Surprising Benefits of the Feldenkrais Method(!)

05/15/23 • 11 min

There is the common list of benefits about the Feldenkrais Method: people get from lessons saying they feel taller, more grounded, lighter, more graceful, easier movement, less pain etc.

That's a good and with this episode I wanted to focus on the surprising benefits of this work. The benefits that emerge as new thoughts for yourself.

Like the following:

I didn't know I was doing that!
I never expected I could do that!
I improved my game without practicing!

As one continues on their Feldenkrais journey, more and more benefits reveal themselves. To learn more about these, I've created a short ebook on the 9 Surprising Benefits of the Feldenkrais Method.Download it here

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Hi, I’m Jeffrey.

I am a Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner and Filmmaker. I am the director of the upcoming documentary on the Feldenkrais Method.

Stay connected and subscribe to the podcast.

Download my free guide: 9 Surprising Benefits of the Feldenkrais Method

Watch the DocumentaryTeaser Trailer: teaser.feldenkraismovie.com

Follow Me on Instagram: @expandyourability

Had an Aha? Let me know: [email protected]

There is the common list of benefits about the Feldenkrais Method: people get from lessons saying they feel taller, more grounded, lighter, more graceful, easier movement, less pain etc.

That's a good and with this episode I wanted to focus on the surprising benefits of this work. The benefits that emerge as new thoughts for yourself.

Like the following:

I didn't know I was doing that!
I never expected I could do that!
I improved my game without practicing!

+++++

Hi, I’m Jeffrey.

I am a Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner and Filmmaker. I am the director of the upcoming documentary on the Feldenkrais Method.

Stay connected and subscribe to the podcast.

Download my free guide: 9 Surprising Benefits of the Feldenkrais Method

Watch the DocumentaryTeaser Trailer: teaser.feldenkraismovie.com

Follow Me on Instagram: @expandyourability

Had an Aha? Let me know: [email protected]

Previous Episode

Why Movement? Your Body Won't Let You Fall

Put aside your self-help books. Step away for a moment from the your therapy session. Consider movement as a key ingredient you've been missing.

In a world that's so focused on thinking and feeling, why would movement be necessary for self-improvement? Let's find out.

Moshe Feldenkrais in his book Awareness Through Movement gives 9 reasons for Why Movement? We tackle the first one: Your nervous system is preoccupied mainly with movement.

Expect to learn: - why nervous system is primarily concerned with movement - you're the descendent of a great line of movers - put your feet up like Freud

This is episode one in a nine episode series.

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Next Episode

Alice Boyd - Taken Apart and Put Back Together

Well, that was a waste of time.That was Alice's first experience of the Feldenkrais Method 25 years ago. Little did she know she would come to love it and produce a movie about the method years later. "I felt like I was taken apart and put back together in the way I should be put back together." That's how Alice Boyd's described her first experience in a 1:1 hands-on Feldenkrais lesson.

Alice Boyd's Bio

A Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner since 2014, Alice Boyd teaches group and individual lessons online and in-person in Portland, Oregon. She completed Russell Delman’s Embodied Life program, and with her husband, poet John Brehm, she leads transformational residential retreats incorporating Feldenkrais movement lessons, meditation, and mindful poetry discussion.

Alice is excited to be producing a feature-length documentary film about the Feldenkrais.

AliceBoyd.com

In this episode, you will hear...

about Alice's lackluster first impression of Feldenkrais
the lesson that changed the direction of her life
her background as a yoga teacher
her journey away from force and willpower to openness and curiosity
the inspirations for the documentary

+++++ Hi, I’m Jeffrey. I am a Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner and Filmmaker. I am the director of the upcoming documentary on the Feldenkrais Method.

Stay connected and subscribe to the podcast.

Download my free guide: 9 Surprising Benefits of the Feldenkrais Method

Watch the DocumentaryTeaser Trailer: teaser.feldenkraismovie.com

Follow Me on Instagram: @expandyourability

Had an Aha? Let me know: [email protected]