• S5 E6 - Exploring Your Body Budget
    May 17 2024

    What can interoception, body scanning, and proprioception reveal about your overall "body budget"? We try a left eye awareness lesson as an example.

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    26 mins
  • S5 E5 - The Use of Will Power
    May 3 2024

    When should we use willpower versus effortless flow in practicing movement? We explore how willpower decreases as ability increases and how too much willful effort gets in our way.

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    26 mins
  • S5 E4 - Finding Harmony in Movement
    Apr 19 2024

    Mindful movement can create greater harmony between the voluntary and autonomic nervous systems. We discuss this important brain-body connection for wellbeing.

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    28 mins
  • S5 E3 - Q&A: Yoga, Emotions, Stretching
    Apr 5 2024

    Answering listener questions on topics like yoga, emotional release in practice, and why we don't stretch in the Feldenkrais Method®.

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    31 mins
  • S5 E2 - Creative Thinking: Convergent vs Divergent
    Mar 22 2024

    How do convergent and divergent styles of thinking relate to creativity? We explore how Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement lessons can stimulate flexible, creative problem-solving.

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    34 mins
  • S5 E1 - Building Confidence and Resilience
    Mar 8 2024

    As our physical abilities improve through practice, so does our confidence to meet life's challenges. We discuss how the Feldenkrais Method can cultivate resilience for aging well.

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    20 mins
  • S4 E8 The Sacred Sacrum and the Pelvis
    Aug 11 2023

    Ancient civilizations often referred to the sacrum as the “holy bone.” We discuss the “holy bone,” the social impact of our self-image and the pelvis, and the birthing process.

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    23 mins
  • S4 E7 Four Criteria for Coordinated Well-Learned Action
    Jul 28 2023

    In his book, The Potent Self, Dr. Feldenkrais puts forward four criteria for coordinated, well-learned action: the absence of effort, the absence of resistance, the presence of reversibility, and breathing and posture. We discuss each of these with examples.

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    35 mins