What
Makes the Feldenkrais® Touch Unique
and Effective?
Inside Touch reveals the repertoire
of Functional Integration® - from
skeletal contact, directional touch, kinesthetic
conversation, the listening hand, and tactile
tracking to the most advanced techniques. Exploring
the strategies, tactics, and techniques that comprise
Functional Integration lessons, you learn how
touch teaches, while refining hands-on sensitivity
and developing your tactile intuition. Doing Awareness
Through Movement® lessons that examine
the relationship of the hand and arm to the center,
you learn about how you engage in touch, recognizing
and starting to move beyond the influence of your
habits.
•
Recognize what students need and discover how
to engage their curiosity.
• Cultivate hands-on sensitivity, skill
and strategy.
• Learn what makes a lesson a lesson .
. . and how to turn that knowledge into persuasive,
lasting learning.
What
Every Practitioner Needs to Know
•
Turn figuring out what to do into a way to
inspire curiosity and facilitate learning.
• Guide students to appreciate their problems
and challenges in the context of larger patterns.
• Learn to recognize and effectively use
the seven aspects of movement.
• Deepen your sensibility and develop
evocative, skillful touch.
• Transform roadblocks and set-backs into
learning opportunities.
Give memorable, meaningful lessons.
What makes a person old? Some people think it’s
wrinkles; others think it’s stodgy attitudes.
But, really, the culprit is our habits. When we
unlearn these habits and create new ones, we make
our bodies and minds younger, stronger, and more
flexible. In essence, we create a more youthful
and intelligent body at any age.
The easy-to-learn exercises in this book will
help you break away from physically limiting habits
and steer you toward feeling your best and youngest.
With the Change Your Age program, you will move
beyond the idea of doing exercises the “right”
way or measuring how well you’re doing by
looking at yourself in the mirror and instead
return to moving as you did when you were younger.
The results in your sense of vitality and youthfulness
will attest to their effectiveness. Moving
well, and using our whole body, is one of the
best ways to reverse the all-too-common effects
of aging. You can have a spring in your step,
an air of grace, and stability and ease of movement
at any age.
Paperback,
240 pages, $18.95. Your
Price: $17.06 w/coupon.
What if you were willing to let go absolutely?
What would hold you up?
First you have to feel what support really is.
Then you can do the big stuff in life.
In these two CDs, Erin Ferguson will present “The
Magic Roller Lessons.” These are gentle,
powerful Awareness Through Movement®
lessons that awaken your ability to sense an unhindered
transmission of force through your bones to the
ground. To do these lessons, you will need a two
thick blankets, space to lie on the oor, and
a bath towel.
The movements are easy and accessible and suitable
for people in chronic pain or high performance
athletes. The challenge will be in trusting yourself
to make new adjustments to gravity as you sense
greater possibilities for support.
Contents:
•
A Flexible Spine
• Releasing the Neck
• Easy Shoulders
• Fluid Low Back
• Note
on Posture
- Listen Now
With
these lessons you will be able to:
•
Find harmony with gravity
• Sleep better
• Move easier
• Breathe a sigh of relief
• Clear your head
• Learn tools to ease a tense spine, neck,
and shoulders for years to come
4
Feldenkrais® Lessons, 2 CDs in a
binder or Download, $26.00
Challenging
the Myth of Core Strength
Core
stength has spread throughout the fitness community
like wildfire. Largely based on one study in the
1990s, it hasn't really been challenged until
recently. We feature three articles take a hard
look a the core myths.
JH:
Now, if I train myself in any exercise system,
and Im sloppy in the way I provide support for
myself, all I will do is train muscles based on
supporting myself the way I am accustomed to.
Until Im able to fluidly change from position
to position, and use the entirety of all the surfaces
of my body with clear intention, I would say that
Im not strong. I wouldnt be able to completely
access my own muscles, or use them fluidly for
any activity. Core strengthening exercises will
NOT change the dynamic pattern with which you
engage the environment. Youll continue to maintain
the faulty support.
Now eventually, you might have a particular body
shape that is appealing to look at, but its not
necessarily efficient. Continue
reading . . .
Abstract
The principle of core stability has gained wide
acceptance in training for the prevention of injury
and as a treatment modality for rehabilitation
of various musculoskeletal conditions in particular
the lower back. There has been surprisingly little
criticism of this approach to date. This article
will re-examine the original findings and the
principles of core stability and how well they
fare within the wider knowledge of motor control,
prevention of injury and rehabilitation of neuromuscular
and musculoskeletal systems following injury.
Continue
reading . . .
