Alphonse, thank you very much for your kindness. In Russia, training on 2-year courses of somatics costs 4000 euros. This is unreasonable for pensioners. I watch and translate line by line your videos and deal with a group of retired people.
I cannot thank you enough for your generosity in giving us these lessons. I am 67 years young and with your help, I feel I will be able to enjoy my body more! This is a wonderful exploration, a wonderful method of "coming back into one's body!" Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
Loved the lesson. I have a very stiff neck especially on my right side. A car accident in 1983 when I flew out of the windscreen (30m) and landed in the forest on my right side, shattering a section of my femur , fracturing my shoulder and my wrist . Been following you for a while. My right hamstring already slightly longer and my neck is more relaxed. Thank you!
As a new practitioner, I have been able to bring this series to the table. Clients notice results quickly. Thank you for your demo and clear and concise commentary. Love your videos!
This video is a dream come true. I'm writting my graduation paper on Feldenkrais lenghtening of the hamstring muscles using this very same article!!! Thank you Alfons.
Alfons!!! I just now have seen, that is you. I just did not recognized you. Your teaching is ultimate teaching. Your combination between explanation and doing and showing is so organic and harmonic and enhancing the understanding that surpasses even the Master himself. Yes, your teaching is so human and personal and, the most, so CLEAR!!! You are a Renaissance in the Feldenkrais method, 31 years after Feldenrais death.
Paul Doron Wow Paul, I am really honored to receive such feedback! I think many people do not know your high level of accomplishment, and your personal relationship with Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais himself, back in the days ! I myself am a 3rd generation practitioner, and do my best to deepen my understanding, and try to be able to ignite the passion for understanding and harmonic acture in others :-) I have to add, that I learned a great bit about movement/teaching quality from your personal teachings to me.
Oh, Alfons, I am pleased to know this. I will be very glad to share what I have to share from my experience and understanding of the Feldenkrais method with others, if only the others would be interested in this. It looks like as if there is no interest there. It is good also so. Namely it is a little less usefull and positive life experience for the people and also for myself, but that is. One has to have oneself as sufficient and the others shall do what they want.
I feel the same. The way you teach alfons already changed the way I live and learn. It is so much more about being kind to yourself which brings you further in life, than pushing for endrange. That is one of your basic messages. I feel that teaching is also not pushing a student somewhere but kindly inviting and empowering them to develop and feel the amazing process of what ever they are learning.
This is my first Feldenkrais experience. My muscles now have a wonderful tingling sensation that is quite new to my rather stiff, underused body. Wonderful safe lesson. I really appreciate your efforts sir.
Lower Body: Roll hips. Roll hip diagonally. Lift leg till it becomes easy. Lift leg and sweep to the side. Toes to the outside. Lift leg and sweep to the side. Toes to the inside. Roll hips.
I am thoroughly enjoying your youtube videos on Feldenkrais. In this hamstring lengthening ATM, my wife improved 22 degrees after one lesson. I love the level of your calm enthusiasm so much, I bought your e-book.
This is amazing! Feels so good with results. Thank you so much! I love all your gentle movements without having to work so hard at stretching exercises.
For people who may want to watch this but don't have 30 minutes click on the little "gear" symbol at the bottom right of the video. It defaults to "Normal" for the Speed. Change it to 1.5 or even 2 for double speed. I have been doing this so much for longer videos and it really makes it great to get in the info and see the videos but for me it isn't too fast. 1.5 is my favorite and it has been a real game changer for watching my favorite youtuber's longer videos :)
Newly Awakened I don't have this feature here in my youtube in Austria ! would be nice to have though. skimming through it is a good idea to get a general idea of the lesson, or when you try to memorize it
Feldenkrais & Fitness Ⓥ Ah man you guys don't have the little gear at the bottom of the video to click on? It gives us subtitles, speed options, some other things I forget. You should contact youtube and complain! lol
youtube says they frequently try new features, in small areas and different parts of the world. I have the little gear for subtitles and annotations, but there are no speed options
Vielen Dank für diese videos, Alfons. Feldenkreis movements have been very helpful to me, but without the demos and prompts you provide, it is easy to perform them incorrectly. I purchased your book, so I now have printed matter as an extra resource. I find slow, deliberate movements minus any superfluous effort is very important.
