New This Month!
Knees on Floor, Torso on Table by Jerry Karzan
Hypnotic Techniques by David Calof


Dear Friends,

We are pleased to announce Jerry Karzen's new collection of six lessons, "Knees on Floor, Torso on Table."

We are also pleased to re-release, on CD and Download, "Hypnotic Techniques," by David Calof.

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Wishing You Health & Awareness,
Al Wadleigh, GCFP

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Knees on Floor, Torso on Table
by Jerry Karzen

Originally developed by Jerry Karzan to inspire the students in his Feldenkrais® Professional Training Programs to design their own Functional Integration® lessons, this six-lesson program is ideal for Feldenkrais Practitioners and Trainees, as well as those involved in dance, pilates, yoga, martial arts and athletics.

These Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement® lessons gradually increase flexibility and self organization in your feet, knees, hip joints, spine, ribs and neck. Beginning with basic sequences, the movements increase in complexity, leading you to experience a more complete 'body' integration and sense of self.

All lessons in this series are done over a low table or bed, with knees on the floor and torso on the table. The table needs to be low enough that the natural arch in the lower back is maintained.

Listen to the Introduction

1 MP3 CD or Download, 6 45-50 Minute Lessons. Download = 250MB. List Price: $49.95, Your Price: 44.96 w/coupon.



Hypnotic Techniques
by: David Calof

Learn from a true master of Ericksonian hypnosis in this remarkable program. From Mesmer to Erickson, Calof begins with a history of hypnosis, followed by a wealth of hypnotic techniques. In his own unique and engaging manner, Calof demonstrates direct and indirect inductions, classic hypnotic phenomenon, pre-induction dialogue, and self-hypnotic techniques.

"One of the most creative hypnotists I have ever met." - John Grinder

"Milton Erickson once told me that David Calof is one of the most creative young hypnotherapists he encountered in his clinical career." - Frank Farrelly, author, Provocative Therapy.

Listen to Samples:

CD Set Introduction
History of Hypnosis (excerpt)

Approaches to Inductions (excerpt)

Utilization (excerpt)

The Program Includes:
Direct and indirect group inductions demonstrating classic hypnotic phenomenon.
The history of hypnosis - from Mesmer to Erickson.
Pre-induction talk and discussion of misconceptions about hypnosis
Induction assessment and development
Utilization in inductions
Demonstrations of indirect and direct inductions
Demonstrations of hypnotic phenomena: arm levitation, amnesia, paraesthesia, classic stage phenomena, including not being able to say a name and being stuck in a chair
Self hypnosis

6 CDs in a Binder or Download, Download = 350MB, List Price: $79.95, Your Price: 71.96 w/coupon.


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Many Feldenkrais practitioners use Discover Easy Movement and Pain Relief to prepare for their own classes or as the basis of their student’s home program.

Discover Easy Movement and Pain Relief
by Deborah Bowes, PT

Comfortable, pain-free movement requires the effective coordination of the head and pelvis through the spine. In working with thousands of people in pain in her own practice and a number of pain programs, Deborah Bowes has found that the loss of this connection is the most common movement impairment for people in chronic pain. She designed this series to addresses these issues.

These six easy-to-do lessons will allow you to discover:
• how to really take care of yourself as you move
• how to shift attention from painful sensations to other
qualities, changing the ‘neuromodular pattern’ of pain
• the process of sensing for comfort
• how enlarging the self-image decreases pain
• the importance of the pelvis–head connection
• how pain can arise and be avoided in movement, using breathing as a measure of quality.

These Feldenkrais lessons use gentle folding, twisting, rolling and breathing to expand your possibilities for comfortable movement. People who have purchased this set find it an essential tool for healing and well-being.
3 CDs in a Jewel Case, List Price: $48.00, Special Offer: $35.00, Your Price: $31.50 w/coupon.


Other Great Downloads & CDs

Sex - The Feldenkrais®Way For Men & Women: Exploring Sexual Presence, Touch, Curiosity, and Satisfaction - CD or Download
by Donna Ray, M.A., M.F.T.

Specially designed Feldenkrais lessons reduce muscular tension, improve body awareness and body image so that sexual responsivity and desire are increased. You will find that by improving body awareness, lessening muscular tension and developing freer movement, sexual problems are reduced and people experience better sexual communication and intimacy, increased sensuality and heightened orgasm.

Listen to an interview with Donna Ray!

1 CD or Download, 76 mins. List Price: $16.95, Your Price: 15.26 w/coupon.


Sex-The Feldenkrais®Way for Women - CD or Download
by Donna Ray, M.A., M.F.T.

