The FP Weekly Class Blog

Weekly Zoom Class: February is for Feet!

Tuesdays in February, 9:30-10:30 AM US Central time, with live discussion after class Nick Strauss-Klein leads Feb 1, 8, 15. Feldenkrais Trainer Deborah Bowes leads Feb 22. A recording will be emailed to all registrants Tuesday afternoons, along with free Feldenkrais lessons for “homework” to explore between classes if you wish. Feet-related lessons are a…

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Better Balance for Winter Walking is January’s weekly Zoom topic

Updated 1/11/22: After the first class there was a lovely discussion that inspired me to write a few more reflections on balance. I’ve copied them at the bottom of this post. -Nick Tuesdays in January, Recordings Available Led by Nick Strauss-Klein It’s ice season here in Minnesota, so by request from our local Zoomers we’re…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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“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…

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Feldenkrais Trainer Deborah Bowes leads July weekly Zooms

Recordings of this course are available in video and audio form, for streaming or downloading, on our pay-what-you-can Zoom class page. Deborah is a Feldenkrais Trainer whose remarkable career of teaching and study has included a doctorate of Physical Therapy and decades of experience in Tai Chi, dance, and yoga. Her work has been profoundly…

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“Walking with Your Whole Self” is our Zoom class topic for May and June

MAY 21 UPDATE: By request from the students we’re continuing our Walking with Your Whole Self theme through June! Walking is a boon for all ages. It provides exercise, builds bone, aids digestion, and even has psychological benefits. But often as we age – accumulating sedentary habits, injuries, and the effects of the world’s hard,…

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“Encountering Freedom” is our theme for April’s weekly Zoom classes

Though we all still face many pandemic-related difficulties, here in Minnesota there’s a lot of excitement on the spring breeze. With Covid vaccinations now available to all adults in our state, my family and I are finally glimpsing the approaching end of some of our quarantine practices. Plus, celebrations of spring and Passover (and Easter,…

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March Weekly Zoom Class Includes Special Events and “Intelligent Effort” Theme

In celebration of the Feldenkrais Project’s second birthday in March AND in celebration of the many silver linings of 52 weeks of pandemic-inspired Zoom classes, we’ll enjoy two special events as part of our regular weekly Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement class, which takes place every Tuesday morning, 9:30-10:30 AM Central time. You can read below…

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