Interesting! The hamstring series, and this was the second video, I did when visiting my brother in London, and after I took a walk in Chiswick Garden. I was breathing big city air and thinking about the many years I lost during my life on the countryside in Austria, and all the things I did not see and do, and during that walk I decided to be more serious about TH-cam.
YOU are helping me to improve how I teach and move!! I do struggle getting people not to stretch and over effort :( i am hoping your playful approach rubs off on me! thank you , Dar
This is a great lesson, Alfons. I really appreciate the detail and help you give at every step. I plan to use it either in class or a workshop. Happy to see your work continuing to evolve in such a really fine way.
NILS (reply does not work on your comment) +Nils R. , a) on the extension test, are you sure your pelvis does not tilt backwards after 110° ? I have couple of clients for whom it does not, maybe same for you. It's not easy or smooth for them, rather tight actually, but they can extend. Here's the progression: 1. impossible, 2. possible, 3. easy, 4. elegant :-) Don't work in end range, try to make what is available better, aim for elegant. But need to clear all the stages. b) instead of thinking "relaxing" think "stop inhibiting". The brain inhibits the movement, for some good reason. To make it stop stopping, more parts of the whole body, the nervous system, the whole self must be involved. Just a different view? c) 165° should be sufficient. More can be great too, but requires completely different thinking. How to guide movement when it's not the limitations that guide us? How to find good movement in all that freedom? Also, research has shown that greater flexibility does not mean greater power or better performance, or less risk of injury. Sprunggelenk) Schau mal ob dir mein Video "Improve speed, power, balance with feet strengthening" was bringt, sonst müsste ich noch was sanfteres hochladen. Beste Grüße!
Very good lesson and I’m following your stretches especially I’m having sciatica since nov 2019. Your stretches help me a lot. Thanks so much giving the info.😎👍
I used concepts from Feldenkrais taught to me by an instructor about 10 yrs ago for a neck injury it worked, unreal. Know I am in search of something that will diminish my IT band syndrome. Certainly interested it the effects of what relief I might notice from doing these stretches. Cheers Thanks for sharing your knowledge, YEG Canuck
This is amazing, love to do this movement sequence, feels so right. Thank you for sharing with us. Do you have something similar for the adductors and abductors as well?
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!!! appreciate! May be you could also explain how to engage Hamstrings without overload the quadriceps muscles....(for whom who already has tight quads and try to loose them) thank you!
Hi Alfons-I just discovered your videos and I feel they will be life-changing for me. I have a long spinal fusion for scoliosis and have been having a lot of pain from it and I feel like this will rebuild my body--thanks so much! One question-my hip flexors and quads are so tight that I can feel them when I'm lifting my legs (my right hip flexor always has pain and I've been rolling it out which helps). I also can't straighten my legs in the end movement sequence. Is there anything I can do to help this? Thanks so much!! -Olivia
Hi Olivia, nice to hear from you. I would suggest to start with my "Getting better day by day" 10 day series to get the hang of how to do this kind of ... well, we call them "lessons". And what to expect. After that you probably can already answer this question you just asked, it will be so much more valuable. Have fun, and stay save!
Hi Olivia, this comment is 3 years after yours, so not sure if you will see it. My mom also has a long spinal fusion bc of scoliosis and she deals with a lot of pain from it. Also has pain from compensating which is also causing pain in hips. None of her doctors have ever given her movement advice, so she is quite out of shape. I feel bad how much she hurts and am worried about her getting even more stiff as she gets older, but I have no idea what kinds of movements would be safe. If you see this, do you have any suggestions of what works for you or know of any credible resources on the subject of spinal fusion and scoliosis?
I can not sit with legs straight. Never could. I am very active though. I loved your teaching, but can not do sitting lessons (with legs straight). Do you think I have abnormally short hamstrings? I have tried everything over the years and am now trying this too.
Back and whole body feels sooo alive and open. Thank you. One query, the screen capture image of the lady showing her legs, personally not an image of womanhood I associate with Feldenkrais movement and when I saw it, initially felt a bit disappointed that you used that image. Just sharing.
thank you +Ntathu Allen, it's such a beneficial lesson, isn't it? The thumbnail is mere clickbait, TH-cam literally asks creators to make thumbnails that draw attention. But I heard practicing Feldenkrais also makes for beautiful legs, doesn't it ? ;-) :-)
+Feldenkrais with Alfons yes brilliant session. Spine is lengthening nicely and can feel the difference in legs/hamstrings. I understand re clickbait, would be nice if different image😊as it is a sterotypical image of womens legs.
