Feldenkrais South Africa

September Feldenkrais movement rehab - https://mailchi.mp/d655a3b411a6/feldenkrais-exercises-work-14186372

The foot phenomenon: simple, surprising ways to improve your balance, health – and longevity Why do so many of us neglect our feet, when they are crucial to all forms of movement? At 61, I decided to change all that

Movement rehab and body sensing - https://mailchi.mp/ad889575aeca/feldenkrais-exercises-work-14185912 August classes and treatments

July movement rehab and body sensing - https://mailchi.mp/8d659e218180/feldenkrais-exercises-work-14184969

June Movement Classes Restart - https://mailchi.mp/63a3ac149db4/feldenkrais-exercises-work-14183879

April/May news - https://mailchi.mp/b57868c5466c/feldenkrais-exercises-work-14154174

Prayers of Grass - https://mailchi.mp/f68a6d69a4b4/feldenkrais-exercises-work-14150798

New classes and workshop - https://mailchi.mp/7e48ee3b1b4c/feldenkrais-exercises-work-13970510

Unique workshop coming up plus new classes - https://mailchi.mp/583d634a8386/feldenkrais-exercises-work-13968513

Beautiful adventurous swim today with Wendy out from Millers and past Castle Rock with the tip of Africa in our sights. Very deep water in the Great African Kelp Forests, Octopus Teacher territory.

Starting Monday, are you in?*

If you are in North London go to Alex’s class

Feldenkrais is a somatic education method that uses gentle movement and awareness to improve movement, flexibility, and overall well-being. It is based on the idea that we can learn to move more efficiently and comfortably by paying attention to our bodies and how we move.

Feldenkrais can help improve the parasympathetic nervous system by:

* Teaching us how to relax our muscles.
* Improving our body awareness.
* Reducing stress and anxiety.

Want to try it?

Here is an example of a Feldenkrais exercise that can help to improve the parasympathetic nervous system:

Lie on your back with your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor.

Place your hands on your lower back, with your fingers pointing towards your spine.

Take a deep breath in and gently press your lower back into your hands.

As you exhale, slowly release the pressure in your lower back.

Repeat this for 10-15 breaths.

This exercise helps to relax the muscles in the lower back and improve the range of motion in the spine. It can also help to reduce stress and anxiety.

Feldenkrais is a safe and gentle way to improve the parasympathetic nervous system and overall well-being. It is suitable for people of all ages and fitness levels. If you are looking for a way to improve your health and well-being, Feldenkrais is a great option to consider.

Link to book here -> https://www.vitruvianwellness.co.uk/feldenkrais

Many of us may suffer with a tight jaw from time to time. The reasons can range from stress to inflammation.

The joint of the jaw, the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), is a ball and socket joint similar to that in your shoulder. The upper jaw is fixed being part of the skull but the lower jaw, thanks to the TMJ is able to move in a number of different directions.

Some of the causes of jaw tightness include

• Stress & anxiety – peoples bodies show stress in different ways, including tensing muscles.
• Excessive grinding and chewing – bruxism is an unconscious habit of clenching or grinding the teeth which can happen when awake or asleep. Bruxism can be a response to stress or anxiety.
• TMJ disorders
• Arthritis – osteo and rheumatoid
• Tetanus
• Poor posture
• Injury to the face or mouth

Gentle exercise is often advised for people suffering from a tight jaw.

This short Feldenkrais lesson maybe useful in your search for ease and comfort in the jaw area: https://feldenkraisuk.podbean.com/e/exploring-your-jaw/

If you are having a lot of pain, please seek medical advice. Tetanus infection can be very serious.

For more information on teachers and classes in your area https://www.feldenkrais.co.uk

Photo by Daniele La Rosa Messina on Unsplash
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This conference featuring the big name of Dr Norman Doidge, author of The Brain’s Way of Healing, rightfully takes the benefits of the Feldenkrais Method into the medical community interested in the brain and neuroplasticity

Seminar Announcement: Cerebral Palsy, Neuroplasticity and the Feldenkrais Method The IFF Research Network is happy to spread the word on an important event in the interest of researching the Feldenkrais Method. Please be aware that the IFF Research network is not the organizer …

It's All in the Way You Move: September classes- https://mailchi.mp/6e47ed16dcc7/feldenkrais-at-home-aug-13938470

I always learn something from these podcasts

097 -Back At It: Back Pain Revisited (with Stuart McGill) Til Luchau and Whitney Lowe welcome back special guest Dr. Stuart McGill, a distinguished professor emeritus at the University of Waterloo and an expert in b...

It's All in the Way You Move: Finding Equanimity - https://mailchi.mp/0f56d2af96e7/feldenkrais-at-home-aug-13932205

It's All in the Way You Move: Slow and Deep is the Magic https://mailchi.mp/4e10e8619588/feldenkrais-at-home-aug-13929630

Picnic after an Injury Free Swimming clinic at Fishhoek home studio. The focus was on improving rotation in the trunk to avoid overuse of the shoulder joint in longer distance open water swimming

It's All in the Way You Move: Attention is Better than Repetition - https://mailchi.mp/87b8f658fc06/feldenkrais-at-home-aug-13924521

For anyone who loves looking at human movement, there are tons of exciting images in the ‘Century of Black Figuration in Painting’ at Cape Towns Waterfront, on til September 3., a collection of paintings from Black artists working globally

Outside my studio at home with Teru whom I helped to release her shoulders and neck, such that she managed the fantastic achievement of an injury-free 8km cold swim from Robben Island to the mainland. I felt really proud of her, and so pleased that the Feldenkrais work I did with her made such a difference. Thanks Teru!

Tuesday 5-6pm Awareness through Movement classes start up again tomorrow May 16, at this beautiful venue, Rocklands Movement Centre, 14a Bel Ombre, Constantia, Cape Town. R140 per class. Contact me to book a spot

It's All in the Way You Move: The push and pull of challenge - https://mailchi.mp/f0ac845dfaf0/feldenkrais-at-home-aug-13920761

It's All in the Way You Move: Opening the Tides of Vitality - https://mailchi.mp/fd190e89688d/feldenkrais-at-home-aug-13915217

It's All in the Way You Move: Optimising Performance - https://mailchi.mp/9702f7af033c/feldenkrais-at-home-aug-13906129

Our bodies need movement. Our minds need stillness. Swimming gives both.