Feldenkrais: what’s the point?
Like many people, I came to Feldenkrais looking to improve how I moved. But from the beginning it was clear to me that the effects of the method went way beyond that
Taking care of your comfort is to embrace your power
Feldenkrais redefines comfort as strength and potency, not relaxation. Working within comfortable range paradoxically increases capacity without strain
Why so small and slow?
Through slow, subtle Feldenkrais practice, I learned to sense finer distinctions, expand choices, and connect comfort with genuine power
Opening to improvement not injury
Feldenkrais opens movement and awareness, but overexcitement can cause injury. My approach teaches dancers to integrate openness without overdoing
Swings and roundabouts : movement and sensation, thought and emotion
It’s so long ago that I forget what a profound effect the method had on my mental and emotional life in the first year. I write this to remind myself to mention this to new students.
There’s no better sleep than the sleep you have paid for!
What I’ve learned over many years is that there is no better sleep than the sleep you have paid for!
Feldenkrais as food for systemic growth
We grow ourselves by creating cells within our bodies. We are not made of cells but we are constantly “celling” in order to differentiate our inner structures
The Feldenkrais student from hell
The more time I spent working with the smallest of movements, the easier the much bigger and more powerful movements
What is the Feldenkrais Method?
The Feldenkrais method is named after its creator Moshe Feldenkrais. It is a somatic educational system which primarily offers to improve the quality, range and comfort with which you move.
What are Feldenkrais FIs?
Feldenkrais Method one-to-one individual lessons are known as Functional integration (FI) lessons. The sessions last 60 minutes and take as a starting point some movement that you are interested in improving or a situation that you are having difficulty with.