Ntathu Allen I agree with your argument of being stereotypical, to a certain degree. The new edition of the book "Awareness Through Movement" by Moshé Feldenkrais, HarperOne; Reprint edition (July 28, 2009), has almost the exact same picture. In 1700 in Austria, in higher society, women had to cover their hands with gloves, because showing the bare hands was considered to be sexual and showing to much skin. This image changed over the years. I'm sure the leg image also changed. Look at Miley Cyrus or Rihanna. While many don't agree, that's the strata of development. Especially we Feldenkrais Practitioners should display the ability to adapt and learn, instead of being rigid and closed off to development, imho. For example I have difficulties understanding why some FPs still drink alcohol, since it is known to be a toxin, a poison to the nervous system. Why try to attend to the nervous system, when trying to shut it down and damage it at the same time?
😅 was doing above video when your update came in and sensing how great my back/body feels🌼Image is separate issue ...content is main focus here and that rocks. Off to start my day with an aligned and strengthen body. Thank you
Can you explain a bit about why it actually slows your progress by going into the end range? There are some other philosophies I've read about which seem contradicting. They claim you have to go into the end range in order to stress the cells in the restricted path and in turn those cells act as signal to the body to repair and become more flexible in that region as well as the nervous system needing to recognize that it can be comfortable if it seems you are stable in a range it thought was unsafe in the becomes safe
Hi Matt, good question. When I look at James Stephens's study I can't seem to find a significant difference in efficiency between the various kinds of stretching and this kind of FELDENKRAIS® ATM movements. Use the weapon of your choice ;-) When I talk about progress I probably mean that stretching slows your progress in terms of "developing as a human being". Tight hamstrings is a great opportunity or incentive to learn more about yourself and how the biotensegrity network that is your body works. Plus this quote: "We have a brain for one reason and one reason only, and that's to produce adaptable and complex movements. There is no other reason to have a brain." (to quote Daniel Wolpert).
This is so wonderful and helpful me thank you sir. I am just found your video and subscribe. I am 55 years young lady from India doing this method I am very enjoying. My upper body very stiff so suggest me any videos thanks again sir.. like in loved this..
I had spinal fusion L4-S1 last year...is this a exercise that I should be doing? Also haven’t been able to straighten left leg at knee for 6 years due to torn meniscus. TKA 3 weeks ago, going to PT, very painful trying to force knee to straighten. Any suggestions?
Are you doing the movements at a pace that we are meant to follow? Or are you doing them quicker to fit in more content? I was under the impression that somatic education is most effective when the movements are so slow they are almost imperceptible, so you can feel and notice every tiny reaction to the movement in the body as a whole.
+Lea Stretch, yes I speed it up, because I want it to be watch-able. However, variations in tempo also create a kind of learning situation. Maybe pick some of the movements and try them slow?
Feldenkrais & Fitness Ⓥ I will, thank you! Just thought I'd check, I'm new to it and so far I have found somatic movement extremely (almost miraculously) helpful in reclaiming my body after the abuse it has taken from emotional trauma and poor self-care. Your videos are fun and energetic, and I'm very grateful for them!
Enjoyed the whole set of exercises very much, but immediately after I had done it I felt tension and discomfort in my lower back. Was I doing something wrong?
+mrsspookyhuman hi and thank you for reaching out here in the comments. From what I assume you might have a "flexion intolerant back", which might be due to either a herniation or delamination of one or more discs in your lower back. This means that flexing your lower back seems to be a pain trigger. I recommend you do only parts of my videos, the ones where there is no flexion of the lower back. I also recommend you look into Stuart McGill's book "Back Mechanic" to learn more about the causes and how to fix it. Wish you the best!
