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Would you like to feel, move, and look better?

The Feldenkrais Method® might be the answer for you! Feldenkrais is a mental and physical improvement system based on discovering natural, easy, efficient and pleasurable ways of moving your mind and body. It is an advanced educational approach to well-being using your brain’s amazing capacity to reorganize yourself. It is based on the premise that all human beings have the potential to learn to do everything they do in easier, less effortful and more satisfying ways than is their habit.

The particular way a person is “organized” to sit, stand, walk, run or speak in public, etc., reflects that person’s inner state, or their self-image. Human beings have a tendency to acquire subtle and sometimes damaging physical and mental habits of functioning which can become deeply ingrained. Some habits are useful – many are not. The Feldenkrais Method® can facilitate change by creating the awareness you need to alter those habits which don’t serve you well.

• Moving with greater ease and efficiency
• Relief of chronic muscular-skeletal pain
• Increasing your range of movement without painful stretching
• Improvement in your posture and coordination, whether you are sitting, standing or walking
• Enhanced ease of performance and vitality in things you do every day
• Relaxation and emotional well-being, and engaging yourself positively in the world
• Feeling and looking years younger
• Transforming the quality of your life

The Feldenkrais Method® was founded by Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais, (Bio) an Israeli engineer, nuclear physicist and black belt in judo, who spent over 40 years researching the field of mind/body/environment integration. Using movement as a tool, he developed a step-by-step process involving hundreds of different lessons designed to improve our awareness and self-image. His method has been taught to a wide variety of people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities, including teachers, musicians, artists, scientists, athletes and physical therapists.

Dr. Feldenkrais applied his extensive knowledge of anatomy, physiology, physics and engineering as well as his mastery of martial arts to restore his own functioning and that of countless others.

On its basic level, the Feldenkrais Method® improves posture, coordination, flexibility and suppleness. Moreover, it alleviates pain by minimizing physiological and psychological stress associated with restricted functions. Patterns of inefficiency, compromised self-expression, and forgotten ways of feeling can all be improved.

Feldenkrais can be experienced through:

GROUP CLASSES (Awareness Through Movement®): You are verbally guided through gentle movement sequences called Awareness Through Movement® (ATM) lessons. In these group classes, gentle exploratory movement sequences are designed to give each person more understanding of themselves. You learn to move with less pain and effort, and in such a way that changes occur in the brain patterns which organize control of your body. You will learn how to translate intention into action with ease, while getting rid of unnecessary interfering habits.

Lessons last approximately one hour. Most people take one class per week, though you will improve more rapidly if you take two classes. There are hundreds of ATMs to choose from in the Feldenkrais Method. The aim of these lessons is not necessarily relaxation, but rather healthy, powerful, easy, and pleasurable action.

INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS (Functional Integration®): This is "hands-on" Feldenkrais to meet your specific needs. The practitioner communicates, through gentle and non-invasive touch, the experience of comfort, pleasure and ease of movement, while the client learns how to reorganize their body and behavior in new and more effective ways. The practitioner's touch is instructive and informative, never corrective. Feldenkrais practitioners are trained to detect minute resistances in your movement patterns which often represent emotional, psychological as well as physical limitations. Using highly sensitive touch and gentle, exploratory movements, you will find freedom from compulsive, imprisoning patterns. It's often a huge relief! Functional Integration (FI) lessons are particularly suitable for people with specific problems such as back, neck, shoulder or other chronic pain, movement limitations or a need to improve any type of function.

Here are links to some short videos on YouTube.com, giving you an idea of what it’s like to experience a Feldenkrais lesson and how the Feldenkrais Method could help YOU! Go here.

Ruthy Alon demonstrates Movement Nature Meant

Feldenkrais Method® Around the Globe

From Schwyzerduetsch FK in Switzerland comes this movie:

Schedule of Workshops Summer 2010

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Next series of three workshops coming up! Save the dates. 

Saturday, July 10th 2 - 5pm:

Relieve Your Stress

Perhaps you are feeling like life is just a little too stressful right now; maybe you are having trouble concentrating or coping with a plate that is too full; maybe your stress is being manifested through back and neck pain or poor posture; maybe it’s hard to get a full night’s sleep without waking up at ungodly hours… When we feel overwhelmed, under the gun, or unsure how to meet the demands placed on us, we experience stress. In small doses, stress can be a good thing. It can give you the push you need, motivating you to do your best and to stay focused and alert.

Sunday, August 15th 2-5pm|

Posture and Walking

Are you concerned about your posture? Perhaps you try to “stand or sit up straight”, but as soon as you are not thinking about it, you slump again. Most people think of posture in terms of alignment -- proper posture means sitting or standing up straight, with your chest out and your shoulders back. We were taught to achieve this posture through effort and work. Proper posture, defined this way, is difficult to maintain. Some people manage to do it with tension and effort; others just give up and resign themselves to a life of "bad posture."

Sunday, September 12th 2-5pm

Relieve your Back and Live again!

Would you like to have a healthier, stronger and more powerful back? Would you like to get rid of that nagging pain in your back? Do you feel like you could use your back better? Would you like to learn how to make your back more intelligent? Through gentle yet mentally challenging movements you will learn how you limit your power and overwork your joints, shoulders and neck when you do not use your back well.

Please email me at chrish@chrishkresge.com
to learn more and sign up for these workshops!

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