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In 2017 the NY Times published its first major article about the Feldenkrais Method. Shortly after that my private practice filled up and I got more clear about my limitations and potential as a practitioner.
Movement and Creativity Library was born out of a desire to support people all over the world to access this potent and transformative practice. Many have shared that it's been a "life saver" during the pandemic---reducing pain & anxiety while increasing ease, pleasure & creative power...
Yesterday another article about Feldenkrais was published in the NY Times---at a much needed time! May it water and plant more seeds to inspire us to intentionally slow down to sense, feel, imagine, play, connect in community, look outside and feel inside---
Here are a few highlights from the article:
Bruce Lee talked about emptying the mind in order to become formless and shapeless like water, which “can flow or it can crash,” he said. “Be water, my friend.” The pandemic has made us shift our perspectives in so many ways, but Lee’s guidance rings true: We need to be water. And we need to move. It heals. And if more people moved, they might just find their way to dance.
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Somatic practice — named for “soma” or the living body — is a way to connect the mind and body that encourages internal attentiveness. “We’re talking about allowing the living body to inform behavior,” Martha Eddy, an esteemed somatic movement therapist, said. “But then how do you do that? It’s by using your proprioception” — the ability to feel the body in space — “and your kinesthetic awareness.”
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In a time when it seems we have little control, having agency over our bodies — and our internal world — is a kind of power. By engaging in a somatic experience, you come to realize that these practices are not just about creating flexible bodies, but flexible minds.
