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Articles: ATM Lessons
If Structural Limitations aren't as they Seem,
What Else is Possible?
The Information Age seems to have devolved into the Miss-information Age as we are inundated with…
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Author: Gabrielle Pullen, GCFP | Filed under: Introduction ATM Lessons Creativity Enriching Daily Life Functional Integration General Applications
What does an Awareness through Movement® Lesson look like?
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Experience the Method this summer in Amherst!
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Filed under: Introduction ATM Lessons
Unmasking
I recently heard the great stage and film actor Ben Vereen speak with the…
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Author: Gwendolyn Schwinke, GCFP | Filed under: Introduction ATM Lessons The Classroom Creativity Enriching Daily Life Functional Integration General Applications The Performing Arts
Uncoiling: A Case Study of Myself
Four years ago, after thirty years as a student of the Feldenkrais Method® and other somatic disciplines, I became… Continued...
Author: Judith Marcus | Filed under: Introduction ATM Lessons Balance and Falling Chronic Pain Creativity Enriching Daily Life Functional Integration General Applications Recovery Stress
Transformations: The Story of Peggy D.
Sometimes patients come in for physical therapy, fix the problem, and leave. Case closed.
Other times, their lives are… Continued...
Author: Greg Hullstrung, P.T. Co-Founder, H&D Physical Therapy | Filed under: Introduction ATM Lessons Balance and Falling Chronic Pain Enriching Daily Life General Applications
The Toddler in the Shower
Next to me at the swimming pool shower is a little girl, about 18 months old. She’s a tiny… Continued...
Author: Judy Windt, GCFP | Filed under: ATM Lessons Children
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 help… Continued...
Author: Lavinia Plonka | Filed under: ATM Lessons Flexibility
Inside the Skin of the Actor
The performing artist needs to develop a very high level of physical awareness in…
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Author: Andrew Dawson, Theatre Artist & Feldenkrais® Practitioner | Filed under: Introduction ATM Lessons The Classroom Creativity The Performing Arts
Shoulder Clock ATM Lesson
- Lie on your right side and support your head with a pillow or your right arm. Rest your…
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Author: Stacey Barrows, GCFP | Filed under: ATM Lessons The Shoulders
Paradigm for a New Millennium
In the dawning of this new era of instant communication, we move from one frenetic alert to another as… Continued...
Author: Gabrielle Pullen, GCFP | Filed under: Introduction ATM Lessons Creativity Enriching Daily Life Functional Integration General Applications Recovery
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 stand… Continued...
Author: Robbie Ofir, PhD, PT | Filed under: ATM Lessons Balance and Falling
Maintaining Mobility: The Feldenkrais Method® and Multiple Sclerosis
Maintaining mobility is a concern for everyone, especially as we age, but for people with MS…
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Author: Susan Dillon, GCFP | Filed under: Introduction ATM Lessons Flexibility General Applications Recovery
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 tired… Continued...
Author: Miriam Levenson | Filed under: ATM Lessons Stress
Leg Tilt: An Awareness Through Movement® Lesson
- With your arms and legs long at your side, feel your contact with the floor. Take a guess:…
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Author: Frank Wildman | Filed under: ATM Lessons The Back
Compassion & Balance Inside & Out
There’s a paradigm shift happening today. More and more people are realizing we “think” with our bodies. This shift… Continued...
Author: Catherine Mitchell, GCFP | Filed under: Introduction ATM Lessons Children The Classroom Creativity Enriching Daily Life Flexibility General Applications
In The Middle of Things - Halfway through Training
When I was young, my Irish grandfather told me “Son, when you leave a place make sure to look… Continued...
Author: Terence McPartland | Filed under: Introduction ATM Lessons Functional Integration General Applications Martial Arts Posture
Improving Dance by Slowing Down
When I first encountered the Feldenkrais Method® of somatic education, I was recovering from a serious…
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Author: Erica Trivett, GCFP | Filed under: Introduction ATM Lessons Balance and Falling Creativity General Applications The Performing Arts Recovery
ATM Lesson: How Do You Write?
Here is a simple way to introduce movement into your classroom without disrupting the room. It is written for… Continued...
Filed under: ATM Lessons Children The Classroom
Head and Eyes and Balance: An Awareness Through Movement® Lesson
- Find a nice place to stand, a wooden floor, or better, outside, with grass, sand, or small gravel…
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Author: Chris Elms, GCFP | Filed under: ATM Lessons Balance and Falling
A Flip of the Hip
When it comes to performance, what can you expect from a Feldenkrais® lesson? Each performer is likely to have… Continued...
Author: Jean Elvin, GCFP | Filed under: Introduction ATM Lessons The Classroom Creativity Enriching Daily Life Flexibility General Applications The Performing Arts Voice Training Yoga
The Feldenkrais Method® for Effortless Riding
How many times have you gotten on your horse and thought, “I am so stiff!”… Continued...Author: Wendy Murdoch, GCFP | Filed under: Introduction ATM Lessons General Applications Sports
Coming to Our Senses in Portland
Author: Suzane Van Amburgh, FGNA Conference Coordinator | Filed under: Introduction ATM Lessons Enriching Daily Life General Applications
How the Feldenkrais Method® Changed my Organization
The Feldenkrais Method first began to move me in a workshop for my art. I was studying maskwork and… Continued...
Author: Emily Davis | Filed under: Introduction ATM Lessons Creativity Enriching Daily Life General Applications The Performing Arts
Awareness Through Movement® Classes at a Nursing Home
“What you can do you can imagine, and what you can imagine you can do.” – Moshe Feldenkrais
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Author: Louise Vesper, GCFP | Filed under: ATM Lessons The Elder Citizen Special Needs
Awareness and Control
Two years ago, my student Claire felt in control of her life. A professional flutist, she had a full-time… Continued...
Author: Stacey Pelinka, GCFP | Filed under: ATM Lessons Chronic Pain Recovery
Try This: An Awareness Through Movement® Lesson
Sit comfortably in a chair, with both feet on the floor and your back… Continued...Author: Chris Elms, GCFP | Filed under: Introduction ATM Lessons Enriching Daily Life
ATM Lesson: How Far Can You Turn?
Here is a short Awareness Through Movement® lesson for you to enjoy. By doing it, you will demonstrate to… Continued...
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Applying the Feldenkrais Method® in the Martial Arts
Today’s martial artists are concerned about what can they do to be more flexible, and injury free. As a… Continued...
Author: Charlie Velez, GCFP | Filed under: ATM Lessons Martial Arts
Actions & Emotions: Deepening Our Somatic Dialogue
- Find a nice place to stand, a wooden floor, or better, outside, with grass, sand, or small gravel…
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- With your arms and legs long at your side, feel your contact with the floor. Take a guess:…
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