The third national Feldenkrais Awareness Week will take place 6 — 13 May 2012. The major event of the week will be the World's Largest Awareness Through Movement Lesson on Saturday, 12 May, from 11 am to 12 noon. You can download the lesson here, or your local practitioner may be offering a live event. Whichever possibility works for you, share it with friends & family — help spread the word that, through the pleasurable physical riddles of the Feldenkrais Method, we can improve the quality of living.
The lesson: CO-ORDINATING FLEXORS & EXTENSORS
(If your internet connection gives you any difficulty when playing the lesson, you may find it easier to right-click on one of the download links, and download the entire file (about 4 MB) onto your computer, then play it from there.)
by Shelagh O'Neill; 32 minutes
or:
right-click here to download from Alonetone
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Some Events from Around the Country
London: free taster individual lessons Wednesday 9 May, 10 am - 12 noon, & Friday 11 May, 3 - 5 pm at Whole Foods, 49 Parkway NW1 7PN. Free ATM class: Thurs 10 & Friday 11 May, 1.45 - 2.45 pm at Pirate Castle, Oval Road NW1 7EA. All with Simonetta Alessandri, more info on 07805 239 164.
London: free special classes throughout the week, with demonstration of the Feldenkrais Method and a chance to ask questions. In Hampstead, Temple Fortune and Primrose Hill. Contact Orna Dale Eliashiv for info & details, on: 07747 185 318.
London: free Awareness Through Movement classes: Monday 14 May, 7 - 8 pm and 8.15 - 9.15 pm; John Ball School, Blackheath SE3 0TP. Also Thursday 10 May, 11.30 am - 12.30 pm; Lee Complementary Health Centre, SE12 8LP. All with Hannah Wheeler. More info on 07716 099 181.
London: The Biggest ATM Lesson In The World at TheGoodlifeCentre.co.uk in Southwark SE1, on Saturday, May 12 at 11 am - 12 pm, and then a second lesson from 12.30 - 1.30 pm; also discount individual lessons; with Maggy Burrowes. More info on 07976 640 737 or 020 7642 1457.
London: free Awareness Through Movement class on Thursday, May 10 at 8.10 - 9.15 pm, at Shadwell Basin Outdoor Activity Centre E1W 3TD; with Jill Everett. More info on 07771 966 903 or www.jilleverettyoga.co.uk.
London: discount individual lessons on Tues & Weds, 8 & 9 May; also special workshop 'Freeing the Hips and Lower Back' on Sunday 13 May, 10.15 am - 5.15 pm; both with Victoria Worsley. More info on 07711 088 765.
London: special workshop 'The power of your trunk' with Rainer Knupp on Saturday 12 May, 3 pm - 5.30 pm. All Hallows on the Wall, 83 London Wall, EC2M 5ND. More info on www.movementpotential.co.uk.
Brighton: special workshop focusing on ease and pleasure in movement, 13 May, 2 - 4.30 pm, Brighton Natural Health Centre; also workshop for musicians as part of the Brighton May Fringe Festival (open to non musicians too); Thursday, 17 May, 2 - 4 pm; plus half-price indivdual lessons during the weeks of 7 - 18 May. All with Sabine Schmid Blackaby; more info on 01273 239 299.
Brighton: Free Awareness through Movement Class Sunday, 13 May, 11 am, the Dragonfly Clinic, 1 Queens Square, BN1 3FD. Contact Kate Hilder on 01323 899 330.
Rudgwick, Sussex: Participate in the World's largest ATM class Saturday, 12 May, 10 am - 12.30 pm; with time to chat and have tea. Also free sessions on request during the week. With Rosemarie Morgan-Watson, more info on 01403 823 283. Seaford: Free Awareness through Movement Class Sunday, 13 May, 5 pm, Claremont Hall, Claremont Road, BN25 2AB. Contact Kate Hilder on 01323 899 330.
