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Lessons Collections for Free Users
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Getting Oriented

Talk: We Can Learn to be Better for Ourselves, Moment to Moment 5m
Spinal Support and a Powerful Pelvis 35m
Talk: Reducing Excess Effort and Sensing the Skeleton 3m
Dynamic Sitting and Chair Clock 24m
Talk: The Why and How of Growing Taller 6m
Length Without Effort 36m
Sitting and Turning with Length 26m
Talk: How We Respond to Strain 5m
Stretch Without Strain 39m
Talk: A Radical Idea About Muscles 3m
Strength Without Excess 23m
Freeing Your Breath and Spine (16m or 37m) 37m
Simple Floor Clock 26m
Relaxing Your Neck and Jaw 39m
Simple Self-Hug 31m
Interview: MindBodyRadio Talks to Nick Strauss-Klein 11m

Lessons for Better Posture, Walking, and Running

Free Your Torso for Better Posture, Walking, and Running 54m
Legs as Free as a Baby’s 67m
Folding, Foundation, and Feet 63m
Activating the Arches 62m
The Buttocks 59m
Lifting Up and Through 57m
Connecting Arms and Legs, Hinges at Feet and Knees 65m
Your Navigational Pelvis 60m
Breathing from Head to Heels 60m
The Anti-Gravity Lesson 67m

Essential Lessons for Easier Sitting

Easier Sitting Workshop Talk 1 4m
Easier Sitting Workshop Lesson 1 58m
Easier Sitting Workshop Talk 2 7m
Easier Sitting Workshop Lesson 2 12m
Driving and Dynamic Sitting – Floor Practice 59m
Driving and Dynamic Sitting – Chair Practice 63m

Free Your Spine, Chest, Shoulders, & Neck

The Ultimate Self-Hug 61m
Simple Twisting 62m
The Periscope 63m
Softening the Ribs 59m
Reaching, Rolling, and Ribs 64m
Spine Like a Chain, Freeing the Shoulder Girdle 61m
Chanukia, the Candle Holder Lesson 61m
The Power of Prone: Twisting on Your Belly 58m
Bending Sideways 64m
Spine Like a Chain, with a Bias 59m
Advanced Twisting Part 1 60m
Advanced Twisting Part 2 61m

Learning the Limbs, from the Center

Connecting Shoulders and Hips Part 1 63m
Connecting Shoulders and Hips Part 2 63m
Rolling to Sitting, and Beyond 62m
Arms Like a Skeleton, with a Bias 60m
The Hip Joints: Moving Proximal Around Distal 60m
Secrets of the Seated Twist 58m
Floating Toward Bridging 58m
Agile Hips, Knees, and Feet 64m
More Precise Hips and Spine 64m
Gathering the Spine, Stepping Down 62m

Miscellaneous Lessons

Talk: Feldenkrais for Self Empowerment 14m
Side Clock: Shoulders (and Intro to Hip) 60m
Easing the Jaw, Neck, and Shoulders 65m
Spine and Chest Side-Bending, Lengthening Limbs 63m
Breath, Belly, Back, and Hips: Connecting to the Earth 70m
Fundamentals of a Healthy Back 63m
Rolling with Length 56m

Bonus Video Lessons
for Members and Patrons

Anatomy in Action: Where Are Your Hip Joints, Exactly?
(61m Members & Patrons bonus video)
Anatomy in Action: Scapulas
(58m Members & Patrons bonus video)
5th Anniversary Update and "Reversible Diagonals" 49m Lesson
(Members & Patrons bonus video)
Self Empowerment Workshop
(Members & Patrons bonus video)
Lifting Up and Through 3: Buttocks and Buoyancy
(61m Members & Patrons bonus video)
Lifting Up and Through 2: Organizing Your Feet
(62m Members & Patrons bonus video)
2nd Anniversary Update and "Bell Hands…and Feet" Lessons, 31m + 29m
(Members & Patrons bonus video)
Softening the Hands and Eyes 55m Lesson + Q&A
(Members & Patrons bonus video)
Smoothing the Movements of the Jaw and Eyes 46m Lesson + Q&A
(Members & Patrons bonus event)
Breathing Tall 50m Lesson + Q&A
(Members & Patrons bonus video)
Mini-Workshop: Organizing Your Feet for Balance, Posture, and Power
(75m Members & Patrons bonus video)

