Sensing Vitality

Hi everyone, during these summer months - it's such a great time to observe the butterflies where you live. Please send me a recent butterfly photo, I'll post a compilation eventually on my Patreon and Facebook and possibly one of the videos by the end of the series which will extend into September. Please include the location and if you can identify the name of the species, that would be great -- but not required. Notice what flowers they are feeding from as well...
I'd love to see who is visiting your home these days!
These photos of Lorquins Admiral Butterfly are from Carkeek Park in Seattle and were sent to me from one of my clients yesterday.
I have been videoing butterflies since this series began and including my footage in my Youtube and Patreon videos.
Thanks and more to come!
Annie

Butterflies inspire change. Perhaps in this time of political opposition in our country, humans may find grace to work together. This little Feldenkrais lesson is inspired from the caterpillar/butterfly series I am working with at the moment.... Cheers and Enjoy!

Open Rounded Shoulders - Feldenkrais Butterfly Lesson A fun way to open rounded shoulders with Feldenkrais and Nature Lesson based on the movements of caterpillar and butterfly with Annie Thoe, Feldenkrais Teach...

Feldenkrais Online Series "Spread Your Wings" begins Tomorrow Tues July 9th at 8:30am-9:20am Pacific TIme 🦋 - https://mailchi.mp/24c0d9dd6420/july-butterfly-feldenkrais-series

https://youtu.be/8Ndepzc49rs

Hope you enjoy this short excerpt with author Sy Montgomery on human evolution and what we can learn from the octopus and animals/nature in general.

Human evolution: learning from the Octopus Short Exerpt by Annie Thoe, Feldenkrais® and Nature Awareness Teacher from her interview with Naturalist author Sy Montgomery about her work with octopus con...

Join Annie for a New online Series July 9-30th- Butterfly Lessons: Spread your Wings! 🦋 - great for loosening shoulders and opening chest. Also new interview with author Sy Montgomery on Octopus Consciousness, How to Observe Animals (and Humans) and new Octopus lessonhttps://mailchi.mp/fc68c129bade/july-online-butterfly-feldenkrais-series-9441983

What have you learned from observing animals-- how to watch them respectfully? Here's an excerpt from Sy Montgomery's experience with observing and connecting with octopuses over many years. This applies to how we observe other humans, too!

I'm excited to have this conversation/interview with one of my favorite naturalist writers- Sy Montgomery on her new book and National Geographic Film: Secrets of the Octopus (streaming on Hulu and Disney). Here is my edited video with Sy's stories of connecting with octopuses and their amazing intelligence and consciousness. (More short exerpts coming soon about pink dolphins, how to observe animals, etc.) I just completed teaching an 8-week Feldenkrais series working with octopus consciousness for fingers and toes and how we as humans can learn from them to expand our sensory abilities. Thanks for watching!

Hello Friends, I appreciate your referrals and those of you who have experienced my Feldenkrais work, private lessons, classes, video lessons on YouTube or my Sensing Vitality Patreon-- would you consider writing a referral review on Yelp?

It's a useful way for people looking for Feldenkrais to find me. Here is the link writing a review. Just put Feldenkrais, mention my name: Annie Thoe Feldenkrais Sensing Vitality and here is my website to add for the review: https://www.sensingvitality.com-- and what was helpful for you or whatever you'd like to say! and here is the link for Yelp for: https://www.yelp.com/search?find_desc=feldenkrais&find_loc=Seattle%2C+WA

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Begins this Tuesday - Online Octopus Feldenkrais Series Continues: "Awaken Toes & Feet" June 4th through June 25th, 8:30am - 9:20am Pacific Time. Treat your feet to the wild! https://mailchi.mp/b380a9285ce6/june-octopus-awareness-for-your-feet

Did you know all animals evolved from a type of a jellyfish and I found this crazy article of a species of jellyfish that can live immortally-- re-winding its life cycle!

The animal that lives forever | BBC Earth The so-called ‘immortal’ jellyfish, or Turritopsis dohrnii, can somehow reprogramme the identity of its own cells, returning it to an earlier stage of life. In other words, it can age in reverse and morph from an adult back into a baby. The jellyfish has the ability to become a younger version o...

Online Series begins June 4th Octopus Awareness- Supple Toes & Feet plus New Short Feldenkrais Videos for Handshttps://mailchi.mp/6dc1b9b523d2/june-online-octopus-feldenkrais-series

Here's a fun Feldenkrais warmup for your brain and finger dexterity inspired from my octopus series. (Next week my online Feldenkrais classes will work with flexible toes and octopus lessons!) https://youtu.be/I3TkBpTcXe4

Disappearing Finger - Octopus Feldenkrais Lesson Learn from Octopuses and octopus touch how to improve your finger dexterity and sensitivity!This lesson was inspired from one of my Feldenkrais students to i...

