We are looking forward to a delightful series of Awareness Through Movement® classes this Winter. We are also available for individual sessions which are called Functional Integration®.
Calgary has two Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioners, Robert Black and Jennifer Herzog.
Awareness Through Movement® Classes
Rob's regular Tuesday classes restart at the Calgary Jewish Centre. The series bgins Tuesday, Sept 20th and continues for 13 classes until December 13th. The fee is $175 for non-members of the Centre, and the drop-in fee is $14. Please register at the Centre. The full session fee includes a private lesson, a value of up to $100!
Further details are on Rob's website at: (http://www.somaticjourneys.com).
Jennifer's regular Thursday class continues at West Hillhurst Community Centre on Sept 22 and finishing Dec 1 (no class October 6) 7:30-8:30pm. the class is 10 weeks long. Fee is $150, payable to Jennifer. To register your place call 403 686 4219 or email jherzog@telus.net. West Hillhurst Community Centre, is located at 19th Street and 5th Ave NW.
Individual Sessions
(Functional Integration®)
Individual sessions continue to be available. Sessions with Rob are available on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Call (403) 680-2908 (or e-mail: rblack@somaticjourneys.com) to book your session.
Sessions with Jennifer are also available evenings and weekends. Please contact her (jherzog@telus.net, or call: 403 686 4219 ) to arrange a time.
Dr.
FeldenkraisMy
aim is to make peace between the nervous system and gravity. -
Dr. M. Feldenkrais
Dr. M. Feldenkrais
Simon Edge, of London England, writes about the changes he experienced during and after one Awareness Through Movement class:
It does feel
uncanny. Without consciously intending it our bodies seem to have
learned to incorporate the back arch into the movement so that the rib
cage lifts up as well as the hip.
I come away impressed... but also underwhelmed... The next day however, something interesting happens. Lately I’ve had a knee problem as a result of a running injury and walking can be an effort.
Out of the blue I find myself wondering if it will be easier on my knees if I use my inner thighs more and bring my hips forward a little. Sure enough a slight adjustment in those areas relieves the knee tension. The following week I find myself tilting my pelvis forward when I walk and drawing my shoulders back to see what it’s like if I put more of a curve into my back. The low-level ache around the base of my spine melts away.
I can see why some people in Scott’s classes have been going for years. Apart from anything else thinking about how you move makes the humdrum business of getting from A to B far more interesting. I may well sign up for a full course of classes next term.
Read the whole article at: Express.co.ukI come away impressed... but also underwhelmed... The next day however, something interesting happens. Lately I’ve had a knee problem as a result of a running injury and walking can be an effort.
Out of the blue I find myself wondering if it will be easier on my knees if I use my inner thighs more and bring my hips forward a little. Sure enough a slight adjustment in those areas relieves the knee tension. The following week I find myself tilting my pelvis forward when I walk and drawing my shoulders back to see what it’s like if I put more of a curve into my back. The low-level ache around the base of my spine melts away.
I can see why some people in Scott’s classes have been going for years. Apart from anything else thinking about how you move makes the humdrum business of getting from A to B far more interesting. I may well sign up for a full course of classes next term.
Understanding the FELDENKRAIS Method.
A recent article in the Huffington Post about the Feldenkrais Method has caught the curiousity of many people. Writer Michael Seligman attended a series of Awareness Through Movement® classes and found he was"enjoying a greater overall sense of well being and connectedness".
His article, "Feldenkrais: Everything You 'Know' About Healing May Be Dead Wrong" outlines not only his experience, but also suggests that the Feldenkrais Method "turns many of our cherished ideas about fitness and healing on their heads". Find out more by visiting: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-sigman/feldenkrais-everything-yo_b_623848.html
Video: Baby Liv
A new YouTube video about the FELDENKRAIS Method that has people talking, laughing, and really getting a sense of the Method. Baby Liv was beautifully video'd over a series of months; her development is interspersed with FELDENKRAIS ideas. Through watching, you can get a very real sense of how you can enjoy classes and individual sessions.
Thanks for your interest and we look forward to seeing you!
Rob Black, (403)
680-2908; rblack@somaticjourneys.com
Jennifer Herzog, (403) 686-4219; jherzog@telus.net
Rob Black and Jennifer Herzog are Guild
Certified FELDENKRAIS Practitioners.Jennifer Herzog, (403) 686-4219; jherzog@telus.net