Archive for the 'Bones for Life' Category
Okay, now that was fun! Intro to Somatics for 30 of Xavier University’s Special Ed Faculty
0 Comments Published by Cynthia August 14th, 2010 in Feldenkrais Method, Bones for Life, Learning, Schools, Somatics.Kathy Krebs and I rocked teaching Bouncing on Heels and Crossed Arms from Bones for Life and a Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement lesson on rotation in standing. The follow-up sharing, awareness, and interest was fantastic. What a great group of teachers, Dr. Sharon Merrill has in her program. It was so easy to pull forward principles of somatic […]
Walk Like an Upside-Down Pendulum
0 Comments Published by Cynthia August 13th, 2010 in Bones for Life, Learning, Somatics.
Look at the apparent ease with which this African woman at left carries her load. Of course, it isn’t easy, yet studies show Luo and Kikuyu women are supremely well organized, even outperforming male U.S. soldiers with loaded rucksacks. She can carry up to 20% of her body weight on her head before she begins to need […]
Give your bones a blast
0 Comments Published by Cynthia August 13th, 2010 in Feldenkrais Method, Bones for Life, Learning.Way down, deep in your marrow, you just want to have a blast once in a while, right? Actually, the root of this might begin in your bone marrow where cells called “osteoblasts” are the construction crew responsible for building up the matrix of your bone with fresh new materials. At least when all goes […]
Neuroplasticity: What it does or doesn’t mean
0 Comments Published by Cynthia June 9th, 2010 in Feldenkrais Method, Consciousness, Bones for Life, Meditation, Learning.Neuroplasticity is a term we have thrown around in somatics for a long time.
Read what it means or doesn’t mean.
http://www.mindhacks.com/blog/2010/06/neuroplasticity_is_a.html
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In Pursuit of Dreams: My favorite quote
0 Comments Published by Cynthia May 28th, 2010 in Feldenkrais Method, Bones for Life, Learning.This post gives a different definition for what it means to be healthy.
http://embodiedclarity.wordpress.com/
“Core to all of M Feldenkrais teachings…to cultivate resilience one must cultivate a felt sense of it…
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Bones for Life Classes Improve Function and Balance in Community-Dwelling Adults
Closed Published by Cynthia April 6th, 2010 in Bones for Life, Science & Somatics, Research.By C. A. Montgomery, MSPT, GCFP, BFLT/T;C. M. Allen, GCFP, BFLT/T;S. D. Farber, PhD, OTR, FAOTA, BFLT
Initially this study was designed by Allen/Montgomery with consultation by Farber in the area of data analysis and manuscript review. The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of Bones for Life® as a method to facilitate […]
Jonathan Nugent on His Experience with Somatics and Spirituality
Closed Published by Cynthia February 7th, 2010 in Feldenkrais Method, Bones for Life, Learning, Spirituality.Your thoughts and comments on this topic are welcome. There is no need to register, just submit your comment and after passing spam review, it will be posted.
I am finding the learning method of somatic education very fascinating. I now find myself to be an experiential learner, although I am not sure that was true when […]
Science and Somatics: a practitioner’s guide
1 Comment Published by Cynthia February 12th, 2008 in Feldenkrais Method, Bones for Life, Science & Somatics.Three seasoned practitioners in the Feldenkrais Method and Bones for Life Trainers offer their knowledge by publishing periodic papers. Check us out regularly as we write and post articles aimed at bridging the gap between Science and Somatics. Many articles include an addendum that highlights the benefits of the Feldenkrais Method and/or Bones for Life for the topic […]
Help for future Bones for Life Teachers
0 Comments Published by Cynthia August 30th, 2007 in Bones for Life.Welcome all Future Bones for Life Teachers
If you have completed the first 3 segments of Bones for Life and now wish to enter the Teacher’s Track you need to declare that desire with a Trainer, attend a Teacher’s Weekend and establish a mentoring relationship with a Trainer.
While this can seem overwhelming, it can be quite […]