Centering through dissonance

How awareness leads to intolerance—of stress, tension, and more.

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Perspective on humanity, learning, habit, choice, and dog treats

Regardless of performance, it’s the connection that matters.

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Can't fix what's not broken

Aristotle says learning is pleasurable, but letting go is hard.

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Innovation and the resting brain

The "insight mindset" comes from letting go and wandering.

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Eliminate options (yes, I really mean it!)

How “deciding” means to “kill off” and why this is a good thing.

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Finding what matters

Our very survival depends on how we allocate our attention.

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How to move beyond your habits

We are not moving just to move, we study how we move.

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How guessing helps you move better

All Feldenkrais lessons are like guessing jellybeans. Guessing and guessing and guessing again.

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All possible movments: Training your spine

You never know when that moment will emerge when your nervous system shifts gears so deeply and profoundly that you wonder why you ever felt differently, lived differently, or breathed, walked, or slept differently.

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Am I doing it right?

We all want to move correctly to get the benefit. Instead, the benefit is in turning inward so we can turn outward even better.

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How to benefit from these lessons

About twenty years ago, I wrote a little note called, "Foundations of Feldenkrais," to give students a way to understand what we're doing, and why.

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Language and movement

Every interpretation affects our ability to move.

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Causes of Stress, Pain, and Tension—And how to un-cause it

The stress response is not only an emotional state, it is also a physical one.

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Why I still practice

Someone asked me the other day whether I still do Feldenkrais for myself. Do you ever "learn" meditation, journaling, or self-reflection?

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Process Notes on a Bendy Hip

Once you know how to use your big muscles with precision, you can leverage every possible combination in the pelvis and limbs.

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How to Live in Your Body: Finding skeletal support

When we feel supported, then we can let go.

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Eight Ways to Curate Your Well-being

We all aspire to that magical state called well-being.

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Finding Wholeness

We don't like to feel fragmented and pulled apart.

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Free Your Shoulders—Now! (with audio)

Many people have tight shoulders and necks. Try these simple moves to help in five minutes.

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Elastic thinking and puzzle solving

Agility, flexibility, and balance are linked to your ability to think in novel ways,

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