The Non-Habitual Non-Habitual
The same somatics session is a different session when you do it in a new context. I didn’t learn it from a Feldenkrais teacher. I learned it from a bunch of col...
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Somatic Simplification: Less Noise, More Freedom
In November of 2024, after the U.S. election, I began blocking news websites. You already know why, yes? The toxicity, anger and fear from all sides was increas...
Somatic Levels of Meaning
Something that I have been tracking over the years is the different ways that people categorize somatic sessions with words—and how that affects learning,...
Feldenkrais Better For Knee Pain Than Medication?
A couple of days ago, I saw a headline from an online newspaper that so perfectly fit my bias as a somatics practitioner that I decided it must not be true! ? I...
The Feldenkrais Origins of Foam Rollers
If you’re new to Feldenkrais, you might not be familiar with the idea of using “rollers” in the context of Feldenkrais sessions. In gym culture and physical the...
Moshe Feldenkrais, Hypnosis, and the Unconscious
Many people associate Moshe Feldenkrais’s name with Judo—but not with hypnosis or the unconscious. But that misses something important. Because Moshe’s first pu...
Unlocking Genius. Accelerated Learning in the Digital Age
The ability to learn and master skills keeps evolving in the internet age. It is no longer a matter of learning distinctions fast, but learning at a rate that a...
Hidden History of Feldenkrais Trainers (And Why It Matters For You)
Most people don’t know this, but the first Feldenkrais trainers weren’t certified by Moshe. Because there was no certification. No formal process. No “official”...
Metaphors Meet Feldenkrais (And Milton Erickson)
Have you seen this classic quote from Moshe Feldenkrais on the unity of mind and body? "My contention is that the unity of mind and body is an objective reality...
The Judo Teacher Behind Feldenkrais
In an email that I sent to my list last week, I mentioned that I was going to talk about the importance of thinking of Moshe Feldenkrais as a Judo practitioner ...