The FP's lessons are mostly audio because it's usually the best way to study Feldenkrais at home. (Why? Check out our FAQ.)
But there are exceptions, and our donors have exclusive access! We offer 12 extra lessons in the nine events below as video because
- they include screenshare illustrations
- or they're special events with Q&A, class discussion, or discussion of The FP intended for all donors
- or they're alternate teachings of our primary audio lessons
We've used gallery Zoom recordings where possible. It's fun to feel part of a "classroom" of students sometimes!
Donor Event: 5th Anniversary Update and "Reversible Diagonals" Lesson
(Members & Patrons bonus video)
Unique content in this Zoom replay includes
- Project Update: Where we’ve been, how we’ve done it, and where we’re headed next.
- Lesson: Reversible Diagonal Lengthening and Lifting, with “Piano Playing” Fingers and Toes (back-lying and front-lying)
Self Empowerment Workshop
(Members & Patrons bonus video)
Includes two ATM lessons and a FREE talk
- Lesson #1, Heel Spirals Through Buttocks, Hips, and Shoulders (back-lying), combines and refines ideas from the three Lifting Up and Through lessons
- Lesson #2, Integrating the Feet for Potent Uprightness (back-lying), grounds us in another way, making all that we do in gravity easier
Lifting Up and Through 3: Buttocks and Buoyancy
(Members & Patrons bonus video)
This exploration of Feldenkrais’s classic buttocks lessons is especially tuned to improve walking. Along with Lifting Up and Through 1 & 2, these three closely-related lessons are designed to be explored and reviewed in any order. They all point to global patterns of lifting ourselves into effective action through clarified connections with the earth.
Lifting Up and Through 2: Organizing Your Feet
(Members & Patrons bonus video)
Directly related to Lifting Up and Through 1, but may be explored before or after it. A more detailed teaching of our popular Activating the Arches lesson. There are screen share illustrations and many unique variations, and it’s especially tuned for walking.
Donor Event: 2nd Anniversary Update and "Bell Hands…and Feet" Lessons
(Members & Patrons bonus video)
This Zoom event replay includes
- The FP at 2! – a 10-minute Feldenkrais Project update and lesson intro
- Lesson #1: One Bell Hand (side-lying)
- Lesson #2: Two Bell Hands…and Feet (back-lying)
- Discussion of the lessons
Softening the Hands and Eyes + Q&A
(Members & Patrons bonus video)
In this special event Nick answers questions about Feldenkrais study and leads donors in an ATM lesson. Back-lying. Gentle movements of the hands and careful covering of the eyes relax and improve them, and calm the whole nervous system. Designed to reduce anxiety and bring us home to a quieter sense of ourselves.
Smoothing the Movements of the Jaw and Eyes + Q&A
(Members & Patrons bonus event)
Back-lying. A review and expansion on elements of Nick’s lesson called Easing the Jaw, Neck, and Shoulders, with a particular focus on relationships of the jaw and eyes. Helpful for improving TMJ troubles and easing the neck, chest, and shoulders, improving visual acuity, calming the nervous system and reducing anxiety, and more.
Breathing Tall + Q&A
(Members & Patrons bonus video)
In this special event Nick answers questions about Feldenkrais study and leads donors in “Breathing Tall.” This ATM lesson is a unique combination of internal vertical movements (paradoxical “seesaw” breathing movements) with external vertical movements up and down your mat, leading to a refined vertical organization and sense of the plumb line of gravity when you stand up.
Mini-Workshop: Organizing Your Feet for Balance, Posture, and Power
(Members & Patrons bonus video)
This version for our donors features gallery view, lesson notes, and no ads. This workshop is also available on YouTube.
Back-lying. This 75-minute mini-workshop combines abbreviated versions of two Feldenkrais Project favorites:
- Lesson #1: Breath, Belly, Back, & Hips
- Lesson #2: Activating the Arches