Many thanks for the prompt reply! You are doing a fantastic and truly inspiring job here. I've already found the book you mentioned. Hope I'll finally find the way to improve my hamstrings flexibility (and flexibilty of the whole body, of course). Thank you once again for your efforts and attention
It would be great if you could show a head to toe full body sequence that would be good for overall daily practice to stay limber. Maybe you already have a video like that and could just share the link? Otherwise that is a video topic request by me :)
I like the frequent breaks and rest. That is so important and many people leave that out, even with yoga. I have my own modified stretch and chiropractic movements I do nightly and they are gentle and I have been doing it for 3 years almost daily and it has been life changing for my chronic back pain and sleeping. A lot of it is simply just laying flat on the floor but people would be amaze at how therapeutic it is for the body to rest the spine and body in the anatomical position on a firm surface.
Newly Awakened thank you for your feedback :-) yes, totally, this encompasses the whole self actually. that's one of the reasons I love Feldenkrais lessons. Stretching sounds like medieval torture to me ;-)
Newly Awakened I have a couple of those videos ... maybe I should do a specific one to address this question? I like Thomas Hanna's book "Somatics", the whole book is about such a routine
Newly Awakened it is! btw, do you know the work of Prof. Dr. Stuart McGill. 50 % of what I know about curing back pain is from him. His work was a real game changer, for my professional work as well as for my own wellbeing
Hey! Greetings from Brazil! What a nice youtube channel you have, sir! If you don't mind I'd very much like to ask a question about this lesson. When I sit with my legs extended and leaning on my hands (first movement of the lesson) my feet tend to tilt outwards instead of point up. That is unless I make a conscious (and not really confortable) effort to keep them pointing up. I feel that this whole situation makes it weird for me to lift the leg, since I would have to break this task down into 2 separate movements, or just lift it with my feet in a horizontal position. What should I do then? (It may be useful to mention that my feet are always making a "V" when I'm standing up). Thanks for the attention.
Hi, thanks for the nice feedback and your participation :-) the V is your normal, relaxed position. Totally OK, don't put so much focus on it, since the leg rotation while lifting is not the main point in this lesson. Do what comes easy. I have another video where you can explore the rotation while lifting of your legs, it's called "Minimal lifting" th-cam.com/video/9SCJmlcjSJc/w-d-xo.html
Alfons, I want to let you know how much this lesson has helped me! I spent two years working with my Feldenkrais practitioner… Meeting with her every week. Feldenkrais has transformed my life at every level. Your videos and your method of teaching are so inspiring, refreshing and effective! I truly appreciate your kind and gentle spirit and the way you present the lessons in such a doable form. Life should be fun and you support that completely in all that you do. 😁🥰😊 If you ever consider moving to America please come to Saint Augustine Florida and develop your practice here. I am a certified Foundational Reconnective Healing practitioner and my intention is to have a Feldenkrais practitioner working along with me. Wishing you the very best and happy New Year 2019 🎉
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I touched my toes within a month!!!
Alphonse, thank you very much for your kindness. In Russia, training on 2-year courses of somatics costs 4000 euros. This is unreasonable for pensioners. I watch and translate line by line your videos and deal with a group of retired people.
I cannot thank you enough for your generosity in giving us these lessons. I am 67 years young and with your help, I feel I will be able to enjoy my body more! This is a wonderful exploration, a wonderful method of "coming back into one's body!" Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
+wileycom You're very welcome ! Thank you for your feedback, I appreciate it :-)
Loved the lesson. I have a very stiff neck especially on my right side. A car accident in 1983 when I flew out of the windscreen (30m) and landed in the forest on my right side, shattering a section of my femur , fracturing my shoulder and my wrist . Been following you for a while. My right hamstring already slightly longer and my neck is more relaxed. Thank you!
As a new practitioner, I have been able to bring this series to the table. Clients notice results quickly. Thank you for your demo and clear and concise commentary. Love your videos!
This video is a dream come true. I'm writting my graduation paper on Feldenkrais lenghtening of the hamstring muscles using this very same article!!! Thank you Alfons.
Alfons!!! I just now have seen, that is you. I just did not recognized you. Your teaching is ultimate teaching. Your combination between explanation and doing and showing is so organic and harmonic and enhancing the understanding that surpasses even the Master himself. Yes, your teaching is so human and personal and, the most, so CLEAR!!! You are a Renaissance in the Feldenkrais method, 31 years after Feldenrais death.
