Weekly Classes — The Feldenkrais Method with Movement Refinery

Weekly classes

The themes offered by Sharon Munro

1st Term:
Developmental movement

Developmental movement underlies most of what we do in everyday life. It’s for this reason that the Feldenkrais Method™ draws on these movements in order to resolve faulty or impeded movement patterns. In this course we’ll retrace how we acquire some of our most fundamental movement abilities.

2nd Term:
Pelvis and hips

Most people are unfamiliar with the structure and movement of the pelvis. Yet, as the largest boney mass in the body, it has a huge influence on how easy or difficult our movement is. While we might get lost in our heads at times, the centre of the body is considered to be in the pelvic area, along with the centre of gravity. The thickest muscles of the body are located here, making this area the strongest and providing power to our movement. However, these muscles must remain supple and responsive if the pelvis is to have its full range of motion in the hip-joints and through the help of the spine.

3rd Term:
Releasing tension in the head and jaw

Many of us suffer from headaches and related pain in the face, eyes, neck, and back. A connection with habitual ways of carrying the head and positioning the jaw can often be found. Disorders of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), the joint that attaches the jaw to the skull are common. The jaw can feel stiff, painful, difficult to open and awkwardly aligned. Small movements of the jaw, mouth and head can help release muscle tension and restore the natural movement in these parts while informing us about their healthy functioning.

The themes offered by Kai Schaper

1st Term:
Balance and stability

Balance is essential to almost everything we do. However, it is something that is only really considered when it becomes compromised. This can be due to stiffness, injuries, falls, or changes in vision and the ensuing feeling of loss of control and trust in oneself. To address this issue in Feldenkrais™, the point of departure is the idea that balance is dynamic, not static. We are interested in improving whole-body coordination. Discover that feeling grounded and balanced might mean feeling light and at ease and able to move freely, rather than heavy, static and rigid!

2nd Term:
Using the ground to move yourself

Our ability to move efficiently is dependent on how we interact with the surface that supports us, especially the ground under our feet. Although we learn to move in interaction with gravity and the ground – lifting our head, rolling, getting up to stand, and walking – we tend to forget to use the support from the ground well over time. We depend more and more on muscular force, we brace ourselves and create stress, strain and shearing forces in our joints. These classes will familiarize you with an essential aspect of your relationship with the environment.

3rd Term:
The foot, a flexible foundation

Our feet are more complex than we tend to perceive them. They consist of 26 bones which are connected by a large number of articulations. All too often however, we enclose them in inappropriate shoes and have them walk on boring, hard pavements. Hence they themselves become hard, unflexible and numb. This makes us lose stability and balance and creates lots of tension throughout the whole body. Get to know your feet better in this course, make them softer, more flexible and more intelligent, and savour the soothing effect on your self

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Dates and locations

In Toulouse

Monday – With Sharon Munro

2.30 pm/3.45 pm

Centre Culturel Bellegarde, Le Studio
17 rue Bellegarde, 31000 Toulouse (métro Jeanne d’Arc)

7 pm/8.15 pm