Core
Myths
By Gretchen Reynolds, New York Times, June 18,
2009
The genesis of much of the ab work we do these
days probably lies in the work done in an Australian
physiotherapy lab during the mid-1990s. Researchers
there, hoping to elucidate the underlying cause
of back pain, attached electrodes to people’s
midsections and directed them to rapidly raise
and lower their arms, like the alarmist robot
in “Lost in Space.” In those with
healthy backs, the scientists found, a deep abdominal
muscle tensed several milliseconds before the
arms rose. The brain apparently alerted the muscle,
the transversus abdominis, to brace the spine
in advance of movement. In those with back pain,
however, the transversus abdominis didn’t
fire early. The spine wasn’t ready for the
flailing. It wobbled and ached. Perhaps, the researchers
theorized, increasing abdominal strength could
ease back pain. The lab worked with patients in
pain to isolate and strengthen that particular
deep muscle, in part by sucking in their guts
during exercises. The results, though mixed, showed
some promise against sore backs. Continue
reading . . .
Free
registration with the New York Times may be required
to view this article.
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Equestrians
of all skill levels will find this program innovative,
fun, educational and effective for improving their
skill, recovering from injury or simply riding
more comfortably.
These lessons will help you develop the ability
to self-regulate and adjust your riding posture
from moment to moment. Horses respond to the information
transmitted from your pelvis, feet, legs, back,
arms, and hands. These signals must be precise.
But often riders unintentionally give mixed messages
that confuse the horse. With Riding with the Whole
Self lessons, you will gain the tools to recognize
when and how this happens and how to be more focused
and precise. This precision will lead to less
fatigue and more comfort for both you and your
horse.
The
first 6 lessons are to be done at home either
lying or sitting on the floor or a chair. The
last two lessons are done mounted.
8
Feldenkrais Lessons, 7 CDs with Booklet,
List Price: $64.95, Your
Price: $58.46 w/coupon.
We all know that life depends on our ability to
breathe. What is not as obvious is the extent
to which the quality of our breathing affects
the quality of our life. Many people live unnecessarily
with a restricted ability to breathe. This may
be due to trauma, ongoing pain or simply the adoption
of bad habits. This eight-session program leads
the user step-by-step through important aspects
of healthy breathing. Each lesson artfully combines
imagination, breath and movement to create the
basis for fuller and more comfortable breathing.
The way we breathe is normally something that
happens outside of our conscious control. Using
Feldenkrais® Awareness Through Movement®
lessons, one finds that it is possible to let
go of habits that interfere with full breathing
and instill new, healthier habits. Breath and
movement are intertwined; people using this program
report not only expanded breathing ability but
also increased flexibility. The lessons proceed
gently, and each person can learn at their own
pace. Focus on Breathing can be a great support
for anyone recovering from surgery, dealing with
pain or looking to increase their overall health
and vitality.
Price: $56.95, 4 CDs in a binder, 8 Feldenkrais®
Lessons, Your Price:
$51.26 w/coupon.
We live in a field of gravity. Much of the effort
we expend in life goes toward dealing with that
gravity - keeping ourselves upright and moving
within it. And much of that effort is unnecessary.
We think of life as hard work, so we work harder
at it than we need to. Were slightly off balance
most of the time, constantly working to keep
from falling over. We lose touch with the natural
balance and fluidity that are our natural birthright.
This workshop will put you back in touch with
that natural balance - in sitting, standing,
and walking, and in the transitions between
them. You will rediscover how your body was
meant to move, and experience the ease and fluidity
that more natural movement offers.
The
Professional Edition is for Feldenkrais®
Practitioners and Trainees and includes a second
DVD containing Feldenkrais advanced
training material related to working with skeletal
support in Functional Integration®.
Learn the structure & strategy of Functional
Integration (FI) lessons. Explore the theory
and practice of the Method by teaching lessons
around a specific functional theme. Develop an
understanding of not just what to do, but why.
Each phase of a lesson is presented with an eye
to technical detail and to an explanation of the
reasoning behind it. Considering time-tested lessons
as if they followed the same logic as a musical
score, Ideas In Action brings
to light the compositional sense, technical organization
and experiential processes that underlie effective,
unforgettable learning.
You will learn, step-by-step, what to notice and
how to respond. This fosters the deep appreciation
of the grammar & syntax of lessons necessary to
become a reflective practitioner. The finer points
of technique and self-use are clarified.
