with Assistant Teacher
Raz Ori
This unique program for Feldenkrais Practitioners explores a special series of Awareness Through Movement lessons that Dr. Feldenkrais referred to as the 'Spine Like a Chain' lessons. There are at least a dozen fascinating ATM's in this group, which Feldenkrais developed and fully realized during the San Francisco and Amherst training programs. They are brilliant lessons that build in complexity and represent ideas about function and mobility central to Dr. Feldenkrais' approach and thinking. They address fundamental human functions, including: the transfer of weight through the skeleton, the transfer of force through the spine, the effective mobilization of the anti-gravity function, the connection between the head, pelvis, and legs, and the essential value of a precise image of action.
This program with David Zemach-Bersin explores the 'Spine Like a Chain' series with ATM's and discussions. You will learn about the strategies behind the lessons, the connections between them, relevant anatomy, and the many possible Functional Integration applications. An understanding of the 'Spine Like Chain' lessons is essential to our full application of Dr. Feldenkrais' theories and methodology.
In this program, David also shares some of his personal teaching notes to enrich your learning, as well as a couple of relevant lectures by Dr. Feldenkrais, a listing of original source materials, and additional ATM lessons that could be considered part of the 'Spine Like a Chain' family.
8.5+ hour program includes:
- Eight Awareness Through Movement lessons (23-58 min length)
- Two Functional Integration demonsrations by Moshe Feldenkrais
- One recorded Question & Answer session
- Four discussions
- Two supplemental articles
- One supplemental audio ATM lesson
- Two hand-written ATM lessons, notated from Moshe's lessons circa 1978
- Lifetime access to recordings
- Option to download recordings
Feldenkrais Access presented this workshop March 25-26, 2022.
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About David
Feldenkrais Trainer David Zemach-Bersin met Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais in 1973 and studied with him for ten years in the U.S., Europe, and Israel. David also studied extensively with Gaby Yaron and Yochanon Rywerant. He has maintained a Functional Integration practice since 1977 and is recognized for his contribution to strengthening Dr. Feldenkrais’s legacy. A graduate of UC Berkeley with post-graduate work in physiological psychology, David has created numerous audio and video programs and is the co-author of Relaxercise (HarperCollins). He is a past President of FGNA and co-directed the Feldenkrais Institute of New York and Feldenkrais Resources. David has directed and served as the Lead Teacher in sixteen Feldenkrais Professional Training Programs. He has been developing and teaching live-online and on-demand programs for Feldenkrais Teachers and the public online since 2020 as the Director of Feldenkrais Access. He lives with his family in the Farmington Valley of Connecticut.
About Raz
Feldenkrais Trainer Raz Ori 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 ATM classes and gives FI 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 online mentoring groups. Raz lives in Tel-Aviv, with his wife and children.