Paul Doron Wow Paul, I am really honored to receive such feedback! I think many people do not know your high level of accomplishment, and your personal relationship with Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais himself, back in the days ! I myself am a 3rd generation practitioner, and do my best to deepen my understanding, and try to be able to ignite the passion for understanding and harmonic acture in others :-) I have to add, that I learned a great bit about movement/teaching quality from your personal teachings to me.
Oh, Alfons, I am pleased to know this. I will be very glad to share what I have to share from my experience and understanding of the Feldenkrais method with others, if only the others would be interested in this. It looks like as if there is no interest there. It is good also so. Namely it is a little less usefull and positive life experience for the people and also for myself, but that is. One has to have oneself as sufficient and the others shall do what they want.
I feel the same. The way you teach alfons already changed the way I live and learn. It is so much more about being kind to yourself which brings you further in life, than pushing for endrange. That is one of your basic messages. I feel that teaching is also not pushing a student somewhere but kindly inviting and empowering them to develop and feel the amazing process of what ever they are learning.
This is my first Feldenkrais experience. My muscles now have a wonderful tingling sensation that is quite new to my rather stiff, underused body. Wonderful safe lesson. I really appreciate your efforts sir.
Lower Body:
Roll hips.
Roll hip diagonally.
Lift leg till it becomes easy.
Lift leg and sweep to the side. Toes to the outside.
Lift leg and sweep to the side. Toes to the inside.
Roll hips.
A lesson that makes laying on the floor feel like a breeze. If was like the floor was hugging me, relaxing and pain free. Thank you, Alfons!
I am thoroughly enjoying your youtube videos on Feldenkrais. In this hamstring lengthening ATM, my wife improved 22 degrees after one lesson. I love the level of your calm enthusiasm so much, I bought your e-book.
+Lavish Ham, thank you for your feedback, and really happy to hear about your wife's improvement! And thanks for your support with your purchase
This is amazing! Feels so good with results. Thank you so much! I love all your gentle movements without having to work so hard at stretching exercises.
Thank you so much for the demonstration! My knees aren't clicking so loudly now after the first exercise! 😮
Excellent. I already feel a difference with the hamstrings. Thank uou
For people who may want to watch this but don't have 30 minutes click on the little "gear" symbol at the bottom right of the video. It defaults to "Normal" for the Speed. Change it to 1.5 or even 2 for double speed. I have been doing this so much for longer videos and it really makes it great to get in the info and see the videos but for me it isn't too fast. 1.5 is my favorite and it has been a real game changer for watching my favorite youtuber's longer videos :)
Newly Awakened I don't have this feature here in my youtube in Austria ! would be nice to have though. skimming through it is a good idea to get a general idea of the lesson, or when you try to memorize it
Feldenkrais & Fitness Ⓥ Ah man you guys don't have the little gear at the bottom of the video to click on? It gives us subtitles, speed options, some other things I forget. You should contact youtube and complain! lol
youtube says they frequently try new features, in small areas and different parts of the world. I have the little gear for subtitles and annotations, but there are no speed options
Vielen Dank für diese videos, Alfons. Feldenkreis movements have been very helpful to me, but without the demos and prompts you provide, it is easy to perform them incorrectly. I purchased your book, so I now have printed matter as an extra resource. I find slow, deliberate movements minus any superfluous effort is very important.
+Ed Sevensky .. thank you for your feedback and support ! :-)
i have neglected looking at this video as i have rather long hamstrings... it is amazing though how it helped inspire movement in the upper back...
a.maze.ing this is my all time favorite video. i just discovered it after following you for three years now.
Interesting! The hamstring series, and this was the second video, I did when visiting my brother in London, and after I took a walk in Chiswick Garden. I was breathing big city air and thinking about the many years I lost during my life on the countryside in Austria, and all the things I did not see and do, and during that walk I decided to be more serious about TH-cam.