Online Series May 7th Octopus Awareness- Adapting to Changing Times - Please join me Tuesday for a new series for fluid arms and legs, adapting to change with the Octopus as our mentor! New article on Octopus Touch and new Feldenkrais videos. - https://mailchi.mp/732481663ed2/may-octopus-adapting-to-change-feldenkrais

Join Annie for a new Feldenkrais Online Series: "Octopus - Adapting to Changing Times" begins Tues May 7th at 8:30am - 9:20am Pacific Time, Get ready to have a wild experience with Nature and Feldenkrais. https://mailchi.mp/b13f84782e53/may-octopus-awareness-month

Here's a 2-minute Frog lesson to go deeper with meditation or by itself as a clarity tool.

Frog Mudra - Clarity for Meditation Quick Mudra or exercise to improve mental clarity, meditation and to activate awareness for a 360 perspective, connect with a greater awareness beyond our ty...

https://youtu.be/pD2OHGWjB8w
Frogs inspire us with their flexible and powerful hips. This lesson is from my latest Feldenkrais and Frog series.

Frog Hip Opener - Feldenkrais Style Gentle exercise for how to open hips with this Feldenkrais Lesson. Also helpful exercise to relax shoulders, neck and jaw and improve posture. Relief for ch...

Join me for a NEW Online Feldenkrais Tuesday "Happy Hips - Frog Lessons" + Videos, Frog Story - https://mailchi.mp/5b9c347e419c/april-happy-hips-frogs-feldenkrais

Feldenkrais Series "Happy Hips - Feldenkrais Frog Series" begins Tues April 2nd at 8:30am - https://mailchi.mp/f999f2adadf8/april-happy-hips-frog-series. I look forward to seeing you soon and please share with your friends!

NEW TIME - Online Feldenkrais Series: "Stones & Bones - Strengthen Skeletal Alignment for Ease" begins Tuesday March 5th 8:30am-9:20am PST + Videos, Article - https://mailchi.mp/f84011cd5226/march-feldenkrais-stones-bones-strengthen-skeletal-alignment-ease

New Feldenkrais Series "Stones & Bones - Strengthen Skeletal Alignment" begins Tues Mar 5th at 8:30am (NEW TIME!) - https://mailchi.mp/e154e1447135/march-stones-bones-feldenkrais-series

I invite you to be a Fan of my Patreon Page for free -- I've just added a new feature to look at Collections of my Lessons in my Feldenkrais Library. I'd love any input on ways to improve your Patreon experience on my page. Thanks so much and thanks for supporting my work! 🐦🦋🦌🐋
Here's a link to my page: https://www.patreon.com/SensingVitality

Feels good to open one's chest, spread the shoulders -- here's a new short video inspired from my latest series working with the Water Element:

Open Chest & Heart - Feldenkrais Lesson Self-help for rounded chest & rounded shoulders, open lungs and heart with Feldenkrais Lesson & Massage. Also helpful exercise for improve head posture, imp...

Tendinitis & Tennis Elbow Relief - Feldenkrais Lesson Self-Help for Arm pain with Feldenkrais Lesson & Massage to relieve Carpal Tunnel, Tennis Elbow, and Tendinitis. Gentle exercise to relieve pain as well as...

Go Fluid! - begins online February. 6th- Feldenkrias Water Element Lessons - Join Annie for a 4-week series this Tuesday https://mailchi.mp/399d9536b4d0/february-daily-vitality-water-element

February Series - Daily Vitality Lessons to go with the Flow & New Videos.... Story on "Water is Life" https://mailchi.mp/3dc88e7083b1/februaryt-feldenkrais-series-daily-vitality-lessons-with-water-element

Excerpt from my recent series - -image

Power of Awareness: How to Shift Perspective & Self-Image This short explanation is from a Feldenkrais series working with breathing and the air element to sense vitality/prana. This excerpt from Annie Thoe's Daily ...

Since Covid, I've been teaching online and created this collage of my 40 Nature & Feldenkrais series over the past 4 years -- it's been a labor or love which I have on my Patreon Page (the white pooplike blob is the Patreon logo that comes with this link-- LOL. At least their logo didn't blot out the trumpeter swan....). You can be a fan on my Patreon page for free now or have a one-week free trial for various tier levels. Thanks to all you FB friends for all the support. https://www.patreon.com/posts/updated-nature-96873794?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

Updated Nature Lesson Index - Topics, Tags & Series | Annie Thoe - Sensing Vitality Get more from Annie Thoe - Sensing Vitality on Patreon

Here's a gentle opening using Feldenkrais and the air element for breathing, chest and flow of vitality.... enjoy!

January Feldenkrais and Nature Series - Daily Vitality Lessons to Uplift, Inspire & More.... Please join me this Tuesday Jan. 9th for 4 weeks. Thanks for spreading the word, too! - https://mailchi.mp/7296c4a035da/january-feldenkrais-series-daily-vitality-lessons-with-air-element

Sign up now for New Feldenkrais Series Tues Jan. 9th- Daily Vitality/Air Element Lessons - Get Stoked with these online lessons for 2024! - https://mailchi.mp/69fb3d0b6c00/januarydaily-vitality-air-element