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• A Guide to Body Sense
• Hadaka-Jime
• Ideas in Action
• May the Force Go Through You
• Riding with the Whole Self
• and much more . . .

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	A Guide to Body Sense: Vol. 1 Movement Patterns by Robert J. Burgess, PhD, GFCP 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. Download the table of contents and chapter samples. Watch a video introduction to the book: Price: $45.00, 50 Feldenkrais Lessons, 130 Pages, Wire Bound. Your Price: $40.50 w/coupon.

"A must-have for Feldenkrais® Practitioners." - Dennis Leri, Feldenkrais Trainer and Martial Artist	Hadaka-Jime: The Core Technique of Practical Unarmed Combat by Moshe Feldenkrais, D.Sc., Foreword by Moti Nativ Hadaka-Jime: The Core Technique for Practical Unarmed Combat is a unique training program that is based on one core Judo technique. Dr. Feldenkrais developed the program as emergency training for soldiers in World War II. Through ten one-hour lessons, soldiers learned to defend themselves against an armed opponent in the most rapid and effective way possible. Feldenkrais emphasizes concepts of the learning process throughout the book. He encourages the reader to maintain a relaxed attitude, to start with slow and precise movements as he explains the timing, and to master the movements by repetition. The result is a spontaneous movement which is correct and precise. He emphasizes that a fighter must first acquire the ability and then put it to practical use. Thus, the first three lessons teach the core technique, Hadaka-Jime. The remaining lessons implement the technique in a variety of situations - against armed or unarmed attacks from different directions - all of which culminate in the use of the core technique. This approach deepens the learning so that the fighter can effectively perform the core technique with many alternatives to survive the situation. "This impactful book reveals a pioneer who is equal parts warrior and educator, who creates a lesson-like experiment, rich in the interplay of theme and variation. Thank you, Moti, for making this historically important book available once again." - Larry Goldfarb, Feldenkrais Trainer "Both martial artists and movement students will find Hadaka-Jime The Core Technique for Practical Unarmed Combat a valuable guide with both practical techniques and profound insights about the learning process. Feldenkrais’ clear instructions, peppered with his wry humor and personal philosophy, make this much more than a combat training manual. The illustrations provide a fascinating window into the development of Moshe Feldenkrais’ methodology as well as clear instructions to accompany the text." - Lavinia Plonka, Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner(cm), author, What are You Afraid of and Walking Your Talk Price: $16.95, 99 Pages, 104 Photos, Paperback. Your Price: $15.26 w/coupon.

Join with one or more practitioners in a study group using Ideas in Action as a part of your self-directed study to gain Continuing Education Credits toward your Feldenkrais Practitioner Certification.	Ideas in Action - 2004: Improving Walking - and - Ideas in Action - 2005: Integrating the Arms By Larry Goldfarb 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 This DVD set is available only to Feldenkrais teachers who have completed an accredited Feldenkrais training program or who have studied with Mia Segal or Yochanon Rywerant or trainees in the third or fourth year of accredited trainings. We reserve the right to require proof of participation, graduation or membership in a national Feldenkrais professional association prior to completing any order. Price: $375.00, 16 DVDs in a binder with a data CD which includes workshop manuals and ATM transcriptions. Your Price: $337.50 w/coupon.


	May the Force Go Through You by Alan Questel Easier, more comfortable living can emerge from a more efficient use of our skeleton, yet this ability is a hidden and relatively unperceived aspect of who we are. The function of our skeleton to bear weight and transmit force is underutilized in our everyday use. Finding our skeleton allows a new way for us to interact with our environment. Through Awareness Through Movement (ATM) we will discover how we can become more "skeletal", resulting in a new and more vital sense of ourselves in a truly foundational way. Complete recording time: 6h 28:46, 8 Feldenkrais Lessons, 6 CDs in a Binder with Booklet, List Price: $60. Your Price: $54.00 w/coupon.

	Riding with the Whole Self by Paris Kern 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.

