Exploring balance
Finding balance requires that our visual and vestibular systems work together so that we have the ability to sense and respond to the surface under us. Balance acuity decreases as we age; losing our sense of balance is a significant cause of stumbles and falls. Doing movements that challenge our balance is important to keep […]
Unglue Your Shoulders
Do your shoulders feel tense and tight especially after working at the computer for awhile? Does it sometimes feel like your shoulders are glued to your ears? Here is a quick sequence you can do to release tension in your shoulders and neck. Sit on the forward part of a chair. Place your feet flat […]
Sit with support
Do you know where your “sitting bones” are and how they can support you so you can sit more comfortably? In the ideal sitting position you get maximum support through the bones of your skeleton from your feet through your sit bones into your pelvis, up your spine and into your head. Sit on your […]
Calm your nervous system
When I work with people individually in Functional Integration® lessons, I try to give each person a specific and easy movement they can do at home. I do this to help my clients learn that they can control their movements to make functional actions more relevant and easier. A good way to learn this is […]
Do you know where your feet are?
Your ankles and feet are important sources of information that the brain receives and relies on about where your body is in space. Many of us lose precise awareness of where our feet and ankle are when walking on unfamiliar or uneven surfaces. Try this short exploration to rediscover awareness of your feet and ankles: […]
Learning how to find comfort while lying on your side
If you are like most people you will fall asleep in one position and then move around throughout the night. Can you learn to be comfortable while lying on your back and your side? And even on your stomach? Today we focus on getting comfort, and support, in side lying. You will have to try […]
What is your potential?
It is hard to believe that another year is drawing to a close. So much has happened in the last 12 months, both memorable and tragic. As we approach Christmas and the winter break we are all reflecting on the terrible events in Newtown, Connecticut and the tragic loss of so many young people who […]
Working with your dominant hand
In this week’s Awareness Through Movement ® classes we are focusing on reducing the work and tension in our dominant hand. It is usually overworked in most of us though we don’t always realize it. As a teaser for this week’s class try this short movement sequence. You can do it with your dominant hand […]
Happier Hamstrings
“The term ‘hamstring’ originated in the eighteen century in England when butchers would display pig carcasses in their store windows by hanging them from the long tendons at the back of the knee” (Trail Guide to the Body, 2nd edition, p. 250). The hamstrings muscles are a large muscle group located on the back side […]
Increase the sensitivity of your hands
When Moshe Feldenkrais required eye surgery he consulted eye surgeons. It is told that when they examined him he felt they were too rough. So he taught them a lesson to help them increase the sensitivity in their hands. Here is an excerpt of his lesson, for you to explore: Sit comfortably on a chair, […]