What will we do during an in-town gentle movement retreat? These two half-day retreats are in-person gatherings for a small group of participants in the Seattle area. I will guide you through a delicious movement practice, including a Feldenkrais® Awareness Through
Awareness Through Movement : Online Feldenkrais Classes for 2023
Why Awareness Through Movement? “When you know what you’re doing, you can choose to do something else,” Moshe Feldenkrais famously said many times and in many ways. We develop patterns during our lifetime that define our movements from the smallest
From Pain to Pleasure: Finding Freedom Through Neutral
An Invitation to Pleasure “Move toward pleasure,” a dance teacher once offered us young dancers. It was a novel instruction and the results were stunning. I felt a patience and kindness toward myself I had never felt before, and movement
“Think caterpillar into moth . . .”
” . . . An organism to maintain itself must constantly transform itself into other than it was and into what it will be. In Awareness Through Movement, we are fusing our felt sense of the world with that which
Creative Consultation and Support for Body-Oriented Practitioners
Why do we need Creative Consultation and Support? Sometimes our clients confuse or challenge us, and leave us not knowing how to respond in the most growth-producing way. As body-oriented practitioners, we know that our relationships with our clients are
Breathing, Rhythm & Spacial Orientation
Perhaps no function is more fundamental to our sense of self than breathing. It is the movement that underlies every other movement—sitting upright, walking, talking—nothing is untouched by the breath. Like the way that the bass line of your favorite
DIY Gratitude Wheel
You do not need to have experience or “talent” in art to have a satisfying creative process. Remember, no one is looking over your shoulder. The process of making a gratitude wheel is for your pleasure, and yours alone. At
Starting 2021 with Gratitude and Forgiveness
I’m not much of a resolution-maker. The beginning of a new year causes me to reflect inwardly and gaze forward, but I avoid lists that will only narrow my focus. I want to go into 2021, especially, with eyes—and heart—wide
Grounded Dreamers in Action
I’m an aggregator. My curiosity about the world drives me to pull together threads and try to make relational sense of them. Another word would be integrator—yes the pun is intended. (Follow the link to see how our private sessions
Grounding, Dreaming and Action: Online Feldenkrais Classes for the Fall
Our explorations in online Feldenkrais ® classes this fall will include “grounding” and “dreaming” activities that help us become more aware, clearer and more potent in our actions. To read more about these themes, see my recent blog post. About