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Most of us move around on automatic pilot. Moshe Feldenkrais
developed hundreds of movement experiments to help wake
us up. These you try out and practice in a class or
private lesson, then take home as a toolbox to serve
you at need.
> Classes
I teach ATM and Bones For Life groups, as well as some
that combine both methods. You’ll learn to recognize
your comfort range and stop before extending beyond
it, where damage occurs. I watch for people’s
stuck places and verbally guide you through. Sitting,
shifting weight, bending, turning, getting up from the
floor, and walking are some of the movements you’ll
relearn from the inside out. Dress is anything comfortable.
Sessions last 60-90 minutes.
> Private Lessons
Functional Integration works one-on-one in a private
setting, usually using a padded treatment table rather
than floor exercises, again with the student fully clothed.
Sessions are as individual as whatever you need and
want. I guide by touch as well as voice to help you
feel where you’re not quite there and bring more
and more of your self into your awareness, at your own
pace. We start with a health history. Sessions last
60-90 minutes.
> BFL Teacher Training
For those wishing to make Feldenkrais work a bigger
part of their lives, the BFL program is still leading
edge. In Cambridge, at Lesley University’s Institute
for Body, Mind and Spirituality, we developed in 2004
the world’s first BFL Certificate Program for
academic credit, graduating seven health professionals
in 2005. The 135-hour curriculum includes lecture/discussions,
in-depth understanding of the theoretical background,
supervised teaching, and extensive subjective experience
as a basis for learning to work with others. I also
mentor program graduates using an apprenticeship model
that involves them in my regular BFL classes.
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