From Sitting to Standing
For Feldenkrais Teachers, the ability to move from sitting to standing without unnecessary muscular effort is a hallmark of well-organized action and one that is especially compelling.
The transition from sitting or kneeling to standing takes us from a state of more or less stable equilibrium to a state of unstable equilibrium. This transition through space can be achieved in ways that are either graceful, safe, easy, and smooth, or compromising and risky. Getting up in a disorganized way can cause or exacerbate back and neck pain, cause stress in our spine and hip joints, and reinforce dysfunctional movement patterns. Even the most exquisite Feldenkrais lesson can be undermined if, at its conclusion, we—or our students—get up in a way that causes muscular strain and activates old organizational habits and neural connections.
For Feldenkrais Teachers, the ability to move from sitting to standing without unnecessary muscular effort is a hallmark of well-organized action and one that is especially compelling. Firstly, because we want to be well-organized and move easily ourselves. Secondly, because, as Dr. Feldenkrais said, "you can't teach someone what you yourself don't know." We need to know how to raise our organization to the highest level possible so we can help our students navigate this important arc of transition.
This rich on-demand program will give you the sensory knowledge and kinesthetic acuity that you need to understand the dynamics of this primary transitional arc. To help you study this important subject in Functional Integration, additional videos of David demonstrating a variety of strategies for moving from sitting to standing in FI are included.
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Learning Online with David Zemach-Bersin
“In 1975 and 1976, I received several Functional Integration lessons from Dr. Feldenkrais that explored ways of moving from sitting to standing and from kneeling to standing. These were profound sensory kinesthetic encounters, and they left a powerful imprint on me. The truth is, I’ve been learning from those lessons ever since!”
~David Zemach-Bersin
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This ATM for Practitioners Only program includes FI demos. Check out this short excerpt!
Meet David Zemach-Bersin
Senior Feldenkrais Trainer David Zemach-Bersin met Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais in 1973 and studied with him for over ten years in the U.S., England, and Israel. He also studied extensively in Israel and the U.S., with Gaby Yaron and Yochanon Rywerant, both of whom graduated from Dr. Feldenkrais' first training program. Other influences on his work have been Yang form Tai Chi, Aikido, meditation, systems biology, and phenomenology. He has maintained a private Functional Integration practice since 1977 and is recognized for his contribution to strengthening Dr. Feldenkrais’s legacy. A graduate of UC Berkeley with two years of post-graduate work in physiological psychology, David has created numerous audio and video programs for both Feldenkrais Practitioners and the general public and is the co-author of Relaxercise (HarperCollins). He is a past President of FGNA, and a co-founder of Feldenkrais Resources and the Feldenkrais Institute of New York. David has directed 17 Feldenkrais Professional Training Programs and teaches advanced trainings worldwide. Since 2020, he has been teaching primarily online and has worked to synthesize his thinking and the profound benefits of Dr. Feldenkrais' ideas in programs for both Feldenkrais Teachers and the public, most of which can be found at FeldenkraisAccess.com. David would like to acknowledge his debt to Mark Reese and Dennis Leri, whose intellect and friendship he greatly misses. David and his life partner, Kaethe, live in the Farmington Valley area of Connecticut.
What's Included:
- Nine hours of Feldenkrais education
- Eight ATM lessons
- Six discussions
- Two FI demonstrations
- One Q&A session
- Lifetime access to recordings
- Option to download
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