Spring Awakening - Sensing Ground Forces

Feldenkrais lesson with Sharon Gimpel

A short lesson exploring the force coming from the ground through the whole body - a world of connection from foot to pelvis through the spine to the head.

Feldenkrais said that babies are already preparing for learning to walk when they are on their backs playing and exploring gravity. I still remember the joy and surprise on my daughter’s face when, as a baby, she pushed her foot into the ground and felt her head moving - that’s the beginning of eventually standing and moving upright. This lesson is a short example of this theme on which Feldenkrais built so many of his lessons.

From the 2024 series for International Feldenkrais Awareness Week, "Transitions”

Lesson courtesy of www.feldenkrais.co.uk