The unity of body and mind has been advocated for quite a while. Yet many people think of the body and the “physical movement” as separate and independent from “mental activity”, the feelings, emotions and social behaviour. Recent research proves that not only the brain can affect our physical movement but also the movement can shape and enhance mental activity. They act as a complex system.
In March I will be in Oslo giving Functional Integration Sessions at the Aud Aasbo Studio. The Functional integration is the hands-on form of the Feldenkrais Method and involves tactile, kinesthetic communication. Same as with the Feldenkrais Group classes, the receiver of the Functional Integration, is perceived as a student. During the session, I communicate to the…
When we run we feel alive, free, strong and afterwards relaxed and elevated. Unfortunately, so many have to quit because of a running related injury. If you look around your running mates or people who run at the park you will notice that each has their own unique style. This style, the “habit” of moving is not always the most efficient , it can put…
The Feldenkrais Method is an educational system that uses movement to teach body and self awareness and improve function. The Method enables people to include in their functioning movements and parts of the body forgotten or excluded from their habitual actions or images of actions. By allowing a person to learn how the whole body cooperates in any movement, the Feldenkrais Method, assists people to…
Pilates was developed by Joseph Pilates, a physical-culturist[clarification needed] from Mönchengladbach, Germany. His father was a prize-winning gymnast and his mother a naturopath. He studied both Eastern and Western forms of exercise including yoga.[5] During the first half of the twentieth century, he developed a system of exercises which were intended to strengthen the human mind and body. Pilates believed that mental and physical health…