In the 1940's a medical doctor named Arnold Kegel developed a series of exercises for women with urinary problems and women who had poor muscle tone in their vaginas. These sequences were actually adapted from sexual exercises practiced in India for thousands of years. Most women have heard about Kegels and know that they can help women have longer, deeper, more profound orgasms, in some cases even making sex enjoyable for the first time. Now Donna Ray, Feldenkrais Educator & psychotherapist, has added Feldenkrais Movements to the Kegel exercises, magnifying the power, breadth, and scope of sexual proficiency available to women.
Based on the work of Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais. 1 CD or Download, 63 mins. List Price: $16.95, Your Price: 15.26 w/coupon.


Yoga - the Feldenkrais®Way: The Breadth of Yoga - CD or Download
by Donna Ray, M.A., M.F.T.

Yoga - the Feldenkrais®Way utilizes the knowledge of the Feldenkrais Method to make it possible for anyone to benefit directly from Yoga without fear of harming themselves and without the need of direct supervision. This is yoga for people who have had difficulty with yoga in the past. These Feldenkrais lessons provide the flexibility you need to do yoga safely in the privacy of your own own home. 1 CD or download, 53 mins. List Price: $16.95, Your Price: 15.26 w/coupon.

Yoga - The Feldenkrais®Way: Energizing Yoga - CD or Download
by Donna Ray, M.A., M.F.T.

This CD or Download features 2 half hour Feldenkrais Lessons for the Back Bow and Shoulder Stand Postures. 1 CD or download, 63 mins. List Price: $16.95, Your Price: 15.26 w/coupon.


Unstress Through Movement - CD or Download
by Lavinia Plonka

Anyone can follow the easy instructions on this wonderful introduction to the Feldenkrais Method. Three 25 minute lessons: Free Your Back, The Shoulder / Hip Connection and The Flexible Spine.

Listen to samples from Unstress Through Movement:
Listen to a sample of Track 2
Listen to a sample of Track 3
Listen to a sample of Track 4

1 CD, 3 lessons, 75 minutes, List Price: $15.99, Your Price: $14.40 w/coupon.


Have a Comfortable Flight: Simple Exercises to Stay Flexible While in an Airplane Seat - CD or Download
by Lavinia Plonka

Designed to be played while you're sitting in your airplane seat, simple, tiny movements can prevent and alleviate stiffness, increase comfort and keep circulation moving, even on a long flight. The lessons can be done by anyone, even with a seat belt on. An invaluable travel companion. Based on the work of Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais.

Listen to the Introduction Now!

1 CD or Download, 6 lessons, 58 minutes, List Price: $15.99, Your Price: $14.40 w/coupon.


A Healthy Back - In Less than 20 Minutes a Day - CD or Download
by: Jack Heggie

These four Feldenkrais lessons use gentle body movements to increase spinal flexibility and range of motion while relieving tension, stress and pain.

Click here to download and try the first lesson - Free!

1 CD, 71 min., $16.95, Your Price: $15.25 w/coupon.


Books & CDs with the Practitioner & Trainee in Mind

Corollary Discharge, The Forgotten Link - Remarks on the Body-Mind Problem
by Yochanan Rywerant

Once an intention of action is formed, communication is sent from the motor system to the sensory systems to prepare the body for the intended movement.  This communication is called corollary discharge, a little-understood aspect of our neuromuscular functioning. Learned through repetition that is performed with sensory awareness, the corollary discharge is highly developed in people of skill (musicians, athletes, surgeons...) and becomes an integral part of their self image, allowing them to have ease, fluidity and congruence in their movements. 

Yochanan Rywerant brings this subliminal aspect of our selves to conscious awareness, both for the appreciation of the function and so that we may become more able to deeply sense and enhance our motor functioning. Through his mastery of mind-body education, he teaches us how to utilize corollary discharge to resolve conflicting patterns and open the channels of communication between our motor and sensory systems. Monograph, 35 pages, list price: $18.00, Your Price: 16.20 w/coupon.


Acquiring the Feldenkrais Method
by: Yochanan Rywerant

While only 63 pages, this book is packed with concepts and ideas to enrich every practitioner's study of the Feldenkrais Method.
Paperback, 63 pages, $20.00, Your Price: $18.00 w/coupon.


Focusing Your Touch
by: Ralph Strauch

As a Feldenkrais Practitioner, the quality of your Functional Integration® lessons depend heavily on how you use tactile and proprioceptive information. This workshop on CD will help you focus these awarenesses more consciously. 2 CDs, $25.00, Your Price: $22.50 w/coupon.

 

The Primary Image
by Cliff Smyth & Deborah Bowes

The Primary Image explores a concise image of the body, clarifying key points of articulation to help you move with less effort and more fluidity. You will find ways to organize your center - the spine, abdomen and chest - to enhance the movement of your limbs. Those with some experience of Feldenkrais, yoga, pilates, or dance will discover new tools for learning movement. 4 Feldenkrais Lessons on 2 CDs in a jewel case. List Price: $27.95, Your Price: $25.16 w/coupon.


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