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King Crimson’s “21st Century Schizoid Man” as a Structure for ATM Lessons
This year marks the 50th anniversary of King Crimson’s groundbreaking song “21st Century Schizoid Man“. At the time, critics reviled the song. But now it is celebrated as the origin of progressive rock and metal. Rolling Stone Magazine recently did an excellent two-part series on the song and the band. It had been a long [...]
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Transformation of 2833
2833 NM 14, Madrid, NM Remodel – Before and After Pics This post has little do directly with the Feldenkrais Method except that the way I approached the projects were infused with Feldenkrais principles. I approached each chunk of work as though I were doing an ATM. I had to work in some challenging (and [...]
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Gratitude for My Dad on Father’s Day
We didn't talk much during the sessions. But something transformed between the two of us. Something in that non-verbal interaction allowed a life-long tension held between us to dissolve and fall away.
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My Journey into the Feldenkrais Alexander Yanai Lessons
The experience has been remarkable and transformational. I did lessons I would never have done by just browsing the titles. I could see connections between them. I could see how some of them were the groundwork for those which would become "classics lessons." And I got a window into Moshe's thinking.
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Self-Image – Interview on “Out of Control” Radio with Al Wadleigh, GCFP
I join Tammy Lynn Davis and her co-host Decimus Varro on her radio show, “Out of Control” in Madrid, NM. By the time we did the interview, I had given Tammy a few Functional Integration lessons. When the topic of self-image came up she invited me on her show. Here are some of the ideas [...]
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Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais – On Doing Less to Do More – From Alexander Yanai Lesson 399
Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais on the importance of doing less in order to learn something new. Once learned it can be done quickly and powerfully.
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Alexander Yanai Lesson 305, “The line of Effort in the Back in Lifting on Stomach” Compared with Awareness Through Movement Book Lesson 11, “Becoming Aware of Parts of Which We are not Conscious with the Help of Those of Which We are Conscious.”
Structurally, the Alexander Yanai (AY) Lesson 305, “The line of Effort in the Back in Lifting on Stomach” is the same lesson as Lesson 11 “Becoming Aware of Parts of Which We are not Conscious with the Help of Those of Which We are Conscious” from the “Awareness Through Movement” (ATM) book, which, by the [...]
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Reflections on Feldenkrais Alexander Yanai Lesson 303, The Line of the Ball that Rolls
This lesson is the second part of an Alexander Yanai (AY) lesson, AY 303, which has two parts. Part one is a lecture on self-image which must have been given around the same time Moshe was working on his book “Developing Abilities” or as it was later named, “Awareness Through Movement.” This lesson, AY 303 [...]
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Logical Levels in Learning & Problem Resolution
If we consider a class of possible movements, we are no longer burdened with trying to remember all the detailed members of the class. We can recall the class and know what is possible. Once the class is formed, then other possible movements belonging to that class can emerge into our awareness. Again, our dolphin made the generalization and came up with behaviors never observed in the species before!- 1
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