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Feldenkrais, Hands, And Computer Mice? Looking For Suggestions . . .

5 years ago by Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma

Hello! I'm recovering from a wrist injury and have benefited greatly from Feldenkrais and from becoming much more aware of what I'm doing at and with the piano. As part of my recovery, I'm reevaluating everything I do with my hands, including how I type and the kind of mouse I use. Does anyone have any experience or re...

Why Knuckle Cracking Makes That Sound

8 years ago by Jovan

This popped up on my feed today and I thought some of you might find it interesting in case you have ever wondered why your knuckles make that popping sound. https://gizmodo.com/now-we-know-why-knuckle-cracking-makes-that-awful-sound-1824154323/amp

Feldenkrais: Touchy-Feely Or Scientific?

9 years ago by A Pianist

Some people feel that paying attention to the physical is a distraction, a form of masturbation to avoid really dedicating yourself to artistic expression. Yet others have found that it has really opened up a world of new sensitivity. Moshe Feldenkrais himself felt that sensitivity to the body is actually a wonderful s...

DIY Feldenkrais?

9 years ago by A Pianist

Yesterday i received a feldenkrais treatment from a friend.It was a short session, but effect was unbelievable.I can put it this way: It was like my hand has been frozen for whole my life and for those couple of minutes on session, i felt blood pumping through my veins for the first time.And then, that beautiful thing...

Awareness Through Movement & Piano Technique: An Experie

9 years ago by A Pianist

A fellow pianist and Feldenkrais practitioner, Adam Cole had earlier been helping me with the editing of and now he has sent me a nice description of his experiences with the first ATM in the book found in chapter 1. Hi, Alan, If you've got time, you might be interested in my experience working through the beginnin...

Can Gravity & Running Shed Light On Arm Weight Technique

9 years ago by A Pianist

I just posted this in the Technique & MEthods category but thought it may actually belong here - a post from Hans Holter Solhjell, a Norwegian Feldenkrais practitioner... Some time ago said I would write a comparison on the POSE model of running, vs what is normally thought in our community, using a lingo of pu...

What About Alexander Technique?

9 years ago by A Pianist

I'd be interested to hear if anyone on the forum has tried Alexander Technique and how it differs to Feldenkrais. Perhaps it needs its own thread too?? Andrew

Use Muscle In Feldenkrais Method And Playing The Piano

9 years ago by A Pianist

Use correct or not correct of muscle of arm, leg, shoulders. ecc., all muscle of the body, during my performance at the piano, cause a udible different sound. Feldenkrais Method say use only muscle necessary and relax muscle not necessary or never use opposit muscle. Playing piano if I use muscle of my body not...

Use Of Imagination/imagery

9 years ago by A Pianist

Over the last few days I have become aware of the potential use of imagination and imagery to affect change in one's habitual patterns of use. My initial experience came in May in one of the ATMs taught by Alan on his workshop - we worked with one side of the body, then imagined the work on the opposite side. At the ti...

Blanks In The Self Image And Functional Vacuums

9 years ago by A Pianist

Here are some excerpts from recent email conversations I've had with Alan. The topics arose from some functional difficulties that I explored during two lessons with him. I've added some background so they make sense. The excerpts are in quotes. From Feldenkrais, we know that the self image is an internal representa...