Beginning in September, I'll once again be teaching at HEALTH TRACK @ 875 Roosevelt Road, Glen Ellyn. Enrollment is open to both members and non-members. In addition to weekly classes, I'll also be teaching a once-a-month two-hour workshop on general body awareness. The later is a great way to introduce family and friends to the benefits of FELDENKRAIS.
Weekly Classes
6-week Series - Wednesdays, beginning September 22 – 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
$90 Members $120 Non-members
Sign-up: (630) 942-9600 ext. 575
Workshops
Thursday evenings – 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
September 30, October 28, December 2
$25 per workshop (Members and Non-members)
Sign-up: (630) 942-9600 ext. 575
Monday, August 30, 2010
No Class Thursday, Sept. 9
Class Thursday, Sept. 9 is cancelled. The next 6-week series begins Thursday, Sept. 16th at 10:30. Drop-ins welcome.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Foundations of Learning - Baby Liv
It may seem like a lot of rolling around on the floor but there was definitely a real life inspiration for Moshe Feldenkrais's lesson compositions. Think about how a baby learns and Feldenkrais's lessons and philosophy become apparent. Part of the "Next 25 Years" project, the lesson with Baby Liv presents the perfect role model for students wondering how to turn their explorations into functional action.
Here's the link to Baby Liv doing a Feldenkrais lesson.
http://thenext25years.tumblr.com/post/857844528/a-feldenkrais-class-by-baby-liv-this-is-a-montage
Enjoy!
Here's the link to Baby Liv doing a Feldenkrais lesson.
http://thenext25years.tumblr.com/post/857844528/a-feldenkrais-class-by-baby-liv-this-is-a-montage
Enjoy!
Sunday, August 22, 2010
LESSON 9 - Comfortable Sitting
TO BEGIN:
Notice how you are sitting.
Are you slouching? Holding yourself stiff and straight?
Is your weight clearly in your sit bones or more toward your tailbone?
What happens if you bring your feet about as far apart as your hip joints are wide (see previous lesson if you don't know how to find your hip joints)?
Leave your feet this distance apart and adjust your position so your ankles are directly under your knees. What happens to how your are sitting? What happens to your level of comfort?
TO DO:
Sit with your feet directly under your knees and about as far apart as your hip joints are wide. Place your hands under your sit bones. Note: place the palms of your hands on your chair with your fingertips pointing toward but not touching each other. Sit on the back of your hands. You should be able to feel your sit bones clearly contacting the back of your hands.
Now gently shift your weight from one butt cheek to the other. Feel the weight come through one sit bone and then they other.
Do this several times.
Rest.
Remove your hands.
Sit and notice the difference.
NOTICE
Do you feel more connected to your chair? Is your posture more natural? more comfortable? What other changes do you notice?
Notice how you are sitting.
Are you slouching? Holding yourself stiff and straight?
Is your weight clearly in your sit bones or more toward your tailbone?
What happens if you bring your feet about as far apart as your hip joints are wide (see previous lesson if you don't know how to find your hip joints)?
Leave your feet this distance apart and adjust your position so your ankles are directly under your knees. What happens to how your are sitting? What happens to your level of comfort?
TO DO:
Sit with your feet directly under your knees and about as far apart as your hip joints are wide. Place your hands under your sit bones. Note: place the palms of your hands on your chair with your fingertips pointing toward but not touching each other. Sit on the back of your hands. You should be able to feel your sit bones clearly contacting the back of your hands.
Now gently shift your weight from one butt cheek to the other. Feel the weight come through one sit bone and then they other.
Do this several times.
Rest.
Remove your hands.
Sit and notice the difference.
NOTICE
Do you feel more connected to your chair? Is your posture more natural? more comfortable? What other changes do you notice?
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
FELDENKRAIS in the News
I recently came across a "Huffington Post" article by Michael Sigman on Feldenkrais and exercise titled, "Feldenkrais: Everything You 'Know" About Healing May Be Dead Wrong". Here's the link...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-sigman/feldenkrais-everything-yo_b_623848.html?view=screen
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-sigman/feldenkrais-everything-yo_b_623848.html?view=screen
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