Lesson Collections
for Patron-Level Donors

Patron Treasures: Shorter Lessons

Long Belly, Long Back, Psoas to Improve Walking (Patrons) 42m
Essence for “Experts”: Your Navigational Sternum and Pelvis (Patrons) 34m
Essence for “Experts”: Flexors and Extensors from the Hips and Waist (Patrons) 33m
Essence for “Experts”: Whole Body Arms (Patrons) 31m
Head Under the Gap, Supine: Workshop/Review Version (Patrons) 32m
Long Belly, Strong Back: Short Version 38m
Turning from a Spacious Center, Connecting Torso and Legs (Patrons) 46m
Breathing for Liftoff (35m + 25m, Patrons) 60m
Integrating the Feet, Torso, Head, and Breath: Connecting to the Earth (Patrons) 44m
Differentiating the Pelvic Floor Part 1 (Patrons) 35m
Differentiating the Pelvic Floor Part 2 (Patrons) 25m
Pelvic Floor Connections 37m
Two Sitbones, Two Sides of the Pelvic Floor (Patrons) 31m
Calming Your Nervous System, Integrating Hands and Eyes 37m
The Power of One Foot (22m or 36m, Patrons) 36m
One Bell Hand / Two Bell Hands…and Feet (31m + 29m, Patrons) 60m
Side Clock: Hips (Patrons) 42m
Holding Your Breath, in Awareness (15m or 39m, Patrons) 39m
The One Shoulder Lesson (Patrons) 19m
Refining the Shoulders and Hips (Patrons) 45m
Lifting and Pressing (Patrons) 38m
Your Naturally Asymmetrical Spine (Patrons) 35m
Easing the Jaw and Neck: the short edit (Patrons) 28m
Lengthening the Arms, Freeing the Scapulas (Patrons) 33m
Finding and Using Your Spinal Bias to Step Down (Patrons) 33m
Supple Ankles, Shifting Pelvis (Patrons) 31m

