Upright Wisdom
Thursdays, October 30 - December 11, 12:00 PM-1:15 PM ET*
A series of six gentle Feldenkrais classes designed to help you improve your posture, reduce pain, and restore your body's ability to be comfortably upright, taught by renowned Feldenkrais Teacher & Trainer, David Zemach-Bersin. Register now!
These floor-based lessons will help you to:
-Reduce postural asymmetries at their source
-Improve your body's uprightness & anti-gravitational support
-Reduce tension in your neck, shoulders, hips, & back
-Enjoy greater comfort & ease in all your activities
-Improve your breathing & balance
Feldenkrais lessons are for everyone and can make a difference right away! No prior experience needed. Register now!
We're each coordinated in our own individual way. Our muscular, skeletal, and neurological organization is a reflection of our unique development and experiences. Some of our most important patterns are formed in infancy, during 'tummy time.' During this critical period, our brain learns to orient our head and neck in space, coordinate our eyes, and organize our muscles in response to gravity, enabling us to maintain an upright posture. The patterns that we establish while lying on our belly make crawling, standing, and walking possible, and become the foundation of our upright future.
"Feldenkrais lessons done while lying in a prone position can bring about extraordinary results and help you to regain access to your body’s upright, gravitational wisdom."
-David Zemach-Bersin
However, from the start, we form biases and asymmetries, including, for example, a preference to turn towards one side more than the other. Inconsequential to begin with, such patterns tend to become more pronounced over time and can cause a variety of problems with our posture, joint health, and mobility.
This series will help to make your most ingrained habits flexible and amenable to change. It features six gentle, floor-based lessons designed to provide you with an opportunity to experience the remarkable therapeutic potential of practicing Feldenkrais lessons in a prone position. Perfect for anyone seeking relief from aches and pains, these lessons will help you release long-held tensions, allowing you to engage in all your upright activities with greater comfort, flexibility, intelligence, and ease.
Some of the lessons in this series will be done while lying on the stomach. No worries! You'll be able to use all the extra padding (pillows and blankets) you like. We are committed to your success and comfort. With the right kind of cushioning, you can be comfortable lying on your stomach. Register now!
David Zemach-Bersin is a world-renowned Feldenkrais Teacher and Trainer whose warm, confident teaching style reflects nearly five decades of helping people heal and develop their potential. A graduate of the first U.S. Feldenkrais Teacher Training Program in 1977, David studied directly with Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais, founder of the Feldenkrais Method. David has become an expert in this versatile, sensory-motor approach which engages the brain's neuroplasticity to bring about improvement. He has dedicated his career to introducing the Feldenkrais Method to the public and to training and mentoring new Feldenkrais Teachers. David is co-author of RELAXERCISE (HarperCollins) and directs Feldenkrais Access, where today, he teaches online Feldenkrais programs for the public and develops training materials for Feldenkrais Practitioners. He lives with his family in Connecticut.
Register by October 13 & Save $40!
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*Time changes will occur during series, which will affect those joining us from outside North America. Details provided in registration email. In observation of Thanksgiving (US), no class Thursday, November 27.
