Workshop: TCF 10 Year Celebration (Patrons)

Timestamps:

  • 0:22 Talk 1: Intro and context
  • 4:45 Lesson 1 (43 minutes): Basic Side-Bending and Weight Shifting
  • 47:50 Talk 2: We’re always learning, and discussion about standing taller
  • 51:40 Lesson 2 (20 minutes): The One Shoulder Lesson [edited version here]
  • 1:11:20 Lesson 3 (27 minutes): Simple Floor Clock [edited version here]

A public workshop celebrating 10 years of Nick's Twin Cities Feldenkrais classes at the St. Paul JCC, suitable for newcomers and long-timers alike. The first of the three lesson recordings is only available here.

Before you begin read this for practical tips and your responsibilities, and check out Comfort & Configuration below.

Recorded live in a Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement (ATM) class, this lesson is copyright Nick Strauss-Klein, for personal use only.

Tip – skip a lesson

Study tip: If you can’t find a comfortable way to do the initial movements or configuration of a lesson, it’s ok to skip it for now and go on to another lesson.

Tip 5 – Discomfort

Study tip: If a configuration or movement causes any increase in discomfort, or you feel you just don’t want to do it, don’t! Make it smaller and slower, adapt it, or rest and imagine.

Tip – Pause the recording

Study tip: If you’re really enjoying a movement and want to explore longer, or you just need a break for a while, pause the recording!

Tip – Rewinding

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Tip 1 – Interrupted?

Study tip: Interrupted or don’t have enough time? You can return to the lesson later today or tomorrow. Read how best to continue your learning on our FAQ page.

Tip 3 – Head Support

Study tip: It helps to have a large bath towel nearby when you start a lesson. You can fold it differently for comfortable head support in any configuration.

Tip – LESSS is more

LESSS is more: Light, Easy, Small, Slow, & Smooth movements will ease pains and improve your underlying neuromuscular habits faster than any other kind of movement, no matter who you are or what your training is!

Tip 4 – Padding

Study tip: Comfort first! Carpeted floors usually work well, but it’s great to have an extra mat or blanket nearby in case you need a softer surface in some configurations.

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Tip – Complete the Movement

Study tip: Complete one movement before beginning the next. You’ll improve faster if there’s enough time between movements that you feel fully at rest.

Tip – what to wear

Study tip: Wear loose, comfortable clothes that are warm enough for quiet movement. Remove or avoid anything restrictive like belts or glasses.

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Tip – Technical Difficulties

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Tip – Directions are Relative

Study tip: Directions are always relative to your body. For example, if you’re lying on your back “up” is toward your head, and “forward” is toward the ceiling.

We offer over 50 free lessons, but this one's just for our Patron-level donors. You can learn about it in the free lesson notes and comments below, but to access the audio you’ll need to join The FP as a Patron. Learn more

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Lesson 1: When you’re encouraged to make your legs comfortable (and not necessarily symmetrical) in the opening back-lying rest you may bend one or both knees so one or both feet are standing on the ground.

Lesson 2: This brief exploration uses a classic Moshe Feldenkrais learning strategy: it’s a fully asymmetrical lesson. You may find value in subsequent explorations by doing the lesson while lying on the other side (if both choices are comfortable).

A photo from the event!

This audio recording is found in Legacy and Alternate Lessons, one of our collections for Patron-level donors.

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