Laura Yedwab, GCFPCM • info@kineticinquiry.com • 425-202-5685
Laura Yedwab, GCFPCM
info@kineticinquiry.com
425-202-5685
A client, let’s call her Jane, came to my Kirkland studio last week complaining of tension in her face. People come in wanting the tension to go away, and they might expect Feldenkrais® face exercises, e.g., something to stretch, something to massage, or a routine to do in the mirror every morning. A Feldenkrais lesson…
Most of us have picked up rules about breathing, e.g., breathe into your belly (belly breathing), use your diaphragm (diaphragmatic breathing), or breathe through your nose and not your mouth. The rules might have come from a yoga teacher, a physical therapist, a meditation app, or a video about calming the nervous system. Perhaps you…
In this entertaining Ted talk, Tony Robbins asks: Why do we do what we do? The talk focuses on internal motivation. He believes that “emotion is the force of life”. He makes a number of interesting points. First, that when we fail, we claim that it is because of lack of resources, but he claims…
Recently I asked ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence bot, about the Feldenkrais® method. It replied: The Feldenkrais® method is a type of movement therapy that is designed to improve flexibility, coordination, and overall physical functioning. It is based on the idea that movement is a key aspect of learning and that by becoming more aware of…
Peter Senge, in The Fifth Discipline, says: Real learning gets to the heart of what it means to be human. Through learning we recreate ourselves. Through learning we become able to do something we never were able to do. Through learning we re-perceive the world and our relationship to it. Through learning we extend our…
U.S. News & World Report published a wonderful article November 14, 2016 by Anna Medaris Miller titled: “What is the Feldenkrais® Method?” One of my favorite bits: Some liken it to mindfulness meditation, but with more noise and movement. Or they say it’s like yoga, but not so structured. It’s like physical therapy, but not…