Latest Feldenkrais Podcast Episodes
Walking Around Your Center Line - Feldenkrais
Sarah B. Yoga + Feldenkrais® - May 31, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 85 ratingsEpisode 107: Today I am going to share a lesson that introduces us to how the hip and shoulder joints relate to our spine, and how they coordinate for walking. This is an intro class for the Feldenkrais Walking Series: Walking From Your Spine. The context for this series is to learn about ho...
S5 E6 - Exploring Your Body Budget
Feldenkrais for Life podcast - May 17, 2024 07:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 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 ★★★★★ - 11 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 ★★★★★ - 11 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 ★★★★★ - 11 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 ★★★★★ - 11 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 ★★★★★ - 11 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...
Welcoming Your Body Into the New Year: A Meditation
Sarah B. Yoga + Feldenkrais® - January 12, 2024 07:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 85 ratingsEpisode 106: Today’s class is a short meditation that can be done lying down in savasana or sitting upright. Our inquiry of study during this meditation was inspired by two of my most influential teachers, Insight Meditation teacher Mark Nunberg and Feldenkrais trainer Jeff Haller. You won...
Getting to Know Your Spine
Sarah B. Yoga + Feldenkrais® - November 24, 2023 06:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 85 ratingsEpisode 105: In this 35 minute practice we will be utilizing a thin blanket roll to wake up spinal flexion, extension and rotation all along the spine. This is a warm up that I have been teaching variations of in many of my yoga classes lately. I hope you learn something about your spine! Yo...
Episode 105: Getting to Know Your Spine
Sarah B. Yoga + Feldenkrais® - November 24, 2023 06:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 85 ratingsEpisode 105: In this 35 minute practice we will be utilizing a thin blanket roll to wake up spinal flexion, extension and rotation all along the spine. This is a warm up that I have been teaching variations of in many of my yoga classes lately. I hope you learn something about your spine! Yo...
Weighted Breathing
Sarah B. Yoga + Feldenkrais® - November 17, 2023 06:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 85 ratingsEpisode 104: Today’s class is a short breath awareness meditation done in savasana with a weight placed on the belly. You will need something heavy that you can place on your abdomen. If you have a yoga sandbag, this works great. Most people don’t have that, so I suggest finding one or two ve...
Covering the Eyes - Feldenkrais
Sarah B. Yoga + Feldenkrais® - November 10, 2023 06:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 85 ratingsEpisode 103: Today’s class is focused on calming the eyes. This class is similar to Episode 56, but I wanted to re record and re-teach the class, as it has been a popular episode and I wanted to get a higher quality audio version of it for you. In this short Feldenkrais lesson, the eyes, the...
Restoring Attention to the Breath
Sarah B. Yoga + Feldenkrais® - September 08, 2023 06:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 85 ratingsEpisode 102: Today’s class is an exploration of the breath. In yoga, we call this pranayama. However today’s lesson will be more of a Feldenkrais inspired way of paying attention to the breath. With each proposal, each variation of breathing, I invite you to listen and take care. If at any mom...
S4 E8 The Sacred Sacrum and the Pelvis
Feldenkrais for Life podcast - August 11, 2023 16:49 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 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...
Yoga Nidra - Non Sleep Deep Rest
Sarah B. Yoga + Feldenkrais® - August 04, 2023 05:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 85 ratingsEpisode 101: A 25 minute Yoga Nidra class. Yoga Nidra is a guided savasana that leads you into a state of consciousness between waking and sleeping. The practice draws our attention inwards, and we can learn to slip between the states of wakefulness and sleep. This is a great class to do ri...
S4 E7 Four Criteria for Coordinated Well-Learned Action
Feldenkrais for Life podcast - July 28, 2023 16:44 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 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....
Finding Freedom in Your Body
Sarah B. Yoga + Feldenkrais® - July 21, 2023 05:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 85 ratingsEpisode 100: Today I am going to share with you an episode of the Expand Your Abilities Podcast with Jeffrey Schwinghammer. Jeffrey is a filmmaker and Feldenkrais practitioner and the director of the upcoming documentary on the Feldenkrais Method. I’m really enjoying how his podcast is breakin...
S4 E6 Cross-Motivation
Feldenkrais for Life podcast - July 14, 2023 16:41 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 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 ★★★★★ - 11 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.
Harmonizing the Neck and Upper Back - Yoga + Feldenkrais Blended
Sarah B. Yoga + Feldenkrais® - June 30, 2023 05:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 85 ratingsEpisode 99: This is a 40 minute live Feldenkrais + Yoga blended class focusing on communication between the neck, shoulders, and upper back. You will need a yoga blanket rolled into a cylindrical bolster. Upcoming Yoga + Feldenkrais Blended Class Series. Sarah Baumert has been teaching move...
S4 E4 Errors Mistakes and Correctness
Feldenkrais for Life podcast - June 16, 2023 16:32 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 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...
Grounding Yoga for the Back Body
Sarah B. Yoga + Feldenkrais® - June 09, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 85 ratingsEpisode 98: This is a 75 minute live yoga class focusing on stretching the posterior line of the body, hamstring attention, and weighted belly breathing. Sarah Baumert has been teaching movement since 2006. She is a certified yoga teacher, yoga therapist and Feldenkrais practitioner. This po...
S4 E3 Going Slowly
Feldenkrais for Life podcast - June 02, 2023 16:18 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 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 ★★★★★ - 11 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 ...
Yoga Nidra for Grief or Change
Sarah B. Yoga + Feldenkrais® - May 19, 2023 06:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 85 ratingsEpisode 97: A 40 minute Yoga Nidra practice with the intention to support feelings of overwhelm that come with grief or change. Sarah Baumert has been teaching movement since 2006. She is a certified yoga teacher, yoga therapist and Feldenkrais practitioner. This podcast is an intersection of...
S4 E1 Reframing Illness and Building Resilience
Feldenkrais for Life podcast - May 05, 2023 15:59 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 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...
Hip Recovery Yoga: Post Run, Post Bike, or Post Garden Restoratives
Sarah B. Yoga + Feldenkrais® - March 31, 2023 06:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 85 ratingsEpisode 96: A 30 minute recovery class full of supine hip stretches and a restful savasana. This is a great class to do as a recovery after a run, a long bike ride or hike, or an afternoon of gardening. You will need a wall space for todays class. 15% off your order of Pure Spectrum CBD prod...
Posture as A Dynamic System: A Feldenkrais® Approach to Posture
Sarah B. Yoga + Feldenkrais® - March 17, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 85 ratingsEpisode 95: Today's podcast is constructed in two parts. First, I will be talking about posture as a dynamic system and giving some information on my Feldenkrais series, Posture Matters, explaining how a Feldenkrais approach to posture restoration is different from other modalities. Then we wi...
Tech Antidote for Spine and Eyes: Yoga + Feldenkrais Blended
Sarah B. Yoga + Feldenkrais® - January 13, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 85 ratingsEpisode 94: A 60 minute live class blending Feldenkrais and gentle yoga poses. In this class we explore creating a sense of width in the body. Oftentimes if our eyes have a more narrow focus (like when we are looking at a fixed object such as a screen), then our whole body can start to shrin...
Rolling the Pelvis and Head with Leg Circles - Feldenkrais®
Sarah B. Yoga + Feldenkrais® - December 02, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 85 ratingsEpisode 93: A 60 minute Feldenkrais® Awareness Through Movement lesson. It is the intro class for my new series Your Poetic Pelvis. Please have a comfortable place to lie on the floor. A carpeted floor or a rug works best for this lesson. If you are using a yoga mat, you may eventually want t...
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