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In which areas did Moshé Feldenkrais fail, in which does he keep inspiring?
Re-reading and flipping through his books, it seems to me as if Moshé Feldenkrais has failed in some areas he wrote about the most. For example, about…
16 hrs ago
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Alfons Grabher
Page-flipping through the books of Moshé Feldenkrais
To me, Moshé Feldenkrais is one of the most hilarious old school writers in the library. His books are spiked with knee-slappers. For example, I quote…
Apr 16
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Alfons Grabher
Postural recession: I simply can't afford to slouch anymore
Ah good heavens, metaphors of language, transfer of meaning, what a tool. Postural recession is my new word now, really? You too, Brutus? I always liked…
Apr 11
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Alfons Grabher
The blurry line between figure posing and somatic learning
Perhaps I can tackle this question through writing. Just the other day (as so often) I found myself pondering the idea of learning figure drawing… but…
Apr 3
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Alfons Grabher
March 2024
There's just no time for learning a new skill
I've never started to seriously learn figure drawing, because I think it's too big of a task for me. It might take me years of daily drawing before I…
Mar 30
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Alfons Grabher
Rush slowly: The bending of the head
There's this lesson by Moshé Feldenkrais for improving the bending of the head to the right and left. It's called, “AY#1 Bending the head to the side…
Mar 12
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Alfons Grabher
The language of instant noodles and ready made meals in movement lessons
The way you say something—does it matter? I mean, is there a difference between, for example, “take on a supine position,” and “take a rest on your…
Mar 9
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Alfons Grabher
February 2024
A Somatics exercise, as inspired by Moshé Feldenkrais : Tears might roll!
A blog post about teaching. An exercise to relief tension in your neck and chest, a moment to improve your coordination, to fine-tune your…
Feb 27
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Alfons Grabher
From intent to posture: Giving postural instructions in Somatics classes
In my last post I started to look into the nitty gritty of what types of instructions are given in Somatics classes (or Feldenkrais-related classes, in…
Feb 25
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Alfons Grabher
Cues and instructions in Somatics classes
So I went ahead to identify the types of instructions we use in Somatics classes, especially in the style that's inspired by Moshé Feldenkrais, a…
Feb 22
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Alfons Grabher
Reflections on written and spoken language in teaching movement
As you might know, I like to have a close look at the language used for instructing and describing movement. For example, the beginning of “AY1 Bending…
Feb 20
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Alfons Grabher
Breathing is not just about word order
Psycholinguist Frank Smith wrote in Understanding Reading (2004): The statements the man ate the fish and the fish ate the man comprise exactly the same…
Feb 18
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Alfons Grabher
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