By Lynette Chiang, Fast Company, Mon Aug 31, 2009
I just attended an introductory workshop on the Feldenkrais
Method.
The movements are slow. Very slow. In fact, in a typical
"lesson", you move a limb just the tiniest
amount, maybe an inch or less, then move it back.
Then compare how your body feels fore and aft.
It's customary to lie on a bit of thin padding, because
we tend to flinch and stiffen up when we lie on a
hard floor.
But, by the end of the lesson, you're amazed –
you can roll about like a ball of goop on the hard
floor. Like a rubbery baby, with no 'ooooffs' or 'yeowchs'.
You move with grace and purpose, like a seasoned performer
or virtually any member of the animal kingdom who
is not thinking moment to moment, "how am I looking?"
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