. Have you ever had a song stuck in your head? (You go to sleep, it’s there. You wake up, still there. Then, you don’t hear it for years... but then there it is in instrumental pan flute form at the dentist office and bam, it's back in your brain!) [...]
Postural rules are INSIDIOUS in our western culture and are killing us slowly. I believe we have to put an end to them. It goes without saying that most people can name certain posture rules better than the capitals of most American States or Canadian Provinces. Without fail, when I [...]
The foundations of human movement development, meaning how our movement started from day 1, is the purest form of human learning that exists. When we can approach new tasks, projects, actions, tough and risky situations, with the principles that build the foundations of early childhood movement development...you can't go wrong. [...]
Click here to re-tweet "The Present Problem with Moshe Feldenkrais' Work (as it's "traditionally" taught). An 8-Week Pilot Period: The anecdotal results are in!" “To be sanguine about the future, however, requires a plausible basis for constructive action: you cannot describe possibilities for that future unless the present problem is [...]
Click here to re-tweet What exactly IS lower back love anyways? (& why the picture of the bullfigher) Humans have this unique quality called bipedalism. We are upright creatures and we move ourselves from point A to point B on tiny little bases called feet. This means that we have [...]
Lifting Real Weight Intelligently https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSNmrPcZ1mg Many don't realize that Moshe Feldenkrais, the founder of the Feldenkrais Method was at one point a very talented athlete, laborer and martial arts expert. He understood what it meant to lift weight. REAL WEIGHT. Proportional distribution of muscular tone, optional transmission of force through [...]
Want to understand the simplicity of a Feldenkrais Movement Lesson? Just go to the simple foundations of human development. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9Ko7U1pLlg Ready for your first class? This is a montage of a little baby named Liv doing what babies do during their first year of life. It is these first beginnings [...]
(This post will be one of many to come that will fit into the “All Things Feldenkrais: The Amherst Diaries” feature which you see on the right side of the page. Here you will find writings, ideas, practical application, video, audio and 'all things Feldenkrais'. Moshe Feldenkrais' theories and principles [...]
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