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
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
This week I’ve been at a live segment of Childspace, a child development course, closely related to Feldenkrais. I was quite quiet for a lot of it, as I lost my voice on the first day, but it was a fascinating experience. One of the important things we’ve been learning about is this transition from … More Finding Ease in the Shoulders
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