YOU are helping me to improve how I teach and move!! I do struggle getting people not to stretch and over effort :( i am hoping your playful approach rubs off on me! thank you , Dar
Thank you Alphonse
This is a great lesson, Alfons. I really appreciate the detail and help you give at every step. I plan to use it either in class or a workshop. Happy to see your work continuing to evolve in such a really fine way.
thank you Carole Bucher, Feldenkrais Method, it's a great lesson, isn't it? the source is AY116
NILS (reply does not work on your comment) +Nils R. , a) on the extension test, are you sure your pelvis does not tilt backwards after 110° ? I have couple of clients for whom it does not, maybe same for you. It's not easy or smooth for them, rather tight actually, but they can extend. Here's the progression: 1. impossible, 2. possible, 3. easy, 4. elegant :-) Don't work in end range, try to make what is available better, aim for elegant. But need to clear all the stages.
b) instead of thinking "relaxing" think "stop inhibiting". The brain inhibits the movement, for some good reason. To make it stop stopping, more parts of the whole body, the nervous system, the whole self must be involved. Just a different view?
c) 165° should be sufficient. More can be great too, but requires completely different thinking. How to guide movement when it's not the limitations that guide us? How to find good movement in all that freedom? Also, research has shown that greater flexibility does not mean greater power or better performance, or less risk of injury.
Sprunggelenk) Schau mal ob dir mein Video "Improve speed, power, balance with feet strengthening" was bringt, sonst müsste ich noch was sanfteres hochladen. Beste Grüße!
Very good lesson and I’m following your stretches especially I’m having sciatica since nov 2019. Your stretches help me a lot. Thanks so much giving the info.😎👍
This is a great help and very comprehensive whole body movement program, love it and thank you
+Fiona Graham It is! and thank you :-)
So clear, so simple , so empowering and so funny ( the siren ) !! gracias !!
awesome, bought your book today, can't wait to read it. Thanks
It was actually a lot of fun to do these movements - my 12 year old students are always doing them (it gets called fidgeting!). Thank you 😊
I used concepts from Feldenkrais taught to me by an instructor about 10 yrs ago for a neck injury it worked, unreal. Know I am in search of something that will diminish my IT band syndrome. Certainly interested it the effects of what relief I might notice from doing these stretches. Cheers
Thanks for sharing your knowledge,
YEG Canuck
This is amazing, love to do this movement sequence, feels so right. Thank you for sharing with us.
Do you have something similar for the adductors and abductors as well?
I love your exercises. After 10 minutes I feel exhausted but better xD
Thank you for your kind and clear way of sharing the lesson, enjoyed it! gr. yael
Yael karo-panitch thank you watching and sharing your thoughts! :-)
Remains a challenging lesson, but improvements happening.
yeah, the hamstrings are quite a piece of work. I myself keep my involvement to a bare minimum 😜
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!!! appreciate! May be you could also explain how to engage Hamstrings without overload the quadriceps muscles....(for whom who already has tight quads and try to loose them) thank you!
Hi Alfons-I just discovered your videos and I feel they will be life-changing for me. I have a long spinal fusion for scoliosis and have been having a lot of pain from it and I feel like this will rebuild my body--thanks so much! One question-my hip flexors and quads are so tight that I can feel them when I'm lifting my legs (my right hip flexor always has pain and I've been rolling it out which helps). I also can't straighten my legs in the end movement sequence. Is there anything I can do to help this? Thanks so much!! -Olivia
Hi Olivia, nice to hear from you. I would suggest to start with my "Getting better day by day" 10 day series to get the hang of how to do this kind of ... well, we call them "lessons". And what to expect. After that you probably can already answer this question you just asked, it will be so much more valuable. Have fun, and stay save!
Hi Olivia, this comment is 3 years after yours, so not sure if you will see it. My mom also has a long spinal fusion bc of scoliosis and she deals with a lot of pain from it. Also has pain from compensating which is also causing pain in hips. None of her doctors have ever given her movement advice, so she is quite out of shape. I feel bad how much she hurts and am worried about her getting even more stiff as she gets older, but I have no idea what kinds of movements would be safe. If you see this, do you have any suggestions of what works for you or know of any credible resources on the subject of spinal fusion and scoliosis?
I can not sit with legs straight. Never could. I am very active though. I loved your teaching, but can not do sitting lessons (with legs straight). Do you think I have abnormally short hamstrings? I have tried everything over the years and am now trying this too.
