The Pelvis is your motor centre. And directly connected to the low back. A connection that is often missed out in our picture of the back. Which results in trying to rethink back problems without including the pelvis. Something that is unlikely to be successful for anyone. Even in the first weeks of life, a … More Power of the Pelvis
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
As part of my work as a Feldenkrais practitioner, I see one to one clients, for more bespoke help. One of whom came to see me to see if I could help with his back pain. He’s a graphic artist, and commissions can mean, like many of us who work digitally, he spends a lot of … More Connecting the dots
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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