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Sunday, October 27, 2019

Creating whole body relationships through spine to head, shoulders and pelvis.


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Head through the gap 1. This particular version of the 'head thru the gap' lesson is a fabulous way to connect the arms and legs to the torso in an efficient way that does much to relieve shoulder and hip pain. It does it by also reconnecting the upper and lower torso through the spine, and by bringing the skull and the pelvis in relationship using a clear, direct pathway. The entire body slowly connects and reorganizes.

This kind of whole-body reorganization is a hallmark of the Feldenkrais Method, and one of the primary reasons it is known to be mysteriously effective in pain relief, helping people to explore new movement patterns and improving wellbeing.

  1. The video lesson snippet below will give you a good idea of what a Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement class at Reno Feldenkrais is actually like, and a taste of why Feldy lessons generally make us feel so good.