Excellent video. Thank you very much 🙏😁
Back and whole body feels sooo alive and open. Thank you. One query, the screen capture image of the lady showing her legs, personally not an image of womanhood I associate with Feldenkrais movement and when I saw it, initially felt a bit disappointed that you used that image. Just sharing.
thank you +Ntathu Allen, it's such a beneficial lesson, isn't it? The thumbnail is mere clickbait, TH-cam literally asks creators to make thumbnails that draw attention. But I heard practicing Feldenkrais also makes for beautiful legs, doesn't it ? ;-) :-)
+Feldenkrais with Alfons yes brilliant session. Spine is lengthening nicely and can feel the difference in legs/hamstrings. I understand re clickbait, would be nice if different image😊as it is a sterotypical image of womens legs.
Ntathu Allen I agree with your argument of being stereotypical, to a certain degree. The new edition of the book "Awareness Through Movement" by Moshé Feldenkrais, HarperOne; Reprint edition (July 28, 2009), has almost the exact same picture. In 1700 in Austria, in higher society, women had to cover their hands with gloves, because showing the bare hands was considered to be sexual and showing to much skin. This image changed over the years. I'm sure the leg image also changed. Look at Miley Cyrus or Rihanna. While many don't agree, that's the strata of development. Especially we Feldenkrais Practitioners should display the ability to adapt and learn, instead of being rigid and closed off to development, imho. For example I have difficulties understanding why some FPs still drink alcohol, since it is known to be a toxin, a poison to the nervous system. Why try to attend to the nervous system, when trying to shut it down and damage it at the same time?
😅 was doing above video when your update came in and sensing how great my back/body feels🌼Image is separate issue ...content is main focus here and that rocks. Off to start my day with an aligned and strengthen body. Thank you
Ntathu Allen that's good to hear ! wish you a great day ! 😊 😊 😊
Sounds of ambulance in the background : someone dislocated his shoulder 😄 I am fan of your lessons and sense of humour.
😂🙏
you the best among the best good job broh God bless u
this is so beautiful. thank you. always great lessons... and great socks ;-)
Finally someone appreciates the efforts I put in socks shopping ! :-D thank you + you're very welcome
Спасибо большое
Can you explain a bit about why it actually slows your progress by going into the end range? There are some other philosophies I've read about which seem contradicting. They claim you have to go into the end range in order to stress the cells in the restricted path and in turn those cells act as signal to the body to repair and become more flexible in that region as well as the nervous system needing to recognize that it can be comfortable if it seems you are stable in a range it thought was unsafe in the becomes safe
Hi Matt, good question. When I look at James Stephens's study I can't seem to find a significant difference in efficiency between the various kinds of stretching and this kind of FELDENKRAIS® ATM movements. Use the weapon of your choice ;-)
When I talk about progress I probably mean that stretching slows your progress in terms of "developing as a human being". Tight hamstrings is a great opportunity or incentive to learn more about yourself and how the biotensegrity network that is your body works.
Plus this quote: "We have a brain for one reason and one reason only, and that's to produce adaptable and complex movements. There is no other reason to have a brain." (to quote Daniel Wolpert).
Exploring the movement
This is so wonderful and helpful me thank you sir. I am just found your video and subscribe. I am 55 years young lady from India doing this method I am very enjoying. My upper body very stiff so suggest me any videos thanks again sir.. like in loved this..
Hi, welcome on board! 😊⭐️ Please start with the 9 lessons in the "Getting better day by day" series. All the best to you!
These are excellent! I just sent $10 to you the help contribute.
"somebody dislocated their shoulder??" LOL
LOL :-)
Muchas gracias! Lástima que no está traducido al español.
I had spinal fusion L4-S1 last year...is this a exercise that I should be doing? Also haven’t been able to straighten left leg at knee for 6 years due to torn meniscus. TKA 3 weeks ago, going to PT, very painful trying to force knee to straighten. Any suggestions?
Speak to your doctor
Are you doing the movements at a pace that we are meant to follow? Or are you doing them quicker to fit in more content? I was under the impression that somatic education is most effective when the movements are so slow they are almost imperceptible, so you can feel and notice every tiny reaction to the movement in the body as a whole.
+Lea Stretch, yes I speed it up, because I want it to be watch-able. However, variations in tempo also create a kind of learning situation. Maybe pick some of the movements and try them slow?
Feldenkrais & Fitness Ⓥ I will, thank you! Just thought I'd check, I'm new to it and so far I have found somatic movement extremely (almost miraculously) helpful in reclaiming my body after the abuse it has taken from emotional trauma and poor self-care. Your videos are fun and energetic, and I'm very grateful for them!
