2019 could be a year in which calm, physical grounding and the ability to respond with intelligence from our hearts will be important. I invite you to explore these qualities in yourself as you learn to connect to yourself more deeply in Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement® classes. Using sensation and attention, we use non-habitual movement to study our existing patterns and habits of movement, as well as thinking, emotion. We reconnect our brains and bodies, reduce pain, rediscover ourselves, restore balance and joy, so that we can meet each day in a more mindful, active, and effective way.Classes begin again next week on Tues, January 8.
The class schedule and cost are the same as last year. I've reposted them below. If you are interested in attending class for the first time, here's what to do:
- Email me for the important class hand info (How to get the most from a Feldenkrais class).
- Come 15 mins early to meet with me when you come to your first class.
- Bring a blanket or similar, a small towel, water and dress in warm layers in winter.
We work on the same lesson from Tues-Sat., to give you the opportunity to do a class more than once, by far the most beneficial way to progress, though our busy schedules may challenge us. If you can, make a commitment to come to at least 3-5 classes in a row (one or more per week), to create a base from which your learning will ground itself and accelerate.Dr. Feldenkrais designed lessons to be done at you own level, including, when necessary, visualizing or imagining doing certain movements that are difficult, and never doing anything that strains you or causes pain. If you do, this is not doing Feldenkrais. All of this information is addressed clearly in the class handout.
Movement is the vehicle for sensing and feeling what is easy for us and what is more challenging, then slowly going forward and improving from this place. There is no prescribed 'form' -- you seek your inner capacity, then gently undertake the individual, non-habitual movements from that mindful place, even if the lesson becomes more vigorous.
Please contact me (using the contact form on my website, upper right corner) if you have any questions about classes, the Feldenkrais Method, your situation, or my training.
2019 CLASS SCHEDULE
--TUESDAYs at Noon-1:30, 250 Bell St., park in the rear lot, enter through the back door.--THURSDAYs at 5:00-6:30 pm, Reno Buddhist Center, 820 Plumas, at Taylor. Enter on Taylor St., all the way to the back of the hallway, in the Hiroma Room.
--SATURDAYs at 10-11:30 am, 250 Bell St., park in front, enter through the front door.
COST: $15 drop-in, 10-class card for $120, and a need-based sliding scale for those who need it. I don't take credit cards at this time.
I look forward to working together this year to bring a more meaningful connection with ourselves to life, enhancing our ability to move, think, act and be more effective in the world in ourselves and around us. If you have any questions, please contact me. Meanwhile know that with just a little commitment and curiosity, you have far more ability to improve your movement comfort, efficiency and wellbeing than you may imagine.
Best wishes and awesome movement!
Carole Bucher, BA, GCFP
Reno Feldenkrais Integrative Movement
