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Cause for Pause
People Magazine online is featuring an article about Feldenkrais teacher and trainer Alan Questal's Pregnant Pauses: Movement for Moms DVD program. The article talks about how Alan developed this program of specialized ATM lessons to help moms-to-be stay mobile and minimize pain during pregnancy. Pregnant Pauses is a down-to-earth program that app ...Nov 29 -
An American In London
Back in the early 1980's, I met Scott Clark when he auditioned for a position as a modern dance teacher at UC Santa Cruz. I was doing the Amherst training during the summer and completing my Bachelor's degree during the school year. The beginning of Scott's class immediately caught my attention. I remember thinking, "Whoa, what's this?" Not on ...Aug 06 -
Carl Minkel presents...
Carl Minkel, Feldenkrais® teacher and martial artist, does a beautiful job presenting the Feldenkrais Method® on the Frederick (Maryland) News Post web site.To read the full article, here is a link:http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/health_fitness/display.htm?storyID=122109Carl Minkel, Feldenkrais® teacher and martial artist, does a beautifu ...Jun 12 -
Bebe Miller's HISTORY
Right before the Bebe Miller Company's world premiere in San Francisco in the late 1980's, one of the dancers was seriously injured during rehearsal. On Scott Clark's recommendation, I ended up working with the company member so that the performance could go on as planned. That led to Bebe inviting me to work with the company for a week at Jacob's ...May 07 -
More about Mastering The Method
The theme of the first three modules of MASTERING THE METHOD (MTM) is Developing Length and Support. This is a central idea in the Feldenkrais® approach: when movement is optimized, the skeleton provides support, and each of person is "long"—as tall as they can be without any unnecessary muscular effort.In the first module of MTM, I&n ...Mar 09 -
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Singlehandedly
One of the first things that people ask when they see my right arm in the sling is: "Are you right-handed?" Sure enough, my right hand is dominant. It has been ever since grade school in France nearly fifty years ago. Ambidextrous when I started school, the teachers allowed me to write and draw only with my right hand. Now, not being able to use ...Feb 15 -
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3D Anatomy
Look! Just in time for the holidays: The super cool Interactive Functional Anatomy 2nd Edition DVD from Primal Pictures provides wonderful interactive 3D animations of anatomical action. Load this software onto your computer and then use your mouse to manipulate the virtual skeleton to learn the anatomy of bones and muscles. It's a great way to ...Nov 21 -
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