Five ways to lengthen the hamstrings

Hamstrings are tricky, mostly because we don't understand how interdependent they are with the back and hips.

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Basic Jaw Release

Relax and soften the jaw and face.

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Yield to the floor and soften the back

I love the weight-shift lessons, but I didn't used to as my back was so stiff

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Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Body

Does Feldenkrais help with stress?

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Five Ways to Feel What's Good for You

Feeling what’s good for you starts with micro-choices.

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Background on Highly Sensitive People

Highly sensitive people, or HSPs, are those who have a strong response to stimuli, such as sound, light, space, touch, and temperature. It’s a physiological response rather than a personality type.

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What is the Feldenkrais Method?

Full, dynamic living is linked to our ability to experience and learn on our own.

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Foundations of Feldenkrais

A good place to start: My brief overview of how to approach this Method.

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Your Core is Not Your Master

Core muscles are no use if they’re all mixed up.

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Five Ways to Release the Upper Back

Five quick things to do right now at your desk to unwind tension in your upper back.

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How Change Happens

The ability to rewire your brain can fundamentally change your life.

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Brief biography of Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais

Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais, 1904-1984, physicist, engineer, Judo master, teacher

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The Centipede and Reverse Effort

"The harder we try with the conscious will to do something, the less we shall succeed."

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How to Learn by Moshe Feldenkrais

Ten points on what it means to learn.
“I do not intend to teach you, but to enable you to learn.” -- Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais

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Track it to Change it

Track your sensations to change your nervous system.

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Listen to Your Body

What if this could be the year you made peace with your body?

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Five Best Calming Strategies

Easy ways to activate the parasympathetic system when you’re on the go.

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Learning How to Learn

by Dennis Leri, Feldenkrais Trainer®
The best overview of the Feldenkrais Method’s origins and development.

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Why Robots Fall Down

by Lawrence Wm Goldfarb, PhD
A deep look at kinesthetic perceptions in explaining how the Method works. Presented to the American Society for Cybernetics.

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The Feldenkrais Method and Dynamic Systems

by Mark Reese, PhD
A clear and precise explanation of the technical aspects of the Method.

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Zoe’s Blog: Vital Clarity

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