Walking Workshop and other exciting events
I spent five days over the Labour Day weekend in Seattle at a Feldenkrais workshop for practitioners which was taught by my teacher, Jeff Haller. The specific focus was on walking. We explored several elements of walking, some of which were how to find the highest point of our hip joints so we don’t fall […]
Why I don’t fix people
I recently read an article from the New York Times, The Secret Life of Pain by Yoni Goodman. He describes his life with chronic back and joint pain for many years and then his experiences at the Mayo Clinic pain program. The program, he states, “teaches patients not to dwell on the pain and not […]
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 […]
Summer Feldenkrais Challenge
Summer is vacation time; many of us wait all year for our summer vacation. I personally prefer to stay in Vancouver in the summer when the weather is finally nice. However this year we are making a special late Spring/early Summer trip. On June 7 my husband and I leave for Montreal to visit family and […]
Feldenkrais and Spring cleaning
We decided that this year was the year to finally paint the inside of the main floor of our house. I actually thought about this project last year and the year before but couldn’t muster the energy to get the thought off the ground. This year I was determined to do it! Almost before we started the […]
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 […]
Is Feldenkrais “Hocus Pocus?”
In November I was in Israel on vacation. We visited Mitzpe Ramon, Israel’s largest crater, in the Negev desert. It was formed by erosion rather than an impact crater or canyon. It is breathtaking and seemingly goes on for miles and miles. We were able to hike in the crater, almost on our own […]
The Feldenkrais Method® and Chocolate
Are you surprised at the title, wondering what chocolate has to do with the Feldenkrais Method? Chocolate and regularly practicing the Feldenkrais Method have much in common. They both help us to take care of our body and sweeten our lives. The dictionary defines chocolate as: – A food that is made from cacao beans and that […]
Finding Support
As the beautiful BC summer winds down, I am preparing to start an 18 month graduate program for Feldenkrais practitioners with my teacher in Seattle. The first segment is Labour Day weekend so no goofing off for me the last long summer weekend! The theme of the training is “ideal organization and profound strength.” Many people don’t attend classes like Feldenkrais, […]
Defining the Feldenkrais Method
What is the Feldenkrais Method? A few weeks ago the North American Feldenkrais community was abuzz and everyone was sharing a short video clip from the 2016 Scripps National Spelling Bee. In the final round, a 5th grade contestant was asked to spell the word “Feldenkrais”. The announcer said it didn’t really have a definition but “is used for a system of body movements […]
