Evolutionarily the voice is one of our most precious assets for communication and, in times of need, protection. We whisper, laugh, cry, sing, gasp, shout and scream in relation to the needs of the moment. As a singer, teacher or performer we use our voice to communicate each day and yet at times, our voice can fail us, particularly when the stakes are high, or when we’re so frightened or overwhelmed we literally cannot speak.
Read MoreMaybe you know this already, but I didn't and if you're a naturalist 'beaver' like me ;) and don't know how to tell the time with rainbows I have a story that links rainbows with Moshe's understanding of how 'we think with our bodies'.
Read MoreMoshe consistently stated that our experience and expression of all emotions, including anger, can be traced back to our earliest stages of development and “the earliest interaction of the child with the external world is entirely physical and therefore, associated or linked with muscular and postural patterns.” (The Potent Self, p82)
Read MoreRead MoreWe said goodbye to the home both my children were born in and the only home they have ever known. I said goodbye to the home I became a mother in, the place where my whole life changed, where I changed. And I said goodbye to the memories of struggle and learning and love that is motherhood.
Contemporary dance uses core stability in the same ways as every dance style: for alignment, balance, co-ordination, precision and centring, but in contemporary dance we also use core mobility for things like spirals, suspensions, falling, off-balance turns and partnering work (both men and women).
Read MoreJulie Peck and I discuss the process a Feldenkrais Practitioner goes through supporting a client with anxiety. This includes: Education. Awareness. Bodily Patterns. Nervous System regulation. Cross Motivation. Touch. Comfort.
Read MoreNervous System Harmony is a workshop series that gives you all you need to know on your Autonomic Nervous System. Part 1 is a somatic educational lecture. Part 2 is somatic practice and application. There is one shorter follow up video to Part 1. Enjoy :)
Read MoreThis Somatic Exploration is drawn from Feldenkrais and Embodied Consent practices. Look around your house for some fascinating objects and then find a quiet, warm and comfortable place to sit. And dive deep into your senses.
Read MoreBrigit and I share our experiences of developing our work with Somatic Anxiety and the Feldenkrais Method. We discuss Body-Mind-Environment Relationships, 10th Cranial Nerve/Vagus Nerve, The Parasympathetic and Sympathetic Nervous System, with some discussion of Anxiety and COVID.
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