GET TO THE ROOT - LEARN THE SKILLS - LIVE THE SOLUTION
FELDENKRAIS PRACTITIONER CFP - PHYSIOTHERAPIST - HEALTHY AGING CONSULTANT
Individual Sessions - Classes - Workshops - Online Skype Consultations
Phone: +61-0419-923-413 Email: sandyleathem@gmail.com Clinic: Movement Matters
FELDENKRAIS PRACTITIONER CFP - PHYSIOTHERAPIST - HEALTHY AGING CONSULTANT
Individual Sessions - Classes - Workshops - Online Skype Consultations
Phone: +61-0419-923-413 Email: sandyleathem@gmail.com Clinic: Movement Matters
HEALTHY AGING WORKSHOP SERIES
Growing older doesn’t have to mean that we give up on having quality of life.
“I’m just getting old.”
“Nah, I don’t do that anymore.”
“I’m so afraid I might fall.”
Do you catch yourself making any of those statements?
Wouldn’t you rather be like the legendary cellist Pablo Casals, who was asked why he continued to practice at age 90?
He replied -
“Because I think I am making progress.”
More than ever before in history we are subjected to a fast paced, constantly changing world and our bodies are under extreme demand.
We need to take stock of our choices and return to 'grass roots' awareness.
Regardless of where we live these days, we face unavoidable toxic stress and inevitably fall into lifestyle habits of thinking, moving and behaving that all too often dimish our vitality and joy as we age.
In this exciting life changing series we offer the groundbreaking work of Dr Moshe Feldenkrais a true and remarkable humanitarian and genius thinker.
We have all been told that aging brings with it aches, pains and loss of function. Many of us have even accepted the fact that joint pain is inevitable and that we will someday have to give up doing those things that bring us the most joy.
"The joy of discovery is certainly the liveliest that the mind of man can ever feel". -Claude Bernard
But what if there’s another way?
Recently a growing number of people are finding another way. They are finding their way to the Feldenkrais Method®—a type of body-mind movement that incorporates small, intentional physical movements with mental visualization that reprograms the brain to teach the body how to move more efficiently and effectively.
“In my over 50 years of practice as a Practitioner, I have seen many, many people with joint pain. There is a very interesting difference between people, for example, in their 30’s with joint pain, and those in their later years. Most commonly, a younger individual assumes that they have pulled or twisted something and expects to get better quickly.
Older people on the other hand, with fears of arthritis and degeneration breathing down their necks, will often assume that the pain is the result of aging, and thus start out with a very different sense of their potential for healing.
In fact, many older individuals with new joint pain quite likely have a minor injury from which they can easily recover. Now surely it is true that as we age, we have more aches and pains, and are more likely to really have arthritis and other troubles. But that does not mean that any particular joint pain falls into that category.
In my experience, the gap in perception is much greater than the real differences in recovery time.”
Let me just reiterate that last line:
In my experience, the gap in perception is much greater than the real differences in recovery time.
Now it seems to me, that those gaps are an interesting area to explore. Those areas that are unclear to us are often BIG contributors in our getting injured in the first place, but they are also fertile ground for getting to know more of ourselves and to living a full life.
Let me tell you about Mary who was in her late sixties:
“Mary came to me because she wanted to be able to walk more comfortably. In our second session, we worked with the action of turning. I had noticed that she was very tense in her shoulder area and helped her feel how she could release some of this through some simple movements. I also worked with my hands on her ribs helping her feel that her rib area could be more flexible and move independently from her shoulders. At one point she commented that she had no idea the ribs on her side could move like that.
At the end of the session, I had her turn to look behind herself in the sitting position. She turned easily to look over both her shoulders and commented with pleasure about how much easier it was than usual. Then suddenly she started to cry. I was surprised, but also curious. After a moment she told me that she’d been having trouble turning to look behind her while driving for some time and she’d been feeling much less confident driving partly as a result of this. She said tearfully that she’d just assumed that it was just a part of getting older.
Then she made a comment that I’ll always remember. “Now I’m wondering what else I’ve given up that I didn’t have to!”
In fact in Mary's case, her trouble turning came from an unconscious misconception in the way she moved. She had gotten into the unconwcious habit of keeping her shoulder blades fixed to her ribs. Once she learned how her ribs could move more independently from her shoulders, she had significantly more range.
Which begs the question ... “What have you given up that you didn’t have to?”
This playful and revolutionary series will tap your body's innate intelligence and gently move you beyond the idea of doing things the “right” way as so many of us have been taught!
In essence you will develop a more alive, fresh and intelligent body and mind.
