One of my colleagues was collecting ideas as to why people don’t like Feldenkrais. One cropped up quite a bit, which I found particularly interesting. “Feldenkrais is too slow”. I know what they mean. I started practising Feldenkrais long before becoming a teacher. There were days where I found it hard to concentrate, hard to … More Slow learning
The other day, I saw some of my favourite Heifetz pictures. They’re photos taken with a light at the end of his bow. And you can see the sheer amount of different movements he makes to move the bow in different patterns. And I assume, different pieces. Sadly he had passed away, so I never … More Movement in every moment
Over the Summer I was teaching on the Professional Feldenkrais Training, in London, (at the moment there are two in the UK). One of the students has a 6 month old. I offered to play him with for parts of the day, so the Mum could join in the lessons. It wasn’t completely altruistic. I practiced … More Early Starts
Life long learning Last week, I was teaching on the Feldenkrais Training, London 5, which has just started. (There’s still time to sign up if you’d like to be a Feldenkrais Method teacher. Or if you would like to dive into the work in more detail!) It’s always great to be there. It’s like practising … More And rest
If you can’t feel where your hip joints are, you can’t organise them well. We need to be able to locate to control. It’s why body mapping is part of what we improve in every Feldenkrais lesson. What distinguishes Feldenkrais from other methods is the use of movement to help you sense yourself in movement. … More Finding the hip joints
I like to think that Moshe Feldenkrais would be pleased that the Feldenkrais Method is reaching further and further around the globe, 50 years after his passing. And that he would be delighted to know that there’s an International Feldenkrais Federation set up to facilitate communication and discussion between all the national Guilds in the … More Back from the International Feldenkrais Federation
This week is half term. I’m attending the International Feldenkrais Federation conference in Germany this week, as the UK representative. It’s a usually a really interesting conference, with representatives from all the countries who have official Feldenkrais Method Guilds. It’s an opportunity to share how different countries meet the same challenges and questions, as well … More Half Term – International Feldenkrais Federation Conference
When I was little, I used to regularly visit London with my Mum to go to Great Ormond Street Hospital. I was history obsessed from a very early age, so after the hospital visit, if we had time, we would go to the British Museum. To do something nice after something less pleasant. We usually went to … More Finding ease
A few weeks ago, I did some lessons around the pelvis. And I asked everyone (probably around 30-40 people) where their hip joints were. Very few people knew. Many people pointed to to the top of the pelvis at the sides (the ischium) and other people pointed lower down, in various places. And it’s not … More The Skeletal Path
Last weekend, I came down with tonsilitis whilst away performing in Switzerland. Which I haven’t had in decades. So it took me a while to recognise the symptoms. And thank goodness for modern medicine, which enabled me to still perform, if dosed up to the eyeballs. And for the antibiotics I picked up on the … More Different Faces
