Here’s a thought: Feldenkrais is about everyday action. Making everyday action easier, unstuck so you can move in a coordinated way. Coordinated feels lighter, easier, grounded and happier. Sometimes when we have a sore part, let’s say… a shoulder. You reach for something and your shoulder says “squawk, squawk, squawk”! “Ow” you say, “my […]
How to Stay Solid and Strong
What can a 16th-century philosopher tell us about our bodies? Today I was taking my morning walk and to stave off boredom and do my distance, I listened to a podcast. Today it was a discussion of the life of Michel De Montaigne. Michel De Montaigne was a French writer, and philosopher in the 16th […]
Leave Room For Play
When I was a little girl my friend Patty and I would play at her house. We’d come up with all sorts of imaginative activities like kids do. For example, paper dolls with full CVs and children. They’d zoom around their neighborhood (her mom’s couches) in high heels as cars. To name one of our […]
Holiday Calm Help Elf
Happy Holidays! May your celebrations and gatherings bring you joy. May you stay in your body so you can be grounded and calm. And may you move from a center of strength. Do you feel yourself reeling with the business of shopping, cooking and getting ready? (it’s so easy to do) One way to get […]
Keep Fit For Your Trip
Walking, walking, walking… In the last two weeks of September Gil and I went on a trip to Spain. First time for me. It was a magical adventure. One thing that struck me was the physicality of the place. …cobblestones, hills, flamenco dancing, playing, singing. Everyone seemed incredibly fit and strong. They walked uphill in […]
Add More Magic
How did I get mixed up in this crazy Feldenkrais world? Do you ever ask yourself that? Well, ok, you’re not mixed up in it like I am and its not exactly crazy. The Magic of Feldenkrais That’s why I stay at it all these years. It’s the magic of it. Years and years ago […]