Patron Treasures: Full-Length Lessons

Long Belly, Long Back, Psoas to Lengthen and Lighten a Leg (Patrons) 59m
Reaching Distinctions: Flexion or Extension? (Patrons) 58m
Spinal Rotation, with Scapulas, Sacrum, and Spatial Self-Imaging (Patrons) 63m
Reaching Reorganized: Everything Everywhere All at Once (Patrons) 53m
Effortless Legs and Hips (Patrons) 59m
Pelvis Lifting and Rotating on Its Axis, Part 2 (Patrons) 58m
Pelvis Lifting and Rotating on Its Axis, Part 1 (Patrons) 60m
Sliding the Sternum, Twisting with the Miracle of “Just What’s Comfortable” (Patrons) 60m
Curiosity, Not Mastery: Three Dimensional Shoulder and Hip Circles (Patrons) 60m
Long Belly, Strong Back: Expanded Workshop Version (Patrons) 63m
Head Under the Gap, Supine (Patrons) 60m
Advanced Connecting Arms and Legs: Equal and Opposite (Patrons) 60m
Skillful Scapulas Make Graceful Arms and Hands (Patrons) 60m
Spiraling into Circling the Arm Under (Patrons) 60m
Rotating, Interlacing, and Integrating the Hands, into Palms Lengthening Overhead (Patrons) 60m
Arms in a Hoop, with Continuous Ground Support (Patrons) 63m
Breathing for Liftoff (35m + 25m, Patrons) 60m
Lifting Like a Baby + Simultaneous Lifting (Patrons) 60m
Joyful Lifted Rolling (Patrons) 59m
The “Morning Prayer” Lesson (Patrons) 58m
A Spiral of Length and Power (Patrons) 58m
As Light as a Finger: Games of Weightlessness (Patrons) 58m
Hip and Shoulder Diagonals for Better Walking (Patrons) 60m
Sliding the Sternum, Integrating the Neck, Shoulders, and Chest (Patrons) 61m
Drifting the Knees and Nose for Simpler Turns and Twists (Patrons) 56m
Dynamic Balance: Coordinates of the Head (Patrons) 59m
Global Breathing with Floating Ribs and Sternum (Patrons) 49m
Whole Body Arms (Patrons) 62m
Workshop: Balance Myths, Facts, and Practice, Part 1 (Patrons) 73m
Workshop: Balance Myths, Facts, and Practice, Part 2 (Patrons) 63m
The Tongue and the Spine (Patrons) 60m
Softening the Jaw, Shoulders, and Chest (Patrons) 58m
“Beard Pull” Pecking, with Chanukia (Patrons) 57m
Arms Like a Skeleton, Integrating the Neck, Jaw, and Eyes (Patrons) 60m
Getting Free with a Bell Hand (Patrons) 60m
Making Peace: Smooth Breath, Skillful Bias, Supple Chest (Patrons) 60m
Freeing the Shoulders by Rolling the Arms (Patrons) 60m
Finding Sensations of Not Shortening (Patrons) 58m
Improving Rotation, Embracing Our Differences (Patrons) 58m
Self-Hug, Embracing Our Differences (Patrons) 60m
A Dynamic “Core” Lengthens the Spine (Patrons) 61m
Dynamic Balance: Stability Through Suppleness (Patrons) 60m
One Bell Hand / Two Bell Hands…and Feet (31m + 29m, Patrons) 60m
Rib Basket, Shoulder Cloak (Patrons) 57m
Sensing Stability: The Sacral Clock (Patrons) 58m
Side-Bending with Listening Hands, Connecting Legs and Head (Patrons) 58m
The Liminal Lesson: Transitions Between Action and Rest (Patrons) 57m
Free While Constrained: Side-Bent, Stepping Down (Patrons) 61m
Free While Constrained: Quiet Head, Twisting Spine (Patrons) 57m
Arms Like a Skeleton, Freeing the Shoulders and Neck (Patrons) 58m
Dynamic Diagonal Lengthening (Patrons) 58m
Side-lying Twist, and Rolling Recap (Patrons) 59m
Rolling and Hips Like a Baby (Patrons) 51m
Freeing the Neck with Crawling and Rolling (Patrons) 63m
Buttocks Organizing the Spine (Patrons) 57m
Moving Your Head and Legs Backward (Patrons) 58m
Freeing Your Breath and Spine: the full-length edit (Patrons) 53m
Reaching, Twisting, and Gazing Smoothly (Patrons) 62m
Effortless Arms and Shoulders (Patrons) 61m
Advanced Folding (Patrons) 64m
Stepping Down, with a Bias (Patrons) 62m
Walking with Your Sternum (Patrons) 65m
Nodding into Lengthening the Heels (Patrons) 61m
Connecting the Legs and Chest (Patrons) 62m
Basic Arching and Folding (Patrons) 59m
Folding, Arching, and Rolling (Patrons) 57m

12 Lessons from “Awareness Through Movement”

What Is Good Posture? (Patrons) 58m
Talk: What Action Is Good? 20m
Some Fundamental Properties of Movement (Patrons) 64m
Differentiation of Parts and Functions in Breathing (Patrons) 66m
Coordination of the Flexor Muscles and of the Extensors (Patrons) 60m
Differentiation of Pelvic Movements by Means of an Imaginary Clock (Patrons) 63m
The Carriage of the Head Affects the State of the Musculature (Patrons) 59m
Perfecting the Self-Image (Patrons) 64m
Spatial Relationships as a Means to Coordinated Action (Patrons) 54m
The Movement of the Eyes Organizes the Movement of the Body (Patrons) 64m
“Generalize Your Skills” (Patrons) 65m
Thinking and Breathing (Patrons) 58m

