Lessons & Learning Blog
Deep Dive: Walking from Your Spine
We think of legs doing the job, but our axis is more responsible for walking and running than most folks think.
Deep Dive: Rock & Roll! (and Rotate)
A peek at the unique neurological benefits of rolling. Fascinating, fun, and richly rewarding!
Deep Dive: A Pelvic Clock “Primer”
Here are ten lessons derived from Moshe Feldenkrais’s famous movement image. The pelvic clock is essential study, and it’s great to have lots of variations in your “repertoire.”
Collection: Patron Treasures
Dozens and dozens more of Nick’s favorite lessons, exclusively for Patron-level donors. Includes full-length and shorter lessons. Our newest lessons are added here.
November & December’s weekly Zoom classes focus on the Neck, Jaw, and Shoulders
11/29/21 UPDATE: Due to high interest we’ll be continuing November’s theme through December 7, 14, & 21. Feldenkrais Trainer Deborah Bowes will be teaching our class a lesson of her choice on Dec. 28th. Free Your Neck, Jaw, and Shoulders Tuesdays in December, 9:30-10:30 AM US Central time, with live discussion after class Led by…
October’s weekly Zoom classes: Free Your Spine
Free Your Spine with Feldenkrais Tuesdays in October, 9:30-10:30 AM Central time, with live discussion after class Led by Nick Strauss-Klein. Lesson notes, free “homework” recommendations, and recordings are delivered by email Tuesday afternoons. Designed to reduce chronic back pain and tension, October’s weekly classes can help you “free your spine” by tuning into the details…
Why keep a Feldenkrais journal? (And how to get started!)
This post contains how-to info for everyone, plus journal templates for Feldenkrais Project donors. As to the idea of a journal: I felt a need to have one after I joined the Feldenkrais Project. I do a lesson, then write in a notebook the date, name of the lesson, and a comment. The comment can…
New free lesson added to Freeing the Spine, Chest, Shoulders, and Neck
We’re pleased to share with the entire Feldenkrais Project community The Power of Prone, Twisting on Your Belly, which takes an important place in one of our most popular lesson collections. It’s designed as a “gateway lesson” to help adults get comfortable with “tummy time”! Learning and improving on your belly has many of the…
Learning How to Learn is our theme for September’s weekly Zoom classes
Learning How to Learn Tuesdays in September, 9:30-10:30 AM Central time, with live discussion after class, and lesson notes and recordings delivered by email Feldenkrais Trainer Deborah Bowes leads our class Sept 7. Nick teaches Sept 14, 21, & 28 One has to set about learning to learn as is befitting for the most important…
“Long, Tall, & Graceful” is our theme for August’s weekly Zoom classes
This feeling of the spine lengthening accompanies most actions of the body when they are properly carried out. – Moshe Feldenkrais, Awareness Through Movement In August our weekly class returns to a favorite Feldenkrais topic of mine: how to find and take advantage of our full length and height. Unlike our animal friends we…