Latest Donnaray Podcast Episodes
S5 E6 - Exploring Your Body Budget
Feldenkrais for Life podcast - May 17, 2024 07:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWhat can interoception, body scanning, and proprioception reveal about your overall "body budget"? We try a left eye awareness lesson as an example. Visit https://AchievingExcellence.com and https://DonnaRay.com to learn more about Donna and Al and to explore our class and product offerings. ...
S5 E5 - The Use of Will Power
Feldenkrais for Life podcast - May 03, 2024 07:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWhen should we use willpower versus effortless flow in practicing movement? We explore how willpower decreases as ability increases and how too much willful effort gets in our way. Visit https://AchievingExcellence.com and https://DonnaRay.com to learn more about Donna and Al and to explore o...
S5 E4 - Finding Harmony in Movement
Feldenkrais for Life podcast - April 19, 2024 07:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsMindful movement can create greater harmony between the voluntary and autonomic nervous systems. We discuss this important brain-body connection for wellbeing. Visit https://AchievingExcellence.com and https://DonnaRay.com to learn more about Donna and Al and to explore our class and product o...
S5 E3 - Q&A: Yoga, Emotions, Stretching
Feldenkrais for Life podcast - April 05, 2024 07:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsAnswering listener questions on topics like yoga, emotional release in practice, and why we don't stretch in the Feldenkrais Method®. Visit https://AchievingExcellence.com and https://DonnaRay.com to learn more about Donna and Al and to explore our class and product offerings. Visit the show...
S5 E2 - Creative Thinking: Convergent vs Divergent
Feldenkrais for Life podcast - March 22, 2024 14:03 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsHow do convergent and divergent styles of thinking relate to creativity? We explore how Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement lessons can stimulate flexible, creative problem-solving. Visit https://AchievingExcellence.com and https://DonnaRay.com to learn more about Donna and Al and to explor...
S5 E1 - Building Confidence and Resilience
Feldenkrais for Life podcast - March 08, 2024 14:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsAs our physical abilities improve through practice, so does our confidence to meet life's challenges. We discuss how the Feldenkrais Method can cultivate resilience for aging well. Visit https://AchievingExcellence.com and https://DonnaRay.com to learn more about Donna and Al and to explore o...
S4 E8 The Sacred Sacrum and the Pelvis
Feldenkrais for Life podcast - August 11, 2023 16:49 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsAncient civilizations often referred to the sacrum as the “holy bone.” We discuss the “holy bone,” the social impact of our self-image and the pelvis, and the birthing process. Visit: https://AchievingExcellence.com and https://DonnaRay.com to learn more about Donna and Al and to explore our c...
S4 E7 Four Criteria for Coordinated Well-Learned Action
Feldenkrais for Life podcast - July 28, 2023 16:44 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsIn his book, The Potent Self, Dr. Feldenkrais puts forward four criteria for coordinated, well-learned action: the absence of effort, the absence of resistance, the presence of reversibility, and breathing and posture. We discuss each of these with examples. Visit: https://AchievingExcellence....
S4 E6 Cross-Motivation
Feldenkrais for Life podcast - July 14, 2023 16:41 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsCross-motivation is when we enact more than one motivation at the same time. By becoming aware of our cross-motivations and sorting out our intentions so we are acting in a mono-motivated way, we use less energy, feel better, and get more done in our lives. Visit: https://AchievingExcellence.c...
S4 E5 Trauma
Feldenkrais for Life podcast - June 30, 2023 16:38 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWe discuss trauma resolution from the perspective of psychotherapy and the Feldenkrais Method. Visit: https://AchievingExcellence.com and https://DonnaRay.com to learn more about Donna and Al and to explore our class and product offerings.
S4 E4 Errors Mistakes and Correctness
Feldenkrais for Life podcast - June 16, 2023 16:32 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWe discuss how mistakes are essential to learning. Hear a story about how a music teacher encouraged a little girl to make mistakes to help her learn; and how trying to do something correctly limits our success. Visit: https://AchievingExcellence.com and https://DonnaRay.com to learn more abo...
S4 E3 Going Slowly
Feldenkrais for Life podcast - June 02, 2023 16:18 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWe discuss why we move slowly when doing Feldenkrais lessons. And how essential that is for learning. Experience the difference between going quickly and going slow. Visit: https://AchievingExcellence.com and https://DonnaRay.com to learn more about Donna and Al and to explore our class and pr...
S4 E2 Going to the Border
Feldenkrais for Life podcast - May 19, 2023 16:14 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWorking within your range of comfort, Exploring variations at the border of ability, discovering a greater capacity, Doing too much, Involving more of yourself Visit: https://AchievingExcellence.com and https://DonnaRay.com to learn more about Donna and Al and to explore our class and product ...
S4 E1 Reframing Illness and Building Resilience
Feldenkrais for Life podcast - May 05, 2023 15:59 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWe discuss how reframing an illness can improve the healing process. How your brain is predictive, and how to build resilience through intentionally engaging in challenging situations. Visit: https://AchievingExcellence.com and https://DonnaRay.com to learn more about Donna and Al and to explo...
S3 E8 Understanding Differentiation
Feldenkrais for Life podcast - October 21, 2022 23:25 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsDifferentiation is a crucial concept in the Feldenkrais Method®. We discuss and define differentiation and give lots of examples and a guided movement experience so you can sense the differences. We discuss differentiation in emotions, movement, thinking, and sensing. Visit Donna’s site: http...
