Coming from sitting into all fours is an important mini-milestone (mini-stone) in the development of walking of a human. When we start to walk correlates with brain size or mass. The results of recent studies suggest that “the neuronal mechanisms that underlie the onset of walking are very similar in different mammals, and that they are activated at … More Developmental Milestones
Developmental movements are holistic. From rolling, to creeping to crawling, with transitions into different positions too, they all use all of you. And once we get up on our feet, and start focussing in on hands and tasks, that holistic nature of ourselves gets forgotten about. But it’s one of our greatest resources. It’s not … More Developmental Movements
Yesterday I was invited to offer my first Mums and Baby group session, helping Mums with Tummy time. And I got to see many of the movements I’ve been talking about in action! It was so much fun! Babies rolling from their backs to the belly and returning, Babies who liked to roll to one … More Back to Basics
Babies usually learn to walk around 12 months. Some earlier, and some later of course, there’s a variation in what we find easy as babies as much as later on. Walking isn’t something that has to be taught: we have an instinct towards it. But we do have to have the right ingredients in place … More Coming up to stand
When we first learn to come up to sit as babies, there’s an enormous amount of calibration that goes on. We don’t think about it once we’ve been upright for a while. Each developmental stage is fascinating in the way it prepares the way for the next. The very first movements of pressing and pushing … More Developmental Movements – part 2
When we’re babies, we spend a lot of time in the beginning on the floor. It looks like you’re not doing anything, but of course nothing could be further from the truth. On the floor is where you start to feel what’s yourself, and what’s the envirnoment around you. And we need to be able … More Developmental Movements
This week, one of my Feldenkrais teachers passed away. I wanted to share a little, to celebrate her long life with you all. Chava Shelhav was one of Moshe Feldenkrais’ first students- he chose 13 to work with. She was the youngest at the time, and like many of the Israeli students, taught on Feldenkrais’ … More Celebration of Life
Witnessing the work with mothers and babies during the Child’space training in Palermo recently was such a pleasure. My knowledge of children’s songs came in useful, and I can now sing “If you’re happy and you know it” in Italian. Interestingly the tune is a little different to ours! Music plays a big part in Child’space, and … More Self image and movement
Curiosity is innate Curiosity is something we’re born with. It’s one of the 7 emotional patterns we come wired with. It creates our desire to explore, know more, to understand the world around us. Curiosity pushes us to connect, find out more, or see what’s around the corner. It’s what propelled our ancestors to travel … More Curiosity and the Hands
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