Class This Week:
As I have taught and studied Dr. Feldenkrais' work during the last 10 years, I sometimes encounter lessons which surprise me and remind me of his amazing understanding of the intricate relationships between the nervous system, brain and body. In Awareness Through Movement® class yesterday I had such an experience. The lesson was a jaw -- TMJ (temporomandibular joint) and pelvis-knee lesson, with an amazing surprise. The lesson also has a huge impact on balance!
We worked deeply and quietly with the eyes, jaw and pelvis, and coordinated taking the knees right and left. In the middle of class we got up and walked a bit to sense what had changed on the side we had just worked on -- and the experience was phenomenal. The entire right side had stabilized and organized in a way that was exponentially beyond what it seemed we had done. BALANCE was profoundly affected, meaning the work went deep into the organization of body via the work with eyes and jaw, the nervous system.
There are more than 2000 Feldenkrais® Awareness Through Movement® lessons, each meticulously designed to address particular areas of the body and function, using self-awareness during non-habitual, mindful movement. Of these, about 750 were developed by Dr. Feldenkrais himself. The balance are extensions or variations developed by his small group of students, early students who worked and trained directly with Dr. Feldenkrais, and others who completed the 1000+ hr Feldenkrais professional training after Feldenkrais' death in 1984.
Dr. Feldenkrais was literally a movement genius, motivated and inspired by his own debilitating injuries, and informed by his deep knowledge of judo, yoga, and athletics generally. Add to that mix his lifelong study of how humans learn, combined with his training in physics and engineering, and the result is a body of movement lessons and work unlike any other. I hope you will join us soon and experience this work for yourself.
Winter weather is keeping a lot of people home, but if you have trouble with balance, pain or movement in spine, back, hips or legs, I hope you can join us. Remaining classes are Thurs and Sat. We do the same lesson all week long, our week beginning on Tuesday and ending on Saturday.
Please contact me for more information at renofeldenkrais.blogspot.com and use the contact form at the top right of this page. I look forward to hearing from you! Best wishes and stay warm! Winter weather is keeping a lot of people home, but if you have trouble with balance, pain or movement in spine, back, hips or legs, I hope you can join us. Remaining classes are Thurs and Sat. We do the same lesson all week long, our week beginning on Tuesday and ending on Saturday.
Best wishes and stay warm!
Carole
