During our March meeting, most of our discussion revolved around the desire of Dr. Feldenkrais to use movement as a doorway or gateway to help his students enter into a process of improving not only their ability to move, but to change for the better each student's entire self. We discussed the idea that Feldenkrais's interest in creating his Method went far beyond any physical skill-building or therapy to encompass his belief that practicing the Feldenkrais Method® would contribute to the betterment of humanity and the advancement of the human race.
The second part of Awareness Through Movement is comprised of twelve lessons, and along with the wide range of different movements presented in the lessons, there is a fascinating variety of explorations of physiological, neurological, kinesthetic, and even psychological aspects of being a human being.
The primary focus at our June 29 meeting will be discussing and experiencing lessons 2 What Action is Good, and 3 Some Fundamental Properties of Movement.
Lesson 2, is not really an Awareness Through Movement lesson at all, but more of a "lecture" in which Feldenkrais describes, in more detail than he does nearly anywhere else, what it is he's attempting to teach with Awareness Through Movement® (in contrast to the one-on-one work with a Feldenkrais Practitioner known as Functional Integration®).
In Lesson 3, that we'll all do as part of the evening on June 29, nearly all of the fundamental aspects of Awareness Through Movement are not only experienced but also explained, again in more explicit terms than Dr. Feldenkrais ever used when teaching the lessons to the public.
It's all here, folks. Nearly all the keys to the Feldenkrais Method are contained in these two lessons and I'll do my best to illuminate and help you to better understand anything that might remain unclear after we experience these lessons together on June 29.
In addition, if you have questions about the first half of the book that occurred to you after our March meeting or that you feel were not adequately addressed at the meeting, feel free to email me your questions in advance of our June meeting and, time allowing, I'll do my best to answer those questions as well. Email me at: mark@feldenkraisinstitute.com and please make "Between the Lines" the subject line of your email.
Finally, for the September meeting of Between the Lines, we'll move on to Dr. Feldenkrais's book, The Elusive Obvious (just in case you want to get a head start on your reading).
I look forward to seeing you at The Feldenkrais Institute on June 29 at 6:30 pm. If you have questions about Between the Lines or would like to reserve a spot at the June 29 meeting, please call The Feldenkrais Institute at 212-727-1014.
