In last week's post, I introduced this series on Quality Movement. In it, I suggest that good posture isn’t necessarily all its cracked up to be. And yet, you can improve your posture effortlessly the Feldenkrais® way. In this article, I'll show you what you're actually going to be looking for to make this happen. Lets take a look at another way to consider “posture”. I'll also explain more about the nature of the first of the four elements of quality movement, the absence of effort. … [Read more...]
Want Quality Movement? Learn the Feldenkrais® Less is More Rule
Moshe Feldenkrais was ahead of his time in understanding the need to do less to learn to have quality movement. I call this the "Feldenkrais Less is More Rule". Before I get into that, let's talk posture for a second. One of the biggest challenges people I work with must overcome is their beliefs about good posture. Suffering pain, they are often doing everything they can to have “good posture”. What they often don't realize is that all that effort they're putting into having good … [Read more...]
How the Feldenkrais Method® Changed A Young Woman’s Life
I’d like to tell you a story — a story of growth, struggle, discovery and a mind-blowing revelation. A story of how the Feldenkrais Method changed a life. Its about a girl born in the late 60’s to a loving family in a small lake town in cottage country. Life was pretty wonderful…Heck she was growing up in one of the most beautiful places in the world. She loved playing outside and got involved in all kinds of activities. She water-skied, wind surfed, kayaked, fished, played in the … [Read more...]
Feldenkrais for Lower Back Pain
This is edited reprint of a former post about Feldenkrais for lower back pain and why strength and flexibility don't cut it. This post is written specifically for people who want to understand why they’re having back pain even after doing everything they’ve been told by medical professionals and/or fitness coaches. And why the Feldenkrais approach to lower back pain can be the solution. If you want to... Read on... Because, struggling with chronic or recurring back issues is … [Read more...]
The Feldenkrais Path to Power & Grace:
Effortless Effort The Feldenkrais Way This is a an edited reprint of a previous post about one of Feldenkrais' four elements of quality movement: the absence of effort. Feldenkrais spent a great deal of time making it clear that... “….posture relates to action, and not to the maintenance of any given position. Acture would perhaps be a better word for it.”* He pointed out that the image of ideal posture shown in medical textbooks or on those medical charts with a plumb line … [Read more...]
Awareness Through Movement lessons – What’s the Point?!
A couple weeks ago a drop-in student asked me..."Awareness Through Movement (R) lessons - why do them?" She continued..."Can I ask you a really blunt question?" Me: "Sure - of course." Student: "What's the point?!! I mean, where are we going with this? Are there like...10 lessons...like a progression?" It seemed to me that she was frustrated and exasperated. She was having a lot of chronic pain issues. She used to teach exercises classes. Now she couldn't. Her pain was too bad. She was … [Read more...]