In this program you will:
Cultivate movement observation abilities
Refine hands-on sensitivity & skills
Develop better self-use
Study classic lesson composition
Learn FI scores & strategies
Enhance creativity & intuition
Become a more effective educator
Ideas in Action Vol 3:Price: $425.00,
19 DVDs in a binder with a data CD which includes
a Study Guide, MP3 files of the ATMs and SPIFFER
notes. Your Price:
$382.50 w/coupon.
The
Feldenkrais Method® offers a particular
type of learning that de-habituates the familiar
sensory-motor pathways in your brain. It provides
new coordination and skill while leaving you relaxed,
refreshed, and focused.
How do these lessons work? Often the lessons are
like puzzles in which you figure out how to move
around fixed constraints. This prompts the nervous
system to activate different muscle patterns than
those you usually use. Your attitude of curiosity
and exploration can bring about a major change
in your habitual movement and experience. Improve
your ability to perform daily tasks, whether you're
lifting up your child, putting away the dishes,
or training for a marathon.
1.Introduction
- Listen Now
2. Standing the legs
3. Turning through the spine
1
CD in a Jewel Case or Download, 65 Min., list
price: $16.95, Your
Price w/coupon: $15.26.
If
you want to develop your speaking or singing voice,
this audio program is a must-have! Improve speaking
and singing by emulating the kind of movements
and sounds that infants use to develop their voices.
Enhance your voice by reprogramming the neuromuscular
patterns that are the building blocks of vocal
functioning.
An
engaging introduction to NLP, through 21 chapters,
each focusing on a special topic: negotiation,
resolving grief, parenting positively, motivation
that works, fulfilling decision-making, and many
more. (See Table of Contents.) This book gives
you a "front-row seat" in following
the accounts of people whose lives have been changed
and whose dreams became reality by using their
own inner power to change with NLP. Every reader
is certain to find many topics of personal relevance.
The authors include a step-by-step understanding
of how each change occurred, that you can use
for those areas in your life that you want to
be different.
Even though this book is written as an introduction,
it takes you quickly into a great deal of depth.
You'll find material here that isn't included
in other books on NLP. The chapter on "Personal
Timelines" for example, reveals how to easily
uncover our individual ways of coding time, and
how this sometimes forms the basis for our life
struggles, and strengths. You'll learn how gently
shifting this inner coding can melt away difficulties
and open up talents and gifts. Written by two
of the earliest and most respected trainers in
the field, the book carries an underlying attitude
of heartfulness coloring the skillful guidance
available here.
The lessons in this CD set were selected by Dr.
Feldenkrais for their essential and fundamental
nature. Many of these lessons are included in
Dr. Feldenkrais' acclaimed book, Awareness
Through Movement®.
1.
The Fundamental Properties of Movement I
2. The Fundamental Properties of Movement II
3. Adapt Your Breathing to Your Needs
4. Coordinate Flexors and Extensors
5. Free Your Hip Joints for Agility
6. The Head Fixes the Muscle Tone
7. Perfecting Your Self-Image
8. Nimble Head for Nimble Action
9. Swift Eyes Make a Smart Body
10. Generalize Your Skills
10
CDs in a Binder, $99.00, Your
Price: $89.10 w/coupon.
A
Guide to Body Sense is an essential resource
for Feldenkrais® Practitioners, health
professionals, as well as the public, who are
interested in exploring their body-self relationship.
Fifty beautifully illustrated Feldenkrais®
Awareness Through Movement® lessons are
presented in the book with eighty pages of text.
Each of the eight chapters explores anatomical
segments and their relationships - the pelvis,
trunk, arm-trunk coordination, leg-trunk coordination,
feet and hands, movements in sitting, eyes, head
& neck, and various advanced movements. The lessons
in each chapter are presented as short sequences
of movements which clearly enhance the sense of
the skeletal movement and alignment. The book
is designed to free the body of inefficient habitual
patterns, easing chronic conditions and keeping
you young.
Falling
down, falling in love, fear of falling, falling
asleep, falling out of favour, falling apart,
falling all over yourself...
What is it about falling that is so central to
our experience that it can describe so many of
our states?
This audio program will explore the theme of falling.
What is the relationship between falling and safety,
risk, creativity, enhanced abilities and a life
that is a little bit easier? Through Feldenkrais®
- Awareness Through Movement® we will
look at the benefits we may derive from a deeper
understanding and experience of falling. If the
idea of falling concerns you, be assured that
no demands will be placed on you that are beyond
your abilities. This audio program is geared towards
participants of all levels of experience with
Feldenkrais® Awareness Through Movement®
and of all ages who are seeking a more familiar
relationship with the floor that carries us.
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