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On The Other Hand
An article by Herbert Wray recently suggested that movement enhances creative thinking. Imagine that J. It cited a number of very serious studies, including one where they told people to gesture with their hands … Continue reading
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Doors of Perception
Finally! There is a scientific explanation for forgetting. I feel so relieved. A recent study has found that when you cross a threshold or go through a doorway, you experience a temporal distortion that places you in a different time/space than … Continue reading
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Tagged awareness, breath, doors, present, relax, sense, threshold, time
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Take 2 elevator speech
Thanks for all the feedback both here and in Facebook. Here’s take 2: “Less pain, more gain,” is the Feldenkrais motto. Gentle, easy movement sequences developed over forty years of research change the way you move and in the process … Continue reading
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Feldenkrais Elevator Speech
So many people tell me that they have a hard time explaining to their friends what Feldenkrais is. So I am creating a little card for them to hand to the questioners. Thing is, I know what Feldenkrais is, so … Continue reading
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My Bi-Partison Self
All this talk about the right and left not able to come to an agreement, unable to strike a balance, and trying to undermine each other’s efforts made me think of the invisible divisions between my right and left sides. It … Continue reading
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Tagged communication, eyes, head, left handed, neck, right handed, shoulders, symmetry, tennis elbow
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Lost and Found
When I recently visited Prague, I carried a map in order to navigate the labyrinthine streets. After getting helplessly lost several times, I realized that layout of the actual streets was more complex than it appeared. In Budapest, we went … Continue reading
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Tagged brain, brain map, Feldenkrais, lost, map, the Feldenkrais Method, undiscovered country
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Mirror, Mirror
“We act,” said Moshe Feldenkrais, “In accordance with our self-image.” In other words, the way I see myself in the world affects how I behave, and the way I see the world. So much of my self-image comes from outside … Continue reading
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Feets Don’t Fail Me Now!
My sister and I picked up this expression from an old Bob Hope movie and made it our goofy mantra for whenever we found ourselves in a difficult situation. More recently, I was teaching a class where I asked people … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Hope, bunion, confident, feet, feet don't fail me, Feldenkrais, flat foot, walk
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Listen To the Hand
Whether you were taught to fold your hands on your lap, hold your hands behind your back, or shove them in your pockets, you won’t be able to avoid the fact that your hands are communicating all the time. After … Continue reading
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Tagged body language, breathe, communication, Delsarte, gesture, hand, thoughts, walking your talk
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Stopping Time
Einstein once said: “When you sit with a nice girl for two hours, it seems like two minutes. When you sit on a hot stove for two minutes, it seems like two hours. That’s relativity.” Everyone is moaning that time … Continue reading
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Tagged attention, Awareness Through Movement, breathe, Einstein, entropy, Jeremy Rifkin, Moshe Feldenkrais, Red Queen, stress, the Feldenkrais Method, time
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