A Balancing Act

Four 3-D shapes each in a different colors, balancing atop each other against a gray background as an illustration of online Feldenkrais Method lessons for A Balancing Act

October 16-18, 2020

Online via Zoom

8:30AM-1:00PM PDT

11:30AM-4:00PM EDT

4:30PM-9:00PM BST (Britain)

6:30PM-11:00PM IDT (Israel)

Dr. Feldenkrais sometimes worked in positions that challenged his students sense of physical balance and stability. The way he worked evoked a profoundly healthful response, without making the person he was working with feel insecure or threatened. Once, during a late-night conversation in Tel Aviv, David Zemach-Bersin and Mark Reese asked Dr. Feldenkrais about this. Feldenkrais said, "I create instability because I understand how the laws of nature work to seek equilibrium.”

In recent years, Feldenkrais Trainers David Zemach-Bersin and Raz Ori have studied this exciting subject both independently, and together. In this special online training, they plan to share their discoveries and new ways of conveying meaningful information by creating instability. You will learn how to use non-habitual situations which perturb balance to provoke attention and awareness, stimulating the ability of the nervous system to learn.

In addition to learning how to use these dynamics in Awareness Through Movement, (including in your online Feldenkrais work), we will view video examples of Dr. Feldenkrais using these principals in his Functional Integration practice, and David and Raz will contribute live online demonstrations.

Open to Feldenkrais practitioners, plus 3&4 year trainees

Questions? Email [email protected]

Pay in US Dollars

$330 USD

Pay in Loonies

$330 CAD

Pay in Euros

€284 EUR

Pay in Pounds

£260.00

Pay in Aus Dollars

$330 AUD

Pay in Shekels

₪890

About David

David Zemach-Bersin met Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais in 1973 and studied with him for over 10 years in the U.S., Europe, and Israel. Today, David directs Feldenkrais training programs in New York City, and teaches around the world. He has maintained a private practice since 1977, and is recognized for his contribution to strengthening Dr. Feldenkrais’ legacy. David also studied extensively with Gaby Yaron and Yochanon Rywerant. A graduate of UC Berkeley, with post-graduate work in physiological psychology, he is the co-author of Relaxercise (HarperCollins), and has created many audio and video programs for Feldenkrais Practitioners. David is a past President of FGNA and co-founder of Feldenkrais Resources, the Feldenkrais Institute of New York, the Feldenkrais Foundation, and is the founder and director of Feldenkrais Access. He lives with his family in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

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About Raz

Raz Ori is a Practitioner and Trainer of the Feldenkrais Method®. He has served on the educational staff of training programs in Tel-Aviv, New-York, Germany, Italy, and South Korea, teaching with Ruty Bar, David Zemach-Bersin, and Lior Pessach. He graduated in 2001 from the Tel-Aviv Feldenkrais Professional Training Program, and trained for two more years with Yochanan Rywerant, one of Dr. Feldenkrais’ first students. Raz runs The Ramat-Aviv Feldenkrais Center where he teaches Awareness Through Movement classes and gives individual Functional Integration lessons. Raz gained clinical experience working for 15 years at Clalit Integrative Medicine, part of Israel’s largest public health provider. He has also worked at the Sheba Medical Center with disabled war veterans suffering from chronic pain, phantom limb pain, PTSD, and head injuries. Raz is also a certified JKA practitioner working with special needs children. He teaches advanced trainings and conducts on-line mentoring groups. Raz lives in Tel-Aviv, with his wife and children.

Raz Ori smiling in front of a light colored background

Let's Learn Together

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