Learn about sensory receptors in “A Bit Of Anatomy,” a post by Lindy Ost, GCFP®
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I’ll Find a Way or Make One – A Rosie Story by Rebecca Fasanello and Teresa Castillo
See the World Premier at the Buffalo International Film Festival (In Buffalo and Online)
Viola Hippert grew up a child of Serbian immigrants in the shadow of the Bethlehem Steel plant in Lackawanna, New York. Her family’s strong work ethic laid the groundwork for “Vi” to become a Rosie the Riveter at Bell Aircraft Corporation during WWII. Now in her late 90s, Vi reflects on her life and has no plan to slow down. (runtime: 19 minutes)
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Move Better, Feel Better presenter Liz Koch sees the Psoas as an exquisite sensory organ connecting the ground to heart and everything in between.
We will experiment with this ReThinking about the Psoas in the upcoming Pelvic Floor series.
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A Glimpse of Leg - 4 - Spiral to Sit
Roll out of Shivasana or bed elegantly, with minimal effort and maximum grace
BY ZOOM New Students: Register here
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The Work Goes On - Educating the NH Legislators on Sensible Landfill Siting
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A Glimpse of Leg - 3 - Legs to Chest
Explore the connections between the legs and chest - how they reciprocally allow relaxation and support.
BY ZOOM New Students: Register here
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A Glimpse of Leg - 2 - Leg Lines
Draw imaginary lines down your legs to feel into the hip sockets and explore ways of improving the alignment. Notice how more level hips improve balance, posture, and silhouette.
BY ZOOM New Students: Register here
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The Whole Woman® approach to pelvic health addresses the glaring misunderstandings of standard gynecology and orthopedics bu offering women self-help approaches to managing prolapsed pelvic organs. Relearn how to stand like a 9-year old for better pelvic health.
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A Glimpse of Leg - 1 - Leg Circles
Feel deeply into the hip socket from sitting and tummy-lying by circling the feet.
BY ZOOM New Students: Register here
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How well do you know how you use your major moving parts? This full body survey is a spotlight on what you do well, what you never noticed and what you might want to improve.
BY ZOOM New Students: Register here
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ReCentering for Sports and Sanity - 9 - Tippy Top Tongue
An intro taster lesson and/or an easy lesson to bring together the previous Recentering lessons “Everything, Right Here, All At Once”: center plane, infinity hips center point, spine like a wave, diagonals front and back, playing with your elbows, inner and outer space, top and bottom, twist around your center and tippy top tongue. Hands and feet mirror the center line with everything you can bring to it.
Adapted from “Classical Mechanics: Poise 4” as taught by Andrew Gibbons.
Wednesdays 9:30 am and 6:30 pm. BY ZOOM New Students: Register here
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The 15th Boston Greenfest, with music at Christopher Columbus Park on the waterfront and exhibits down the Greenway, had great weather, educational exhibits, green vendors and music. Jah Free-I proudly make our 11th appearance. Locals, tourists, dogs and boats all came for the fun.
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ReCentering for Sports and Sanity - 9 - Tippy Top Tongue
Imagine the tongue as the whip at the top of the spine. A flick of the tongue can shift your side-to-side and front-back balance subtly, or clearly, if you pay attention. A delicate fine-tune balance trick or amusing bit of internal play. Your call.
Adapted from David Zemach Berson’s “Primacy of the Tongue” lesson
Wednesdays 9:30 am and 6:30 pm. BY ZOOM New Students: Register here
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This and more in this 10-day virtual event featuring 3-4 talks each day with 53 empowering expert speakers.
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ReCentering for Sports and Sanity - 8 - Twist Around Center
Twist again, better than you did way back then.
Adapted from “Coordination of the Flexor Muscles and of the Extensors” by Moshe Feldenkrais
Wednesdays 9:30 am and 6:30 pm. BY ZOOM New Students: Register here
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A summary of “Learning to learn from positive experiences,” Journal of Positive Psychology, 6 December 2021, by Dr. Rick Hansen et al, from a Feldenkrais Method® perspective.
Science validates Dr. Feldenkrais’ approach to learning, including: introducing new experiences, enriching them with variation and novelty, absorbing the learning with rest and awareness, and linking the experience to positive change with before and after body scans.
The study validates the hypothesis that this learning approach can lead to lasting positive changes.
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ReCentering for Sports and Sanity - 7 - Inner and Outer Space
Boldly go where you haven’t been: deep into your internal and outer space, all the while holding your center. An eye exploration for the whole body.
Adapted from “Esalen Workshop: Reeducation of the Eyes” by Moshe Feldenkrais.
Wednesdays 9:30 am and 6:30 pm. BY ZOOM New Students: Register here
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ReCentering for Sports and Sanity - 6 - Balancing Top/Bottom, Chest/Pelvis, Sternum/Sacrum
Stability and Flexibility to Go With The Flow
This ‘ReCentering’ variation explores the internal diagonals from sternum to sacrum and the opposite diagonal from between shoulder blades to the pubis. These torso diagonals balance the front/back and top/bottom: flexibility within stability.
Adapted from “Gentle Fingers and Ribbons” lesson as taught by Alan Questel
Wednesdays 9:30 am and 6:30 pm. BY ZOOM New Students: Register here
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