The Light Returns (to our eyes) - 1 - Gazing Far

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Light Returns (to our eyes) - 1 - Gazing Far

Preparing for longer, brighter days - an eye muscle exploration

Based on AY 15, Eyes 1, by Moshe Feldenkrais

The light is palpably returning. Longer days, lingering sunsets. One student’s request for an eye lesson is my command. We return to a favorite eye lesson, the one where we sweep rainbows in the sky and track gentle clouds as they settle down through our bodies.

Humans’ bodies are turned to respond to the eyes. This early Moshe Feldenkrais lesson is one of his first examinations of using imagination to activate awareness. The instructions have us follow a rolling ball, or snow ball, while sensing deeply into the muscles around the eyes, the breath, etc. Those who have been ATM-ing for a while, there is always the pelvic floor.

Eye lessons can be relaxing and exhausting, surface and profound. Enjoy.

Science Nerd Candy Bowl: eye and vision videos coming soon

Set up for supine lesson

optic nerve to optical cortex drawing

  • A mat for the floor, extra padding under head or knees as needed

  • Extra socks or blankets for warmth (this is a very still lesson)

  • Or a flat-bottom chair with knees level with hips, feet flat on the floor

How you might feel after this lesson: Tranced-in; Face, neck, and shoulders deeply relaxed; Depth of field possibly enhanced; Peripheral vision possibly expanded; Deeper connection between breath and eyes; Enriched sensitivity between eyes and the whole body; Pelvic floor connections to eyes enriched.

Wednesday 9:30 am or 6:30 pm class registration, keep using it. $40/month; $15/single lesson. PayPal or Venmo to jackisue@aol.com. Or check to Jacki Katzman, PO Box 116, Bethlehem, NH 03574

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