Legacy and Alternate Lessons

Improving Pelvic Floor Control and Ease (Patrons) 60m
Workshop: TCF 10 Year Celebration (Patrons) 98m
Workshop: Stretch Without Strain (Patrons) 71m
Workshop: Access Your Axis (Patrons) 70m
Workshop: Spinal Support and a Powerful Pelvis (Patrons) 68m
Periscope 2 (Patrons) 62m
Folding, Foundation, and Length (Patrons) 57m

Deep Dives

Our Deep Dive courses and content guides combine free, Member, and Patron lessons from the collections above into specialized learning contexts. They always include at least one free lesson.

Deep Dives and Little Dips have a graphical layout showing relationships between lessons, so their lessons aren't duplicated here.

Action Heroes: Spine, Hips, Sternum, and Scapulas
Grounding for Liftoff
The Pelvic Floor – Less Is More
Shoulder Cloak, Rib Basket, Sliding Sternum
Better Balance
Jaw, Neck, and Shoulders
The Illusion of Isolation
Breathing with Vitality
Supple Feet, Powerful Legs
Free While Constrained
Walking from Your Spine
Rock & Roll! (and Rotate)
A Pelvic Clock “Primer”

Little Dips

Little Dips are content guides and reflections on studying Feldenkrais, with links to related lessons from our collections above. They always include at least one free lesson. These posts originally appeared in our monthly newsletter – sign up here.

On Attention: Feldenkrais, Spatial Self-Imaging, and the Open Focus Work of Dr. Les Fehmi
A Guide to Our “Arms Like a Skeleton” Lessons
Guest Post: David Zemach-Bersin on Chronic Pain + Nick on Injury and Recovery
Listener Interview: Reflections on Doing ALL Our Lessons + Nick’s Favorite Workshop
Guest Post: Jen Strauss-Klein Compares Feldenkrais and an Ancient Tradition
Make Your Own Feldenkrais “Sabbatical”: Why and How
Six Lessons for Anxiety
What Action Is Good? Feldenkrais’s Answer
“Use your glutes!” they say. But how?
Reflection and Lessons: We Evolved for Easy Walking
What Is Good Posture? Feldenkrais’s Answer
On Freedom…and Aging
Dynamic Sitting and Driving: Featured Lessons and Article
On Balance, “Losing” It, and Recovering
Spinal Support
Featured Listener: A young musician finds “a powerful sense of dignity” in our lessons
Our Primary Spinal Bias: Featured Lessons and Listener Letter
“My bones are alive!” – Reflections and Lesson on Skeletal Awareness
Learning to Learn, and Reflections on Teaching Feldenkrais
Pain During a Lesson: Connie’s Story

The FP Weekly Zoom Class

Looking for even more lessons?

In addition to the donor-supported permanent lessons and courses above, we offer a separate service, The FP Weekly Zoom Class. Live classes and 2-3 months of recent replays are available.

How The FP Weekly Zoom Class works:

Classes are ordered individually and drop-ins are welcome. Tuition is pay-what-you-can (we understand that Members and Patrons may choose to pay less). Links are sent to your email inbox. With these links you can attend live or stream the Zoom video and audio replays on-demand. You can also download and keep them forever. Weekly class replays are hosted at Zoom (not our website) and aren't part of the collections above.

How The FP Weekly Class relates to our permanent lessons above:

The very best Zoom lessons eventually become permanent Patron Treasures audio lessons, complete with everything listeners love: they are edited for the best possible flow and clarity, have professional sound quality, and include lesson notes and cross-references. More rarely, Zoom lessons become Bonus Videos for Members and Patrons.

 

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