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Action Heroes: Spine, Hips, Sternum, and Scapulas
Find your inner superhero! This Deep Dive course celebrates and elevates basic biomechanics of being human. Take hold of your birthright as a powerful, upright biped. Looking deeply and precisely into relationships of the spine, hip joints, sternum, and scapulas, you’ll unlock your birthright as a powerful, upright biped. Feel stronger in your legs and back, free your arms to act with grace and precision, and become more efficient, effective, and confident in all you do. Features Long Belly, Strong Back learning that’s great for back and hip pain, balance, confidence, athletic skill, and so much more.
Anatomy in Action: Where Are Your Hip Joints, Exactly?
(61m Members & Patrons bonus video)
Back-lying, starts standing. Get to know your hip joints, pubic bone, and sitbones with an illustration and precise movement imagery, and integrate them with your spine and head. The lesson that inspired Nick’s Long Belly, Strong Back lessons at the heart of our Deep Dive called Action Heroes.
On Attention: Feldenkrais, Spatial Self-Imaging, and the Open Focus Work of Dr. Les Fehmi
In this Little Dip Nick reflects on integrating his sabbatical studies on the nature of attention into his Feldenkrais teaching. Includes four Feldenkrais lessons that work with attention and spatial self-imaging in interesting ways. One is directly influenced by Dr. Les Fehmi’s work.
A Guide to Our “Arms Like a Skeleton” Lessons
This Little Dip differentiates The FP’s handful of versions of “Arms Like a Skeleton,” a Feldenkrais lesson genre about reaching into the world.
Guest Post: David Zemach-Bersin on Chronic Pain + Nick on Injury and Recovery
In this Little Dip Nick’s Feldenkrais Trainer speaks on how Feldenkrais addresses chronic pain. Plus, Nick reflects on recovering from an injury and a month of pain, and shares lessons that helped him heal.
Listener Interview: Reflections on Doing ALL Our Lessons + Nick’s Favorite Workshop
In this Little Dip Nick reflects on contemplative practices and offers uplifting Feldenkrais lessons. A Patron describes the effects of deep study at The FP: “For me Feldenkrais is about building self-knowledge, self-esteem, self-trust, and self-empowerment.”
Guest Post: Jen Strauss-Klein Compares Feldenkrais and an Ancient Tradition
In this Little Dip Nick’s wife, a clergy person, describes their sabbatical study of a 1,000-year-old ethical tradition, touching on broader applications of the Feldenkrais Method than the ones we think of most often.
Make Your Own Feldenkrais “Sabbatical”: Why and How
This Little Dip includes inspiration from Felden-fans who report on the effects of deep study, and two recommended short sequences of lessons to get you started.
Nick’s Podcast Interview on The Future of Wellness
Links to Nick’s “Practical Neuroplasticity” episode of the Future of Wellness podcast. The Future of Wellness explores the art of wellbeing and the science of self-transformation. Hosts Christabel Armsden and Keith Parker invite experts to talk about the intersections of somatic therapies, neuroscience, meditation, and more.
Anatomy in Action: Scapulas
(58m Members & Patrons bonus video)
Beginning with a brief illustrated talk, this gentle ATM lesson is designed to melt tension, reduce pain, and improve mobility for your neck, shoulders, arms, spine, and chest by developing awareness and integration of healthy scapular function. Along the way you’ll reclaim easier upwards reaching, and improve your uprightness too!