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Spinal Support
A “little dip” of discussion and lessons. Whichever you choose among these three very different lessons free lessons, you’re likely to enjoy easier uprightness, more effective action, improved comfort, and a clearer mind after you study.
Featured Listener: A young musician finds “a powerful sense of dignity” in our lessons
This “little dip” of discussion and a lesson includes a note from a cellist who’s enjoying “calm, freedom, and progress” through his Feldenkrais studies.
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
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.
Our Primary Spinal Bias: Featured Lessons and Listener Letter
In this “little dip” of discussion and lessons we explore how our spines do not function symmetrically. Knowing this, and harnessing your primary bias, is tremendously valuable in all human function.
“My bones are alive!” – Reflections and Lesson on Skeletal Awareness
In this “little dip” of discussion and lessons we explore how countering gravity with bones, not muscles, enables us to do what we want in the world more easily, effectively, and comfortably.
Learning to Learn, and Reflections on Teaching Feldenkrais
This “little dip” includes discussion and a lesson exploring how the job of a Feldenkrais Practitioner is actually to help each person learn how to learn for themselves, from themselves.