The data are in: a daydreaming, wandering mind in on a trustworthy path to creativity and calm. Carving out ‘downtime’ is an effective way to problem solve by opening to the awesome possibilities all around. Create space for a wandering mind by putting down the phone, and finding something to do with your body. Excerpts from “Here’s why you should let your mind wander — and how to set it free,” Pam Moore, Washington Post.
Read MoreThis May, Full Body Gardening - 1 - Raking
Movement hacks to save your back. This lesson connects your diagonals from hips to shoulders - to make for easy raking. Or kayaking, golfing, walking - all that jazz.
Wednesdays 9:30 am and 6:30 pm. BY ZOOM New Students: Register here
Read MoreAdam Grant didn’t expect his NYT article on languishing to be such a hit. He followed it up with a TED talk and Pod appearances to share his core remedy for ‘meh’: Mastery, Mindfulness and Mattering. Notes from Grant’s TED talk and conversation with Dr. Laurie Santos, host of “The Happiness Lab.” Hint: It’s okay to admit to languishing and ATMs offer a perfect antidote to ‘meh.’
Read MorePulitzer Prize winner Matt Ritchtel’s new book, “Understanding Creativity,” summarizes current scientific and cultural thinking on creativity, and why our own creativity can scare us. Hint: implicit bias against change, even when it is most needed. Extracted excerpts from Ritchtel’s April 2022 NYT article, “We Have A Creativity Problem,” augmented with materials from other sites.
Read MoreEnjoy lessons chosen to improve your garden tool-using efficiency and build better awareness body-wide:
Raking - diagonals
Digging - glutes ON
Pruning - it’s a whole back operation, even the fine work
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Planting - to the ground and up with arms free
Eight Shades of Play
Lighten Up! It’s time to get serious about Play! Play is the ultimate portal to learning for kids and grownups. . We all have signature play styles developed in childhood, but as an adult, you can add to your repertoire.
Week 4 - Find the fun in two new flavors. The Explorer is drawn forward by her fascination and curiosity. The Artists draws inward to full outward self expression. Embody these paths to fun through the classic 3-way hip lesson: expand your body, your mind and your intentions.
Wednesdays 9:30 am and 6:30 pm. BY ZOOM New Students: Register here
Read MoreEight Shades of Play
Lighten Up! It’s time to get serious about Play! Play is the ultimate portal to learning for kids and grownups. . We all have signature play styles developed in childhood, but as an adult, you can add to your repertoire.
Week 3 - Find the fun in two new flavors. One path to creativity is to create a focused, structured space through the mindset of the Competitor, and then open up in that space to the mind of the Story Teller. The “Bell Hand” lesson is the container for this Competitor/Story Teller exploration.
Wednesdays 9:30 am and 6:30 pm. BY ZOOM New Students: Register here
Read MoreEight Shades of Play
Lighten Up! It’s time to get serious about Play! Play is the ultimate portal to learning for kids and grownups. . We all have signature play styles developed in childhood, but as an adult, you can add to your repertoire.
Week 2 - Find the fun in two new flavors. Be the leader of the pack (the director) and search out all the variations (the collector). Infinity hips, hula hips, figure 8s, dual clocks - all descriptions of a delightful lesson to get your hips going.
Wednesdays 9:30 am and 6:30 pm. BY ZOOM New Students: Register here
Read MoreIn honor of “Play Month” at Your Movement Mentor, an introduction to the Strong National Museum of Play. They take play seriously!
Read MoreDon’t miss Move Better, Feel Better: Around the World in 48 hours event. On May 1-2 2022, attend free lessons taught by an incredible lineup of movement experts from 15 countries generously sharing their knowledge. It goes for 48 hours straight. Miss a lesson scheduled for 3:00 AM your time? No problem. Replays will be available for several days.
Read MoreA recap of The Huberman Podcast, Episode 60: Dr. David Spiegel: Using Hypnosis to Enhance Mental & Physical Health & Performance. Selected show notes summarized, with a shout out to Feldenkrais Methodß students who continue to develop self hypnosis and neuroplasticity skills.
Read MoreBack On Our Feet - 7 - Plant to Twist
Look over your shoulder, way behind you. This lesson simplifies turning to check the back seat, see what’s going behind you or strike an ingenue pose with grace. It also helps deepen for yoga twists and golf backswings, enables tireless kayaking and more.
BY ZOOM New Students: Register here
Read MoreBack On Our Feet - 6 - Floor It To Stand
Test the theory: do the configurations of foot and spine correlate? “Floor It To Stand” is a sitting-on-a-stool-to-standing exploration of the biomechanics of elegantly rising from a chair.
BY ZOOM New Students: Register here
Read MoreEight Shades of Play
Play is the ultimate portal to plasticity. Our play styles may show up in childhood, but adults can expand their worlds by ‘trying on’ different play styles: The Joker, The Explorer, The Kinesthete, The Competitor, The Director, The Collector, The Creator and The Story Teller.
Enjoy (!) familiar lessons through the lens of play - and expand your play repertoire.
Wednesdays 9:30 am and 6:30 pm. BY ZOOM New Students: Register here
Read MoreBack On Our Feet -5 - Tripod Foot
Triangles are the most stable of shapes. Explore the triangles of the feet that support the body’s entire upright structure. Essential for skiing, dancing, riding, walking - any activity you do on your feet.
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Read MoreBack On Our Feet - 4 - Foot Combos
How many different configurations can you find for the joints of your toes, heels, knees and hips? How DO the leg joints combine to let us do our human, bipedal thing?
BY ZOOM New Students: Register here
Read MoreBack On Our Feet - 3 - Painting the Floor with Your Cowgirl Boots
A Sole-Ful mashup of Mixed Metaphors for finding a new balance point on the foot. With a trip through Hawaiian dance, foot-painting, and a bit of butt-kicking en route.
BY ZOOM New Students: Register here
Read MoreBack On Our Feet - 2 - Rocking Ankles
Side-to-side balance requires flexible ankles. Feet are built to handle anything underfoot; to be able to walk over any surface without twisting a knee. Rolling the sides of the feet inward and outward is one way to get at the ankles’ sliding joint, and right up into the hips.
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