkrais Method offers a fun…   Continued...

    Author: Andrew Wright    |    Filed under: Stress  

    NYPD Blue – Through with Stress

    As a community service, I have been teaching Awareness Through Movement® lessons at several New York City precinct…   Continued...

    Author: Michael Krugman    |    Filed under: Stress  

    NORTHWEST REGION – The Larger View and Local Perspective

    The Northwest Region of FGNA consists of the states of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington. The region…   Continued...

    Author: Susan Wildwood, GCFP, Northwest Regional Representative    |    Filed under:

    Neuroplasticity and The Feldenkrais Method®

    Your brain loves to learn. In fact it thrives on acquiring new skills such as playing a musical…   Continued...

    Author: Eileen Bach-y-Rita, GCFP    |    Filed under: Creativity  The Elder Citizen  Enriching Daily Life  General Applications  The Performing Arts  Recovery  Stress  

    Natural Voice Training with the Feldenkrais Method

    Human vocal production is a phenomenon that requires the development of complex integration skills in ourselves, with elaborate…   Continued...

    Author: Richard Corbeil    |    Filed under: Voice Training  

    Moving While Standing Still: An Awareness Through Movement® lesson

    Find a short stool, a thick phone book, or use a stairway step about 6 inches high and…   Continued...

    Author: Robbie Ofir, PhD, PT    |    Filed under: ATM Lessons  Balance and Falling  

    Moving in Spite of Post-Polio Syndrome

    Being a polio survivor and self-propelling a wheelchair for 40-plus years can leave one with lots of shoulder…   Continued...

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    Moving From Your Center In All Directions

    I love to introduce the Feldenkrais Method® into my teaching. My first Awareness Through Movement® classes were, in…   Continued...

    Author: Leslie Wilder, GCFP    |    Filed under: Martial Arts  

    Movement as Muse

    During the Feldenkrais Method® lessons called Awareness Through Movement®, we literally practice the skills most called into play…   Continued...

    Author: Nancy Galeota-Wozny    |    Filed under: Creativity  

    Movement as a Model of Learning

    "It has always been my dream to introduce Feldenkrais® to the schools’ main curriculum, as a subject in…   Continued...

    Filed under: Children  Special Needs  

    Martial Arts IS Integrated Movement

    Jack Hoban is an executive in the health industry, holds a 10º Dan in Ninpo Taijutsu, and teaches…   Continued...

    Author: by Eric James    |    Filed under: Martial Arts  

    Martial Arts

    Martial artists from all combat disciplines have found that the slow, gentle movements of the Feldenkrais Method® help…   Continued...

    Filed under: Martial Arts  Sports  

    Life is Problems: Stress Relief in a Stressed-Out Society

    Life is, in essence, a series of problems. Our earliest problems are “Where’s food? I’m hungry” or “I’m…   Continued...

    Author: Miriam Levenson    |    Filed under: ATM Lessons  Stress  

    Leg Tilt: An Awareness Through Movement® Lesson

    1. With your arms and legs long at your side, feel your contact with the floor. Take a…   Continued...

      Author: Frank Wildman    |    Filed under: ATM Lessons  The Back  

      Learning Pleasure: Alleviating Chronic Pain with the Feldenkrais Method

      Catherine came to me complaining of chronic pain and fatigue. Her physician had diagnosed her with Fibromyalgia, and…   Continued...

      Author: Frank Wildman, Ph.D., G.C.F.T.    |    Filed under: Chronic Pain  

      Learning a Second Movement Language

      "You want me to what???” The instructor repeats, “Scoop in the abs, slide your ribs down the front…   Continued...

      Author: Darcia Dexter Negrin, GCFT    |    Filed under: Pilates  

      It's All in Your Head

      Picture a human skeleton. The kind you see in anatomy classes, hanging on a stand, waiting for students…   Continued...

      Author: Lavinia Plonka    |    Filed under: Head, Neck and Jaw  

      Invite All of You to Participate

      "You are more than eyes.” This was my response to a potential client who asked if his eyesight…   Continued...

      Author: Katherine Rogers    |    Filed under: Vision  

      In Their Own Words: Students at the Berklee College of Music Talk About the Feldenkrais Method

      Over the past 9 years almost 1000 music students have taken Awareness Through Movement® classes at Berklee College…   Continued...

      Author: Richard Ehrman    |    Filed under: The Performing Arts  

      Improve to Move Yourself

      For the past few years, it has been my great pleasure to teach weekly Awareness Through Movement® lessons…   Continued...

      Author: Michael Carmody    |    Filed under: Enriching Daily Life  General Applications  

      ATM Lesson: How Do You Write?

      Here is a simple way to introduce movement into your classroom without disrupting the room. It is written…   Continued...

      Filed under: ATM Lessons  Children  The Classroom  

      Horeseback Riding

      Horseback riding, like other sports, demands coordination, timing and direction. The Feldenkrais Method® lends itself beautifully to improving…   Continued...

      Filed under: Sports  

      Helping People to “Rediscover Their Arms”

      As a physical therapist that specializes with shoulders, I have seen problems following surgeries, accidents and poor usage.…   Continued...

      Author: Stacey Barrows, GCFP    |    Filed under: The Shoulders  

      Healing the Heart: the Feldenkrais Part

      Kenn Chase has been on the leading edge of treatment programs for people with heart disease for almost…   Continued...

      Filed under: Special Needs  

      Head and Eyes and Balance: An Awareness Through Movement® Lesson

      1. Find a nice place to stand, a wooden floor, or better, outside, with grass, sand, or small…   Continued...

        Author: Chris Elms, GCFP    |    Filed under: ATM Lessons  Balance and Falling  

        Growing Taller

        The young woman, in my office for the first time, spoke to me about her back pain. She…   Continued...

        Author: Ann Harman    |    Filed under: Posture  

        Getting to Know the Neighborhood

        One of the appeals of yoga is its large number of interesting and inventive poses, called asanas. While…   Continued...

        Author: Maureen McHugh    |    Filed under: Yoga  

        Getting More Out of Pilates

        Throughout my whole life, it seems as if I have been on a mission to improve myself. I…   Continued...

        Author: Peggy Z. Protz, GCFT    |    Filed under: Pilates  

        Gaining Control

        Eating disorders - anorexia and bulimia - are addictions by which one has gratification through control by denial.…   Continued...

        Author: Donna Maebori    |    Filed under: Recovery  

        Fun Walks

        Here is an exploration of walking that is an enjoyable way to turn your walking into an easy,…   Continued...

        Author: Ann Harman    |    Filed under: Walking  

        Freeing Your Body Towards Greater Motion and Emotion

        A saxophone player once came to me suffering through arm, shoulder and back pain. He was familiar with…   Continued...

        Author: Patricia Holman    |    Filed under: The Performing Arts  

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