Lessons & Learning Blog
Just Breathing: three free lessons (please share!)
Originally published as our April 2020 monthly featured free lesson newsletter. You can subscribe to our mailing list (and receive four free downloadable lessons) right here. As you may know, breathing ‘properly’ (whatever that is) – or even thinking about my breathing – makes me anxious, probably because I studied two contradictory techniques as a…
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.
Our Zoom Classes are Secure
Measures I’ve taken to avoid “Zoombombing” on our calls A security update: I’ve seen the same news stories you have: hackers are taking advantage of the world’s new need for videoconferencing to break into Zoom meetings and cause trouble. It’s not surprising that this is a hot story right now: the media has taken poor…
An example live video class: Organizing Your Feet for Balance Posture and Power
I just added a live video class free recording and study notes to Feldenkrais Project.com! Check it out!
Check out our live COVID-19 updates
Updates from the Feldenkrais Project and Twin Cities Feldenkrais during the pandemic July 1, 2021 update: My efforts to share Feldenkrais online as generously and widely as possible continue as our household of six navigates the new opportunities and uncertainties of this summer. For now I’m not updating this page regularly, but if the pandemic…
FREE online class Tuesday morning, March 17, 9:30 AM US CDT
FREE online video class 9:30 AM US Central Daylight Time, Tuesday, March 17. Open to all! Click here to learn more and register Due to essential social distance requirements for all of us, ALL my Feldenkrais teaching is moving online. Tomorrow’s local Twin Cities Feldenkrais class, will be held ONLINE, FREE to all this week! Blessings and…
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
We’ve launched Getting Oriented, our new lesson collection, now available for all!
Getting Oriented, our new collection of short talks (3-5 minutes) and lessons (about 25-35 minutes) covering the basics can be found on our homepage, or right here: https://feldenkraisproject.com/collection/getting-oriented/ This is our newest and best way to help a friend or family member get started with Feldenkrais study, so please share that link as widely as…
Our New Lesson Collection is Now In “Early Access” for Donors
Getting Oriented, our new collection of short talks and lessons for all our listeners, is almost ready for public launch! Members and Patrons of the Feldenkrais Project, as donors you have early access to this content right now! We would LOVE to have your feedback. Please go to https://feldenkraisproject.com/collection/getting-oriented/ and login to your donor account….
Collection: Getting Oriented
While most Feldenkrais classes are an hour, Getting Oriented is our series of ten short Awareness Through Movement (ATM) lessons and brief talks designed to introduce or refresh the basics. We’ll cover some of the movements, guided attention techniques, and learning principles that Feldenkrais ATM study utilizes most often.