You'll be inspired to playfully re-discover your natural flow for optimal freedom, vitality, resilience and the joyous exuberance that you naturally experienced as a youngster.
Feldenkrais® lessons are not like traditional exercise or therapy. They offer a new way of learning about how you move, and how you move through life. So whether it’s
“I’m just getting old.”
“Nah, I don’t do that anymore.”
“I’m so afraid I might fall.”
Do you catch yourself making any of those statements?
Wouldn’t you rather be like the legendary cellist Pablo Casals, who was asked why he continued to practice at age 90?
He replied -
“Because I think I am making progress.”
More than ever before in history we are subjected to a fast paced, constantly changing world and our bodies are under extreme demand.
We need to take stock of our choices and return to 'grass roots' awareness.
Regardless of where we live these days, we face unavoidable toxic stress and inevitably fall into lifestyle habits of thinking, moving and behaving that all too often dimish our vitality and joy as we age.
In this exciting life changing series we offer the groundbreaking work of Dr Moshe Feldenkrais a true and remarkable humanitarian and genius thinker.
We have all been told that aging brings with it aches, pains and loss of function. Many of us have even accepted the fact that joint pain is inevitable and that we will someday have to give up doing those things that bring us the most joy.
"The joy of discovery is certainly the liveliest that the mind of man can ever feel". -Claude Bernard
But what if there’s another way?
Recently a growing number of people are finding another way. They are finding their way to the Feldenkrais Method®—a type of body-mind movement that incorporates small, intentional physical movements with mental visualization that reprograms the brain to teach the body how to move more efficiently and effectively.
“In my over 50 years of practice as a Practitioner, I have seen many, many people with joint pain. There is a very interesting difference between people, for example, in their 30’s with joint pain, and those in their later years. Most commonly, a younger individual assumes that they have pulled or twisted something and expects to get better quickly.
Older people on the other hand, with fears of arthritis and degeneration breathing down their necks, will often assume that the pain is the result of aging, and thus start out with a very different sense of their potential for healing.
In fact, many older individuals with new joint pain quite likely have a minor injury from which they can easily recover. Now surely it is true that as we age, we have more aches and pains, and are more likely to really have arthritis and other troubles. But that does not mean that any particular joint pain falls into that category.
In my experience, the gap in perception is much greater than the real differences in recovery time.”
Let me just reiterate that last line:
In my experience, the gap in perception is much greater than the real differences in recovery time.
Now it seems to me, that those gaps are an interesting area to explore. Those areas that are unclear to us are often BIG contributors in our getting injured in the first place, but they are also fertile ground for getting to know more of ourselves and to living a full life.
Let me tell you about Mary who was in her late sixties:
“Mary came to me because she wanted to be able to walk more comfortably. In our second session, we worked with the action of turning. I had noticed that she was very tense in her shoulder area and helped her feel how she could release some of this through some simple movements. I also worked with my hands on her ribs helping her feel that her rib area could be more flexible and move independently from her shoulders. At one point she commented that she had no idea the ribs on her side could move like that.
At the end of the session, I had her turn to look behind herself in the sitting position. She turned easily to look over both her shoulders and commented with pleasure about how much easier it was than usual. Then suddenly she started to cry. I was surprised, but also curious. After a moment she told me that she’d been having trouble turning to look behind her while driving for some time and she’d been feeling much less confident driving partly as a result of this. She said tearfully that she’d just assumed that it was just a part of getting older.
Then she made a comment that I’ll always remember. “Now I’m wondering what else I’ve given up that I didn’t have to!”
In fact in Mary's case, her trouble turning came from an unconscious misconception in the way she moved. She had gotten into the unconwcious habit of keeping her shoulder blades fixed to her ribs. Once she learned how her ribs could move more independently from her shoulders, she had significantly more range.
Which begs the question ... “What have you given up that you didn’t have to?”
This playful and revolutionary series will tap your body's innate intelligence and gently move you beyond the idea of doing things the “right” way as so many of us have been taught!
In essence you will develop a more alive, fresh and intelligent body and mind.
You'll be inspired to playfully re-discover your natural flow for optimal freedom, vitality, resilience and the joyous exuberance that you naturally experienced as a youngster.
Feldenkrais® lessons are not like traditional exercise or therapy. They offer a new way of learning about how you move, and how you move through life. So whether it’s
- playing music
- hiking along the beach or on a rocky trail,
- swinging a golf club or tennis raquet
- surfing or
- picking up your grandchild. The Feldenkrais Method can help you to create a greatly enhanced quality in everything you enjoy.