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Tag: movement

Re-adapting, resetting old habits…

February 20, 2024

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…

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You and your shock absorbers

January 22, 2024

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

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Reduce the effort…

January 3, 2020

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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