From Side to Back

Feldenkrais lesson with Shelagh O'Neill

Moving from one thing to another - we do it all the time. 

This simple lesson, moving from side to back, can help us understand how clear articulation can make any transition easier. 

Managing transitions is a great test of resilience and flexibility. How quickly do we go? So quickly we can’t really manage the change? (perhaps we’d rather not dwell too long). Or so slowly we forget the intention? And apart from speed, what other factors seem relevant - comfort, attention?

Understanding the range of movement possibilities can help us find the way to do something with clarity and focus.

This lesson is a brief dip into the way the Feldenkrais Method brings freedom of action - not only in physical movement, but the way we think about enacting change.

 

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

Lesson courtesy of www.feldenkrais.co.uk