The Feldenkrais Method® is a practical approach to feel more connected to your whole self, to the integration of your mind, body and the environment around you.
This six-week series is designed to give you a rich experience of the principles and movements that are foundational for Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement® lessons. Not only will you be prepared to choose nearly any lesson from the Movement Creativity Library and beyond, but you will feel better as you move through the lessons.
Because all of our actions involve sensing, feeling, thinking, as well as moving, improvement in movement is accompanied by greater clarity in their thought and expression and an overall sense of well-being. You don't have to be an expert 'mover' - or you might be! Whatever level of ability you start at, Feldenkrais offers the possibility of discovery and improvement.
The Feldenkrais Method is an enjoyable learning process that offers improvement in your posture, movement, imagination and awareness.
The Feldenkrais Method is a creative systematic approach to engage with your sensory experience to become more aware of what you do, how your do it and your possibilities.
It is a non-prescriptive process that allows your to explore the relationships between your mind and body, and your environment.
The Method relies on exploring novel movement sequences with ease and within your own comfort range. The originator of the method, Moshe Feldenkrais, called these sequences ‘easy-to-do health exercises’ or Awareness Through Movement lessons. There are a few thousand lessons with unlimited variations, so it can feel overwhelming for a beginner to know where to start.
Anybody can do these lessons, with any level of ability or fitness.
Rather than correcting or adjusting to some externally imposed form, the Feldenkrais process allows you to discover what works best for you – your body, your movement potential, your life. It restores choice to how you feel and move your body.
Rediscover pleasure in movement.
Attend to details of your movement habits with a compassionate, non-judgemental attitude.
The quality of attention that you bring to yourself in movement then extends to many aspects of your life and can improve how you care for yourself and others.
INTRODUCTION
Flexors/ Extensors - Fundamentals Variation
WEEK 1
Exploration: Connecting Your Pelvis with Your Whole Self
WEEK 2
Reversibility and Maturity: Rolling Softly Like a Baby
WEEK 3
Sliding Hands Down Legs in Sitting to Improve Skeletal Support
WEEK 4
Sensing, Moving, Thinking and Feeling While Lying on the Belly
WEEK 5
Learning, Movement & Imagination: Improving Flexibility with Holding the Foot