Jill's in Love, again!

I must admit. I'm in love again. It's not really surprising to me. It's part of my makeup that I fall in love like this frequently. It starts off as a casually interest and then as soon as I get my body involved....boing...I'm in love.

And now it's happened with this really amazing body...of work...called Feldenkrais.

That's right. I'm having a love affair with the magic of Feldenkrais, one of the healing art forms in Nia. I must admit, I don't even know the tip of the iceberg about Feldenkrais. I've taken about 2 hours of it. Yup, that's it. But isn't that how new love is? ...a tingley magic...an excitement that runs through your body that builds with anticipation longing for the next time you get to be together!

So what is it that's got me so "hot in the knickers" about Feldenkrais. It works. It's gentle and natural. I feel different and more comfortable in my body after just a few minutes. I don't feel like I'm "working out". I feel like I'm unraveling my body back into it's natural state...no let me rephrase that...my body is unraveling itself. I'm simply along for the relaxing ride. Staying out of the way and only being asked to be aware. I Love That. Mostly, I love how I feel when I'm doing it and how I feel afterward.

So yes, my list of lovers has now gotten longer....Nia, Yoga, Pilates, Gyrotonics, Bartineoff fundamentals, Kinesis, Rolfing, Cranial Sacral Therapy....and now Feldenkrais. Even though there are many modalities I love, I hope it doesn't dilute your perception of me! tee hee... I'm not a "run around" hopping from new thing to new thing. No, I find with body work, I DO love them all, just at different times, when my body has a specific calling. And I'm grateful they are all out there for the lovin'.

Learn more about Feldenkrais in Seattle or This gentleman, Ryan C. Nagy has audiodownloads of Feldenkrais lessons available. I did the free one at my desk and then purchased a few too!

So what's one of your favorite forms of body work?

 

 

Feldenkrais

Jill,

I fell in love with Feldenkrais in the context of samba class - have you ever heard of Janelle Campoverde? Here is a link to her classes, and she always weaves Feldenkrais into it all...

Check out her schedule here:
http://sambadance.com/class.html

And her practice:
http://seattlefeldenkrais.com/

Feldenkrais

Thank you Holly. I'm so happy to have the benefit of Feldenkrais teachers here in Seattle. I feel fortunate. Just magical movement our bodies have in them when we let go of forcing. And I'm beginning to really see how the body of work that Nia is , reflects the principle that less is more and comfort and ease is to our benefit much, much more than forcing ANYTHING in our body. See ya in class and thanks for writing on the site!
Jill

Feldenkrais

I love Feldenkrais. I'm thinking of taking the NIA teacher training this June and was searching the web for NIA info.

I really have a yen to take more Feldenkrais right now. I feel very aware of my body after Feldenkrais which is one reason I love it.

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