Hebden Bridge: special workshop: Move to improve — shoulders, neck & jaw; 10 May, 10 - 11.30 am, Ilkley Healing Centre; repeated 12 May, 7.30 - 9 pm, Calderdale Yoga Centre. With Caroline Scott; more info on 01422 882 923 or 07963 239 816.
Manchester: free taster workshop at Z Arts Centre, Stretford Road, Hulme; 2 - 4.30 pm on Saturday 12 May. With Anne Robertson; more info on 07951 728 862.
Cambridge: free taster class on Monday 7 May, 6.30 - 7.30 pm, at The Bodywise Studio, Unit 4 Dales Brewery, Gwydir Street CB1 2LJ; with Valérie Fabre. More info on 01223 241 425.
Sheffield: special workshop 'Exploring Feldenkrais' on Saturday 12 May, 10 am - 1 pm, incorporating The Biggest ATM Lesson In The World; Friends Meeting House Chesterfield S40 4AG. With Joan Winter. More info on 0114 268 1095 or 07891 390 604.
Oxford: Free ATM class on Tuesday, 8 May, 11.45 am - 12.15 pm, Hamilton House Care Home, Buckingham; or on Tuesday, 8 May, 8 - 9 pm, Cumnor United Reformed Church Hall; or Free workshop on Saturday, 12 May, 10 am - 1 pm, Cumnor United Reformed Church Hall; all with Joy Morris. More info on 01865 862 272.
Bideford: chats & taster indivdual lessons on Saturday 5 May, outside the Bideford Apothecary Shop in Mill Street, also The Biggest ATM Lesson In The World on 12 May at 11 am, and discount individual lessons; all with Hilary Wills. More info on 01237 477 705.
Stroud: special workshop on Saturday 12 May, 1 - 3 pm with Iraina Clarke, Silke Fox & Sharon Gimpel; at the 'Open House' space (in courtyard of Star Anise); plus taster individual lessons. More info on 01453 832 027 or 07790 520 776.
Dartington/Totnes & Exeter: special workshop: 'Feldenkrais Experience Journey' in Totnes on Saturday 5 May, 2.30 - 5 pm; also iscount individual lessons between 6 & 12 May; all with Nikhila Ludlow. More info on 01803 868 766 or 07989 394 904.
Llangollen: special workshop 'Move with Ease' Sunday, 6 May, 7.30 pm; and on Wednesday 9 May at 10 am; plus World's Biggest ATM Class on Saturday, 12 May, 11 am - 12 noon; both with Veronica Rock. More info on 01978 869 062.
Cumbria: free taster Awareness Through Movement classes on Thursday 10 May, 7.30 - 8.30 pm, at the Victory Hall, Dalston CA5 7QB; on Friday 11 May, 7.30 - 8.30 pm at Brampton Community Centre, Brampton CA8 1BX, and Saturday 12 May, 11 am - 12 noon at St James Church Parish Centre, Carlisle CA2 5PD (The World's Biggest ATM Lesson); all with Jenny Weaver. More info on 01228 597 563 .
Forres, Scotland: free taster classes Tuesday 8 May, 7.30 pm and on Wednesday 9 May at 10 am; plus discounted individual lessons throughout May; both with Jackie Adkins. More info on 07527 805 138. Also a special workshop for runners: 'What Runners Kneed to Know' on Sunday 6 May, 9.45 am, with Jae Gruenke. More info on 07500 593 363.
Cork, Ireland: Join in the Biggest Awareness Through-Movement Lesson followed by a short Q&A session on Saturday, 12 May from 11 am to 12 noon at Yogazone, with Susanne Leutenegger. More info on [353] 214 831 904.
Previous Recordings
The recordings from Feldenkrais Awareness Week 2011 may be found here:
Felden-WHAT?.
The recordings from Feldenkrais Awareness Week 2010 may be found here:
7 Tips — 7 Lessons.
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