Lea Stretch thank you :-) to me Feldenkrais somatics is a whole parallel world to anything else out there, a world that makes sense and feels safe
Enjoyed the whole set of exercises very much, but immediately after I had done it I felt tension and discomfort in my lower back. Was I doing something wrong?
+mrsspookyhuman hi and thank you for reaching out here in the comments. From what I assume you might have a "flexion intolerant back", which might be due to either a herniation or delamination of one or more discs in your lower back. This means that flexing your lower back seems to be a pain trigger. I recommend you do only parts of my videos, the ones where there is no flexion of the lower back. I also recommend you look into Stuart McGill's book "Back Mechanic" to learn more about the causes and how to fix it. Wish you the best!
Many thanks for the prompt reply! You are doing a fantastic and truly inspiring job here. I've already found the book you mentioned. Hope I'll finally find the way to improve my hamstrings flexibility (and flexibilty of the whole body, of course). Thank you once again for your efforts and attention
I freaking loooove it
superb!
+Ravi Srinivasan, thank you :)
It would be great if you could show a head to toe full body sequence that would be good for overall daily practice to stay limber. Maybe you already have a video like that and could just share the link? Otherwise that is a video topic request by me :)
Feldenkrais & Fitness Ⓥ Actually the more I watch this it seems holistic and the whole body is involved anyways.
I like the frequent breaks and rest. That is so important and many people leave that out, even with yoga. I have my own modified stretch and chiropractic movements I do nightly and they are gentle and I have been doing it for 3 years almost daily and it has been life changing for my chronic back pain and sleeping. A lot of it is simply just laying flat on the floor but people would be amaze at how therapeutic it is for the body to rest the spine and body in the anatomical position on a firm surface.
Newly Awakened thank you for your feedback :-) yes, totally, this encompasses the whole self actually. that's one of the reasons I love Feldenkrais lessons. Stretching sounds like medieval torture to me ;-)
Newly Awakened I have a couple of those videos ... maybe I should do a specific one to address this question? I like Thomas Hanna's book "Somatics", the whole book is about such a routine
Newly Awakened it is! btw, do you know the work of Prof. Dr. Stuart McGill. 50 % of what I know about curing back pain is from him. His work was a real game changer, for my professional work as well as for my own wellbeing
Hey! Greetings from Brazil! What a nice youtube channel you have, sir!
If you don't mind I'd very much like to ask a question about this lesson. When I sit with my legs extended and leaning on my hands (first movement of the lesson) my feet tend to tilt outwards instead of point up. That is unless I make a conscious (and not really confortable) effort to keep them pointing up. I feel that this whole situation makes it weird for me to lift the leg, since I would have to break this task down into 2 separate movements, or just lift it with my feet in a horizontal position. What should I do then? (It may be useful to mention that my feet are always making a "V" when I'm standing up).
Thanks for the attention.
Hi, thanks for the nice feedback and your participation :-) the V is your normal, relaxed position. Totally OK, don't put so much focus on it, since the leg rotation while lifting is not the main point in this lesson. Do what comes easy. I have another video where you can explore the rotation while lifting of your legs, it's called "Minimal lifting" th-cam.com/video/9SCJmlcjSJc/w-d-xo.html
i have a very serious tight harmstrng and am going to try this
You're weird - I like you.
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Alfons, I want to let you know how much this lesson has helped me! I spent two years working with my Feldenkrais practitioner… Meeting with her every week. Feldenkrais has transformed my life at every level.
Your videos and your method of teaching are so inspiring, refreshing and effective! I truly appreciate your kind and gentle spirit and the way you present the lessons in such a doable form.
Life should be fun and you support that completely in all that you do.
😁🥰😊
If you ever consider moving to America please come to Saint Augustine Florida and develop your practice here.
I am a certified Foundational Reconnective Healing practitioner and my intention is to have a Feldenkrais practitioner working along with me.
Wishing you the very best and happy New Year 2019 🎉
Hi Cherylin, could you please contact me on facebook or via email? Thank you, and a Healthy, Successful, Joyous 2019!
At present i am at 150 °
Sounds good! Almost there! Keep on practicing!