Most of us have a tendency to move or carry ourselves in ways that are not as comfortable as they could be - and may even cause us pain. Do you ever sit or lie down and shortly afterwards change to a position that's more comfortable? It's pretty common. The odd thing is that we don't learn to choose the more comfortable position to begin with! One part of this workshop addresses that: finding out how we can Take it Easy.
The process involves discovering which of our postures and movements are easy and comfortable, and which cause distress. We listen for those whispers within ourselves that say "ow!" or "aaahhh". When we can interpret what we feel and observe, we become able to discern differences, explore other possibilities, make choices about what we do and move away from less functional habits. (If we don't think we can get our brains around this concept - it doesn't matter. It's our nervous systems that are learning!)
Participants are usually a mix of those wanting to resolve their
own concerns,
and/or are caregivers who want to add to their skills. As well as learning
techniques to support your own well-being, you will learn how you can help others.
You will experience some simple yet powerful and profound
Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement® (ATM) lessons to address stiffness, discomfort or dysfunction, and with the intent and focus of TTouch
For You® techniques we'll explore TTouch and bodywraps, and learn how to address some specific health care needs.
Both Feldenkrais and TTouch offer such a generous range of applications that we can easily vary the content to reflect the participants' experience and interests. If you want more information about what to expect please contact me at
ediejane@gmail.com.
Join us at a workshop, and
gain a new appreciation of how you can improve your
world "one TTouch at a time"... and in addition, and to quote Moshe Feldenkrais, discover how to "make the impossible, possible; the possible, easy; and the easy,
elegant."
Edie Jane
P.S. Prior experience of Feldenkrais or TTouch is not required.
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