Taking care of ourselves
Summer was fashionably late but has finally arrived in BC! Summer was fashionably late but has finally arrived in BC! In any season, we live in one of the best places but summer here is my favourite (apologies to those of you who live elsewhere). Warm, sunny and often breezy but generally not too hot and humid. What more […]
Managing pandemic weariness
We are all getting a little weary. I “googled” the word weary and one of the definitions offered was “reluctance to see or experience any more of something.” That is a good description of how many of us feel. We are “done” with the pandemic and the resulting restrictions imposed on our lives. Everyone wants […]
Now more than ever it is important to take care of yourself
It has been 10 weeks since the WHO declared a world pandemic on March 11 and a few days less since British Columbia proclaimed, on March 17, a public health emergency and then the next day, a provincial health emergency. We have been living in an altered world for two and a half months. Gatherings over […]
The Art of Sitting: How vs how much
Finally, support for my constant refrain that HOW is more important than how much. Especially when it comes to sitting. One of the ways I explain the Feldenkrais Method is that “we learn how to use our bodies more effectively.” We focus on the process rather than the goal. It was great to hear and read […]
Using your imagination in Feldenkrais classes
Now there is more evidence to support what we teach regularly in Feldenkrais classes: using your imagination to do parts of, or entire movements. I know when I first heard of imagining a movement I thought it was crazy. But there is support for the benefits of thinking, feeling and visualizing movements before doing them […]
Motion is lotion – A basic Feldenkrais tenet
I often repeat a mantra to my students that “motion is lotion” (credit and apologies to the wise student who first suggested it but I forget now who it was). Motion helps to lubricate the joints, muscles and skeletal system. Now, some expert support from those suggesting that the traditional recommendation for early treatment of […]
Summer Feldenkrais learning and fun
I am loving this summer! Since I returned from Iceland over 2 weeks ago the weather in Vancouver has been spectacular! Unfortunately there hasn’t been any rain and the wildfires in the interior of the province are raging and wreaking havoc on peoples’ lives. After I wrote that sentence I took a break and gave a donation to […]
Learning from Adventures in Iceland
I just returned from a series of adventures. A return visit to Montreal to see family and our daughter perform, onto Hanover, NH for our niece’s college graduation and then to Iceland for a long planned trip with friends. Iceland is like no place I’ve ever been to before. The landscape is different and vast; […]
Feldenkrais and Balance
One of Moshe Feldenkrais’ often repeated quotes, at least among the community of Feldenkrais practitioners is, “what I am after isn’t flexibe bodies, but flexible brains. What I am after is to restore each person to their human dignity.” How can this sentiment help us improve our balance? In recent discussions with students in my classes […]
Getting back on skis
Last year I fractured my wrist at the end of January, effectively ending my skiing season for 2016. So it was with some trepidation that I went back on skis and the slopes during the holiday season in December. My first run out was a disaster. When I stopped for the first time, I […]