Our conversations explore embodying human potential. We dive deeply into the connections between the sensory body, the cognitive mind and emotional intelligence - and specifically the relevance of the Feldenkrais Method today.
Join us if you are a Feldenkrais enthusiast, movement teacher, philosopher or interested in your own human evolution.
Feldenkrais: Moving into the Unknown is led by Heidi Carroll, Kym McGregor and Libby Murray, embodied scientists who are currently training to be Feldenkrais Practitioners.
Converse with us at: feldenkraismitu@gmail.com
Passionate about the pedagogy of delivering Feldenkrais to an open audience, Andrew Gibbons is intent on refining his craft. Andrew sees the potential for using Feldenkrais as a practice to level up your biological fitness to perform in all areas of your life. In introducing his explicit style of investigation into finding efficiency in movement quality, Andrew is not shy of designing lessons offering challenge to those willing to “engage” in the rigour of a learning experience. Far from just having an “experience” in a lesson, or even enjoyment in learning experientially, Andrew brings a desire as a teacher to provide a context and scaffold whereby the student begins to understand for themselves what the benefits of this practice can be. Andrew exploits the ATM context to build a movement experiment with specificity which asks students to engage in a way that heightens their responsibility as learners. He helps them to sense biomechanical principles for themselves, to make clear and deliberate movement choices and to learn to trust their own experience.
Andrew unpacks what it means to understand how to reflexively deliver ATM, in not only offering lesson structure but having the sensitivity to perceive the potential diversity of student response and experience requiring lesson adaptation. He discusses the layers of skill teachers need to refine to adapt and change delivery to make the precise details of how a lesson works accessible to as many people as possible. He does not hide from the need to give inherent value to each student ready to apply themselves within each lesson, demanding presence from both teacher and learner.
He gives a healthy blueprint for successful self-motivation as young ATM graduate teachers in bringing to life this ingenious Method of orienting people clearly and attentively to the way we “use” our bodies in movement - for whatever purpose we desire. Andrew’s enthusiasm brings richness to the conversation, challenging us to develop both with and within the Feldenkrais Method.
Andrew Gibbons: https://bodyofknowledge.me (https://bodyofknowledge.me/)
Feldenkrais Moving into the Unknown: feldenkraismitu@gmail.com
Hosted by: Heidi Carroll, Libby Murray, and Kym McGregor.
27 Oct 2022
Margaret Mayo advocates the power of agency…
People discovering how to help themselves is Margaret Mayo’s passion. And for over 35 years she has helped people find more of themselves through the powerful medium of Awareness Through Movement classes. Even after all this time Margaret can’t believe how simple Feldenkrais concepts such as knowing where your hip joints are can have such a profound effect. This lively discussion weaves insights about teaching Awareness Through Movement classes with wisdoms for ATM participants. For Feldenkrais Practitioners Margaret shares how she prepares her lessons, the importance of language and how to make lessons accessible. For all of us who do ATM lessons Margaret’s valuable reminders and insights offer ways of “helping us discover more of ourselves”.
A delightful and warm conversation that reminds us of the power of thinking and listening to ourselves from the inside.
Contact Margaret Mayo:margaret.mayo@bigpond.com (mailto:margaret.mayo@bigpond.com)
Explore more of the research study that Margaret refers to:This Podcast- Moving Into the Unknown Episode 19 Dr Susan HillierFeldenkrais Moving into the Unknown: feldenkraismitu@gmail.com (mailto:feldenkraismitu@gmail.com)
Hosted by: Heidi Carroll, Libby Murray, and Kym McGregor.
30 Sept 2022
Anna Yen evokes playfulness, creativity and presence…
Anna Yen, a highly trained and well accomplished performer, theatre producer and Feldenkrais Practitioner shares her passion for play, presence and rhythm.
Play she enthuses shows us the wonder of possibilities and the delight of learning while highlighting our blind spots. Her passion for play invites us to experiment in Awareness Through Movement classes. Using light attention we can discover different qualities of movement, interact more powerfully between internal and external, to become more present. Anna’s mentor, Monika Pagneux, one of Europe's leading exponents of movement in contemporary theatre, who integrates Feldenkrais into theatre schools terms this, “waking up”.
Anna also introduces us to the musicality of movement, so we can see more of and flow with the the natural rhythms of life and to play with the timing, emphasis and patterns in Awareness Through Movement classes.
“Play Moves” and “Wake Up”, are Anna’s ATM series that use imagination, theatre skills and games to expand awareness, options and engage us with the subtleties of our surroundings and to become more aware.
Explore more of Anna Yen:
Website: https://playmoves.org (https://playmoves.org)
SBS production of Anna's play Chinese Take away: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/chinesetakeaway (https://vimeo.com/ondemand/chinesetakeaway)
Explore more of Monica Pagneux:
Her book and movie: https://robertgoldenpictures.com/photography/the-theatre-the-arts/the-work-of-monica-pagneux-inside-outside/ (https://robertgoldenpictures.com/photography/the-theatre-the-arts/the-work-of-monica-pagneux-inside-outside/)
Anna Yen's article about Monika: Monika Pagneux The Feldenkrais Journal, No 25 LET'S PLAY 2012. Feldenkrais Guild of North America
Feldenkrais Moving into the Unknown: feldenkraismitu@gmail.com Hosted by: Heidi Carroll, Libby Murray, and Kym McGregor.
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