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
“Heads shoulders, Knees and Toes” Part of a song we learn as children. Connecting all the parts of our skeleton with action. We spend the first months, years, learning to connect and own different parts of ourselves. In order to make complex movements such as crawling, walking or talking. As we socialise, and move towards … More Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes…
I spent half term in my role as a teacher on the Professional Feldenkrais training programme in London. It’s a four year course to qualify as a teacher, in an experiential learning environment. I get to teach, but also learn from other more experienced practitioners. One of whom as she worked asked the student if he’d … More Re-adapting, resetting old habits…
I’ve been teaching lessons in the last week on freeing up the shock absorbers. Built into your system is a series of shock absorbers: the feet, ankles, glutes, and the vertebral discs. Often people are surprised about the last one. But there’s elasticity in the discs of your spine. They’re designed to help. Together they … More You and your shock absorbers
One of the things I remember from some of my first Feldenkrais lessons was to “do less”. Which in the beginning, I wasn’t sure how to do. But over time, I learnt to require less of myself, in a movement sense to find the skeletal path. Try it: Pick up a pen or pencil. Hold … More Reduce the effort…
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