Creating the conditions For your own learning
Employing their hands with a gentle attentive touch, the Feldenkrais practitioner directs the student towards discovering novel movement patterns or refining pre-existing ones. The student, whether lying comfortably on a table, sitting, or standing, can be assisted by various supports like cushions, rollers, mats, and foam to augment the learning journey.
The manipulative techniques used by the Feldenkrais practitioner serve as a mirror to the student, reflecting their body's organization and actions. Through their adept and gentle touch, the practitioner fosters a sense of safety and supportive interaction. By engaging with the student's subconscious mind, the practitioner can help nurture new possibilities for movement, progressively cultivated in manageable increments.
Touch & Transform
In these personalized, non-verbal lessons, trust, safety, and attentive listening are fundamental. The session centers around the person's capacity for learning and strives to create the ideal conditions for this learning to unfold. Our approach goes beyond touching the body; we prioritize connecting with the person as a whole.
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Communication
Touch serves as a direct, non-verbal form of communication between the practitioner and the client. It conveys information about the client's current patterns of movement and provides feedback for changes.
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Guidance
Through skilled and sensitive touch, the practitioner can guide the client towards new ways of moving. They can introduce new movement patterns directly into the client's nervous system, bypassing the need for conscious understanding.
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Awareness
Gentle, focused touch can heighten the client's awareness of their own body. It can highlight areas of tension, discomfort, or inefficiency that the client may not have been consciously aware of.
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Safety and Comfort
The use of non-invasive, respectful touch helps to establish a safe and comfortable environment for the client. This is essential for learning, as the nervous system is more likely to adopt new patterns when it feels safe.
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Facilitating change
The practitioner uses touch to facilitate the reorganization of the client's neuromuscular patterns. This is achieved by creating conditions where the nervous system can discover and adopt more efficient ways of moving.
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Global approach
Touch allows the practitioner to approach the individual as a whole, recognizing that changes in one area of the body can affect the entire system. This helps in addressing the overall psychological and emotional patterns through movement and posture.