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Australian Feldenkrais Summit 2021 - The Whole Person - Recap
Australian Feldenkrais Summit 2021 - The Whole Person - Recap

The Australian Feldenkrais Online Summit 2021, “Working with Whole People,” featured nine presenters (and some great scenery.)

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Jacki KatzmanSeptember 6, 2021
Orchestra and Balcony - 5  - I'm Ready for my Closeup
Orchestra and Balcony - 5 - I'm Ready for my Closeup

It’s a wrap - get ready for your close up with a lesson that brings it all together, from hips to tips to lips.

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LessonsJacki KatzmanAugust 31, 2021orchestra and balcony, the tongue, botox lesson, marilyn monroe, gloria swanson
Liberate Your Mouth and Jaw - 6 Weeks of Mouth and Jaw Relaxation
Liberate Your Mouth and Jaw - 6 Weeks of Mouth and Jaw Relaxation

Liberate your neck and jaw. These 6 lessons, designed by master Feldenkrais Teacher David Zemach-Berson, will help interrupt the common habits of muscular tension that cause chronic contraction of the muscles of the mouth, jaw, eyes, and brow.

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LessonsJacki KatzmanAugust 31, 2021liberate your mouth and jaw, david zemach-berson, tmj
From Hatch to First Flight - An Afternoon Spent Following a Female Monarch
From Hatch to First Flight - An Afternoon Spent Following a Female Monarch

A newly hatched female monarch butterfly graciously allowed her opening, hardening and first flight to be filmed. So many flutterings, shudderings, near falls and sparkles. And, then, she flew!

(females lack the spot that marks the male’s lower wings)

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ThoughtsJacki KatzmanAugust 30, 2021
From Brain Science Podcast - Episode 187 - The LiveWired Brain
From Brain Science Podcast - Episode 187 - The LiveWired Brain

A digest of Dr. Ginger Campbell’s interview with David Eagleton on “The LiveWired Brain.” The brain is always rearranging itself, the principal upon which Awareness Through Movement® is base.

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Jacki KatzmanAugust 29, 2021
COVID and The Pelvic Floor - The Washington Post Weighs In
COVID and The Pelvic Floor - The Washington Post Weighs In

Sitting and Stressing Even Gets to Your Pelvic Floor, say experts in a Washington Post article. I’ve pulled the key points for you. Lesson to take home: don’t try to do pelvic floor exercises from a Tik-Tok video when you can get personalized lessons here.

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Jacki KatzmanAugust 23, 2021
Can You See The Wings?
Can You See The Wings?

Of the eight monarch caterpillars I shepherded, three have made cocoons I can find.

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Jacki KatzmanAugust 23, 2021
Orchestra and Balcony - 4 -  Carry it Like Audrey
Orchestra and Balcony - 4 - Carry it Like Audrey

Perfectly horizontal clavicles, shoulder blades like saris flowing to the floor: use your breath to carry it like Audrey.

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LessonsJacki KatzmanAugust 23, 2021orchestra and balcony, audrey, quadrant breathing, sabrina
From Caterpillars to Cocoons (3 of 8)
From Caterpillars to Cocoons (3 of 8)

Of the eight monarch caterpillars I shepherded, three have made cocoons I can find.

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Jacki KatzmanAugust 17, 2021
Orchestra and Balcony - 3 - You Know How to Whistle, Steve, Don't You?
Orchestra and Balcony - 3 - You Know How to Whistle, Steve, Don't You?

You put your lips together and blow. But, to get there, spend some time with a cork and a “Pelvic Floor” series Awareness Through Movement® lestson.

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LessonsJacki KatzmanAugust 17, 2021orchestra and balcony, whistle lesson, cork lesson, lauren bacall, maria fusera
Orchestra and Balcony - 2 - Lift and Separate - Gliding Ribs Front and Back, plus a  Shoulder Blade Detour
Orchestra and Balcony - 2 - Lift and Separate - Gliding Ribs Front and Back, plus a Shoulder Blade Detour

Orchestra and Balcony 2 - from the pelvic floor and core up to lithe ribs and shoulders. With last week’s lesson, the key to chest circles, twists, rotations and all the upper body flex power.

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LessonsJacki KatzmanAugust 10, 2021orchestra and balcony, ribs, belly dance, shakira, gentle fingers
Eight Monarch Caterpillars (Or why this newsletter is so late!)
Eight Monarch Caterpillars (Or why this newsletter is so late!)

First it was one caterpillar. The next day three. The day after, five. The next: eight!

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Jacki KatzmanAugust 9, 2021
More Pelvic Floor - Integration - Orchestra and Balcony  1 - Side-sliding Ribs
More Pelvic Floor - Integration - Orchestra and Balcony 1 - Side-sliding Ribs

Coordinating the pelvic floor (orchestra) and upper ribs (balcony) - what they want is what you see. A side-lying lesson bringing together the whole torso.

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LessonsJacki KatzmanAugust 3, 2021orchestra and balcony, tits and ass, side bending, shimmy workshop, pressing rribs, alan questel, ribs, pelvic floor
It's a Gold for the ATeam!
It's a Gold for the ATeam!

The world is theirs - the 2020-21 AmeriCorps volunteers finish their stint at ASPNC.

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Jacki KatzmanAugust 3, 2021
Opening to Fresh Perspectives - Awareness in the Sanctuary - Bring Focus to Your Prayers
Opening to Fresh Perspectives - Awareness in the Sanctuary - Bring Focus to Your Prayers

Opening to Fresh Perspectives - Fourth Annual Awareness in the Sanctuary Series - open your eyes and look within

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Jacki KatzmanAugust 3, 2021
Ezra Klein and Annie Murphy Paul Discuss Productivity, the Theories of Mind and Creativity
Ezra Klein and Annie Murphy Paul Discuss Productivity, the Theories of Mind and Creativity

The productivity paradox and other misconceptions of the brain. Selected excerpts from the discussion between Ezra Klein and Annie Murphy Paul, author of “The Extended Mind” on the Ezra Klein Show podcast.

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Jacki KatzmanJuly 27, 2021
Opening to Fresh Perspectives - Awareness in the Sanctuary - Inside Out Eyes
Opening to Fresh Perspectives - Awareness in the Sanctuary - Inside Out Eyes

Opening to Fresh Perspectives - Fourth Annual Awareness in the Sanctuary Series - open your eyes and look within

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Jacki KatzmanJuly 27, 2021
More  Pelvic Floor - 6 -  Core Values
More Pelvic Floor - 6 - Core Values

More Pelvic Floor - 6 - Core Values - Breathing, punching and kicking freely because the pelvis is working effectively. This simple lesson will

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Jacki KatzmanJuly 27, 2021
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