Feldenkrais Exercises Can
Improve How you Move

A brain without a body could not think. -- Moshe Feldenkrais

Feldenkrais exercises are designed to help you learn to move better. These exercises utilize the capacity of the brain to learn through precise, effortless movements of the body.

As you perform these exercises, you will learn about your movement habits and how you have developed limitations in movement. Young children have not yet developed these habits, which is why they are so flexible.

If you ever had an injury, you adjusted how you were moving to reduce pain and discomfort. You developed a pattern of moving which usually remains after the injury has healed. Your brain retains this information and you continue to move in a limited manner.

With Feldenkrais exercises, you will discover new and more efficient patterns of moving as your body and brain learn to communicate better. They will engage your involuntary nerves and muscles and your posture will improve naturally.

You will experience an increased sense of well-being as you experience more coordinated movements and more effective decision making. You will acquire movement mastery with maximum control of your movements.

Feldenkrais exercises work with the neuromuscular system to develop new neural sensations throughout the brain, spinal cord and muscles. These exercises consist of slow, gentle movements designed to recalibrate our body awareness as we re-learn how to move. Doing these exercises, you will not become sweaty as they are not exercises for the body -- they are a workout for your brain!

Feldenkrais Exercises for Running

Healthy & Dynamic Legs

By: Marek Wyszynski
13 CDS in a Binder or MP3 Download, 21 Feldenkrais Lessons

21 Benefical audio exercises for restoring healthy and efficient function of your hips, knees, feet and ankles. Gain a new, functional understanding of the alignment, control and dynamics of the entire lower body, pelvis and spine.

Effective re-education is one of the keys to a successful rehabilitation process. The functionally oriented exercise and education approach offered by the Feldenkrais Method® can compliment and advance your neurological and orthopedic protocols. Based on principles of biomechanics, neurology and physiology, Feldenkrais techniques and exercises are uniquely designed to address the problematic postural and movement habits, which are embedded in your patient’s nervous system. This treatment approach addresses local injuries and pain through the coherent integration of the whole body in motion. The Feldenkrais Method can be used to restore normal movement in people of all ages and is applicable with clients of all fitness levels, from sedentary individuals to high-performing athletes.

You can hear a sample of Lesson one here:

Lesson 1

The Core Action Program for Runners and Triathletes helps you master the fundamentals of comfortable, healthy, efficient natural running form. This program is for runners who want to learn to run healthy, perform their best, feel great and run injury free!

It's especially targeted for runners who have recurring injuries, who want to transition to minimalist shoes or barefoot running, or who want to take their performance to a new level. Beginners will learn how to run right from their first steps.

These Feldenkrais exercises are gentle and safe for beginners yet potent enough to impact runners competing at the highest levels.

You will learn:

The key elements of healthy, natural running form and how they connect to and reinforce each other.
The movements of your core that control your footstrike and end overstriding and heelstriking.
What to do with your arms and head to run faster and feel great.
How to reduce injury-promoting asymmetries in your gait.

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The Art of Slowing Down - A Sense-able Approach to Running Faster was written by a Feldenkrais Method practitioner who is also a martial artist. This book will help you come to the realization that your running abilities are more related to your ability to sense your body than willpower or talent. Upon completion of the 20 lessons, expect improvements in posture, gait and ease of movement.

Beginning with Foam Rollers

By: Becky Behling
MP4 Download, 15 Feldenkrais Lessons

Bring the benefits of the Feldenkrais Method to foam rolling with convenient, time-efficient lessons of easy and gentle movements. These simple explorations can be done anywhere a roller fits.

Becky brings simplicity and ease to your movements in this excellent, high-quality MP4 video program. She has design 15 Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement lessons to be used with a soft foam roller. If you are looking for a program with short lessons in a simple, easy-to-follow video, this the one is for you.

These lessons will help you:

Improve posture
Identify and reduce imbalances
Enhance mobility and flexibility
Lessen pain and create more ease

Watch a video introduction here:

Program Introduction

SmartRoller Exercises

Drawing on principles of the Feldenkrais Method, the SmartRoller Guide To Optimal Movement Set guides the reader through a series of non-traditional exercises and movements with a high level of control and attention, resulting in dramatic improvements in strength, balance, coordination and posture. Practicing movement awareness exercises will free unwanted habits as it utilizes the connection between mindful exercise and neuroscience.

OPTP SmartRoller is durable and resilient and is one of the most versatile foam rollers available. While its rounder side increases roller movement, its flatter side decreases movement. With the flatter side down, it can be sat on and stood on for balance related movements, while placing the rounder side down provides a more challenging, dynamic workout.

Healthy Back Exercises

A Healthy Back - Article These exercises are a sample of the full program (in audio), which includes exercises for different parts of the body that most affect the back, i.e. the torso, head, neck, shoulders, arms and eyes. These Feldenkrais resources are especially good for those of us who sit in a chair all day.

A Healthy Back - Audio A healthy back is essential for good posture and pain free movements. Your can listen to Lesson One for FREE now!

Help! I Breathe Wrong!

Do you have trouble with breathing? Breathing in the Feldenkrais Method® is about letting the diaphragm and other muscles in the torso do their job - we just need to get out of the way!

Try these Feldenkrais exercises to help you realize how easy breathing can be:

Breathing Exercises

Comfort at Your Computer:
Body Awareness Training for
Pain-Free Computer Use

Sitting at a computer desk all day causes many to experience pain in their eyes, neck, shoulders, arms, hands, back or legs. It also causes stress and anxiety. Learn how you can sit safely and comfortably while working on your computer.

Check out the following article to discover how Feldenkrais can help: Hands, Computers and You

Easy Hands and Arms - Based on his extensive experience with overuse injuries, Cliff has designed these lessons for people with RSI, carpal tunnel syndrome, thoracic outlet syndrome, or other overuse conditions.

These lessons help you discover the connection between your arms and the rest of yourself, and assist you in learning to involve the legs, pelvis, spine and ribs with the movement of your arms.

At the Feldenkrais Center for Movement, these exercises are used extensively to help clients develop comfort with fine motor coordination of the hands and fingers. Designed to help prevent hand and arm injuries, these lessons can also alleviate painful conditions of the hand and arm.

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