Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement lessons: Intermediate

Unlock Body Awareness & Movement with Feldenkrais: Awareness Through Movement Lessons

Discover the transformative power of Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement, a gentle yet profound movement practice designed to enhance your well-being and improve your relationship with your body. This course offers a guided exploration of the Feldenkrais Method, a unique approach to movement education rooted in somatic principles.

What is Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement?

These lessons are a form of mindfulness-based movement, not an exercise class. Developed by Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais, this method focuses on improving movement efficiency, coordination, and overall body awareness. It's a movement-based guided meditation that helps you learn to sense and feel your body in new ways. By understanding how you move, you can improve how you feel, think, and sense the world around you.

Key Benefits of Feldenkrais:

• Increased Body Awareness: Develop a deeper understanding of your physical self.
• Improved Flexibility & Range of Motion: Enhance freedom and ease of movement.
• Reduced Tension & Pain: Release habitual patterns of movement that contribute to discomfort.
• Enhanced Coordination & Balance: Improve overall physical control.
• Stress Reduction: Promote relaxation and a sense of calm.
• Creative Expression: Unlock new possibilities in movement and self-expression.
• Therapeutic Benefits: Support physical and emotional well-being.

How Feldenkrais Works:

Unlike traditional movement classes, Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement lessons are typically taught through verbal guidance rather than demonstration. This encourages you to find your own movement solutions, fostering kinesthetic learning and deeper, more lasting results. You'll be guided to explore movement problems and discover your own way of resolving them, promoting self-discovery and ownership of your physical experience.

This Course Includes:

• Demonstration of the First Lesson: A guided demonstration of the initial lesson to provide a reference for movement quality and pace. Note: Subsequent lessons are audio-only.
• Five Comprehensive Lessons: Audio recordings of five full lessons, each focusing on specific aspects of movement and body awareness.
  • Lecture 1: How to do Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement lessons: Learn the principles of safe and effective practice.
  • Lecture 2: Coordinating The Flexors and The Extensors: Improve trunk control and stability. (45 minutes)
  • Lecture 3: Opening The Arm In Side Lying: Connect arm and torso movements. (39 minutes)
  • Lecture 4: Powerful Arching: Explore gentle back extension movements. (55 minutes)
  • Lecture 5: Baby Bear Rolls: Reduce effort in the hip joints and improve leg-spine connection. (63 minutes)

Who is this course for?

This course is ideal for:

• Individuals seeking to improve their body awareness.
• Those interested in somatic practices and mindful movement.
• People with some experience with the Feldenkrais Method or other somatic practices.
• Anyone looking for a gentle way to reduce tension, improve flexibility, and enhance their overall well-being.
• Dancers looking to refine their technique and body awareness.

Authentic Learning Experience:

These lessons are recorded live from a University dance studio, providing an authentic learning environment. You'll hear the subtle sounds of a busy dance campus in the background, creating a realistic and immersive experience. Imagine yourself in a room with 25 other students, all engaged in deep learning about their bodies.

Important Note: The lessons are designed to be experienced through listening and personal exploration. While a demonstration is provided, the true benefit comes from engaging with the audio guidance and discovering your own movement solutions.