Difficulty: Most Accessible

45m

Refining the Shoulders and Hips (45m, Patrons)

Back-lying, sometimes knees bent. Explore small, precise movements of the shoulders and hips, and the fine relationships between them, with an intention toward reducing unnecessary efforts in the torso and improving walking.
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60m

Arms Like a Skeleton, with a Bias

Back-lying. This quiet, simple presentation of a classic Feldenkrais lesson becomes the background for a potent exploration: how does seeking and sensing our natural spinal bias – and resting our attention with it or away from it – affect how we move, feel, and function? Recorded near the beginning of the Covid-19 lockdown, this lesson starts with a four-minute talk about embodied equanimity, and the particular rabbit hole of learning we'll be heading down together.
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38m

Lifting and Pressing (38m, Patrons)

Back-lying, some front-lying. Relating to the support surface with simple, potent movements designed to promote whole-self awareness and distributed, lengthening efforts as we physically connect to our world.
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11m

Interview: MindBodyRadio Talks to Nick Strauss-Klein (11 min)

Recorded in the fall of 2019. Nick talks about how he discovered Feldenkrais, what the method is, and what he's trying to accomplish with the Feldenkrais Project.
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26m

Simple Floor Clock (26m)

Mostly back-lying, knees bent. (Begins briefly in standing, then sitting on the floor.) Using a mental image of a clock face on your mat, learn to better sense and coordinate essential arcing movements of your pelvis, and how they relate to your whole self.
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3m

Talk: A Radical Idea About Muscles (3m)

Nick talks about how our muscles are rarely acting of their own accord, that there's usually a skill and awareness-based path to reducing unintended muscular efforts.
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5m

Talk: How We Respond to Strain (5m)

Nick recaps our explorations so far and talks about the choices we have when we sense strain, the dangers of “should,” and the value of choosing curiosity.
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6m

Talk: The Why and How of Growing Taller (6m)

Nick talks about the function of vertebrae and the axis, maximum skeletal length, unnecessary shortening, why trying hard can’t make us longer, and the power of imagery.
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36m

Length Without Effort (36m)

Begins in standing briefly, then mostly back-lying, knees bent. Relating and improving turning and twisting functions from your head down to your feet and back, and becoming more sensitive to the movement and length possibilities between them.
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26m

Sitting and Turning with Length (26m)

Learn how to make sitting more comfortable as you improve turning and twisting. Access and enjoy your full length in motion even while seated, including head and eyes, pelvis and knees, and everything in between.
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