	*Twenty Awareness Through Movement* Lessons - Book or eBook** by Erin Ferguson, M.A. The Twenty Awareness Through Movement Lessons book is both a learning and a teaching tool. These classic lessons are ideal for practitioners and students of the Feldenkrais Method looking for additional material to present to public classes where there is little or no prior experience of the Method. Erin presents the lessons in a straightforward, easy-to-learn format. Each lesson is broken down into (1) orientation, (2) movement suggestion, and (3) sensory reference, all of which are noted with clear instructions in three columns. Download a sample lesson - Basic Flexion View the table of contents Many practitioners and students have found this format beneficial for exploring the logic of ATMs. Working with lessons when they are explained in this way offers an opportunity to deepen your understanding and felt sense of their natural coherence. 73 Pages, Wire Binding or Download, List Price: $34.95, Your Price: $31.46 w/coupon.

	Anatomy of a Workshop By Larry Goldfarb Become the Awareness Through Movement (ATM) teacher you’ve always dreamed of being. The complete DVD program of Larry Goldfarb's pragmatic and useful Anatomy of A Workshop demystifies the structures and strategies of effective, memorable ATM lessons. Understand how ATM lessons work and why. Learn the language that invites curiosity and participation. Engage even your most challenging students. Promote easy, successful transfer of learning. Enjoy discovering and refining your personal teaching style. Price: $375.00, 15 DVDs in a binder with a data CD which includes workshop manuals and ATM transcriptions.Your Price: $337.50 w/coupon.

	Knees on Floor, Torso on Table - Now on 5 CDs or Download 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. Listen to the Introduction 5 CDs in a binder or Download, 6 35-50 Minute Lessons. Download = 250MB. List Price: $59.95 for the CDs or $49.95 for the Download. Your Price 53.96 for the CDs or $44.96 for the Download w/Coupon.

	The Power of the Pelvis - CD or Download by Lavinia Plonka The Power of the Pelvis is a CD set designed to activate and enliven your vital center. The pelvis can be a source of spontaneity and joy, or the seat of challenge for anyone who has had an injury, illness or trauma that has compromised pelvic mobility. Athletes, martial artists and performing artists rely on its power for peak performance. These two CDs contain four lessons and an introduction. A great introduction to The Feldenkrais Method®. 2 CDs in a Jewel Case or Download (82MB). List Price: $26.00, Your Price: $23.40 w/coupon.

	Vocal Integration with the Feldenkrais Method by Richard Corbeil 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. Listen to the Introduction Now! 09:20 4 CDs in a binder, list price: $69.95, Your Price w/coupon: $62.96.

	Feldenkrais® at Home Series™ - Aligning your Body by: Eileen Bach-y-Rita Relieve physical pain Improve posture and mobility at any age Keep your brain young Recover from illness or injury Excellent for athletes and performing artists The Feldenkrais at Home™ series uses safe, gentle, relaxing, non-impact movements for optimal skeletal alignment, physical mobility and a pain-free life. Free your back and neck from chronic stiffness and pain. Recover youthful posture and movement. All the movement sequences in this program serve to calm and focus the mind, increasing your ability to concentrate. 10 CDs in a Binder with Booklet, List Price: $99.00, Your Price: $89.01 w/coupon. Also available as 3 Separate Downloads.

The Feldenkrais Method in the News

	Managing pain - A new understanding of how chronic pain differs from acute is paving the way for alternative therapies By Markian Hawryluk / The Bulletin, September 03, 2009 When Karen Brannen moved to Central Oregon four years ago, she was just about ready to throw in the towel. A series of car accidents over 25 years left her with severe, debilitating pain. She had been on disability for at least six weeks three times in the previous six years. Continue reading . . .

Fun with Feldenkrais in San Diego by Andrew Heffernan, Aug 26, 2009 I spent almost all day yesterday flat on my back, staring at the ceiling, making tiny movements with my eyes. I actually did some movements with my chest, occasionally with my arms and head, too. And towards the end, my legs got involved a little, but I was still flat on my back. And yet, I was wiped out at the end of it. Continue reading . . .

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