S3 E7 Your Brain Cannot Think Without Motor Function
Feldenkrais for Life podcast - October 07, 2022 23:19 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsA fundamental concept of the Feldenkrais Method® is the brain cannot think without motor movement. We get into this concept through some movement explorations and discussions. We talk about thinking, feeling, sensing, and acting and how we move our attention to these different domains of experie...
S3 E6 Mind Sets and Priming Mental States
Feldenkrais for Life podcast - September 23, 2022 23:14 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWe talk about the work of Alia Crum and the studies she has done on mindsets and their influence on our health and biology. We get into the effects of social suggestions on aging. We discuss auto-suggestion and how health care providers could improve their communication skills. We return to Dr. ...
S3 E5 The Mind and the Brain
Feldenkrais for Life podcast - September 09, 2022 23:11 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsHow does the mind influence the brain? It was a widely held belief that the mind was a result of the brain, and the mind could not reflect and affect the functioning of the brain. It was just around 2000 that this belief started to change. Dr. Feldenkrais understood this decades ago and applied ...
S3 E4 What is Reversibility?
Feldenkrais for Life podcast - August 26, 2022 23:02 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWhat is reversibility? Dr. Feldenkrais considered this an essential concept of the Feldenkrais Method®. We give examples and do some explorations with reversibility. We also discuss good posture, cultivating quality movement, and choice. We end with how the method is generalized to daily life an...
S3 E3 Your Jaw
Feldenkrais for Life podcast - August 12, 2022 22:59 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWe discuss the functioning of the mouth and jaw. What is the relationship between the jaw, neck, and eyes? How does the pelvis influence the functioning of the jaw? What part does the tongue play in a well-organized jaw? We discuss and explore these ideas in this podcast, which introduces our au...
S3 E2 Making Finer Distinctions for Improvement
Feldenkrais for Life podcast - July 29, 2022 21:47 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWe discuss a concept Dr. Feldenkrais presents in his book Body and Mature Behavior. Which is that there are two paths of development. One is the pathway of improvement in which a person continues to make finer and finer distinctions. The other is the pathway of decline in which a person lumps th...
S3 E1 The Importance of Resting
Feldenkrais for Life podcast - July 15, 2022 21:39 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWhy rest? When to rest? How does resting improve learning and productivity? There is resting as in naps, and there are rests that help us learn. Waking rests helps improve and integrate what you were just doing—facilitating learning. Resting can reset the brain and nervous system for improved pe...
S2 E9 - Feldenkrais Aging with Ease
Feldenkrais for Life podcast - December 30, 2021 19:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWhat happens in the brain as we age? How can we use the Feldenkrais Method® to continue to improve ourselves and do the things that are important to us in life? We each share our insights on how the Feldenkrais Method can keep you moving and vital while aging. Visit Donna’s site: https://Donna...
S2 E8 - How Language Creates Experience
Feldenkrais for Life podcast - December 23, 2021 19:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWe discuss how Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett’s books “How Emotions Are Made” and “7 1/2 Lessons about the Brain” confirm what Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais taught decades ago and offers a modern way to language what we do as Feldenkrais practitioners. We go into detail about how language creates an internal ...
S2 E7 - Spontaneity and Aging
Feldenkrais for Life podcast - December 16, 2021 19:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWhat is spontaneity? How do social constraints inhibit our spontaneity? Experience spontaneous changes through Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement® Lessons. Discover how we develop responsiveness to our changing environment. Visit Donna’s site: https://DonnaRay.com Visit Al’s Site: https:...
S2 E6: Memory and Development
Feldenkrais for Life podcast - December 09, 2021 19:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWe talk about implicit memory, explicit memory, and re-evaluating memories to create a new present-day experience. We discuss childhood development and learning and how we build new memories while experiencing Feldenkrais® Awareness Through Movement lessons®. Visit Donna’s site: https://DonnaR...
S2E5 - Categories of Experience
Feldenkrais for Life podcast - December 02, 2021 19:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWe discuss the Feldenkrais Method referencing: sensing, thinking, moving, and feeling. We define what a “category of experience” is and create a category to build a new referential concept. We also consider the pleasure of an un-categorized sensory experience and what is the Weber-Fechner princi...
S2 E4: Are You Comfortable in Your Misery?
Feldenkrais for Life podcast - November 25, 2021 19:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsLearn to move from negative states into positive ones. Experience pleasant sensations of the present moment. Integrate feelings for more effortless flow from one state to another with the Feldenkrais Method. Visit Donna’s site: https://DonnaRay.com Visit Al’s Site: https://AchievingExcellenc...
S2 E3: Prediction Error Correction
Feldenkrais for Life podcast - November 18, 2021 19:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWe discuss the concept of Prediction Error Correction as Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett presents it in her book, “How Emotions Are Made,” from subtle adjustments in our nervous system to errors that cause accidents. This process is an essential element in developmental learning and Feldenkrais lesson...
S2 E2: Truth, the Heels, and Body Budget
Feldenkrais for Life podcast - November 11, 2021 19:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWhat is truth? We find a unique reality in the contact of the heels on the floor. We explore the idea of a body budget. Visit Donna’s site: https://DonnaRay.com Visit Al’s Site: https://AchievingExcellence.com Get your first Feldenkrais lesson from AchievingExcellence.com. Use coupon awe...
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