Musician Guild members are giving a free ATM (group) lesson every day on Zoom.  Register here to attend the classes.  Yeu-Meng Chan has also recorded a lesson, 'reaching with a soft hand'.  She says that 'through this wonderful work not only am I pain free, but my playing has improved enormously.'  Josephine Horder writes about chairs for musicians, while Emma Alter shares her experience of working with a flamenco guitarist.

Theatre-maker Kristin Fredricksson explores performance anxiety in an ATM incorporating movements of the shoulders, pelvis and head.   

With children and their development in mind Judith Meixner brings us back to crawling, a key neuro-muscular development.  Emma Alter writes about her work with Edmund, that once 'he understood from the inside, for himself, that he could choose to walk on his toes...that was when the whole playing field changed...'  This article complements her lesson for children, walking like a cat. In addition Lou Coleman shares her experience with children, including those with impairments, conditions and disabilities.  Finally, Thomas Wiedmar interviews Sue Wright - body-oriented psychotherapist and author, trained in the Feldenkrais method.

Joe Webster shares a heartfelt account of his experience of anxiety, illustrating wonderfully how Feldenkrais can help mental health and mindfulness.   'DON'T isolate yourself from the people you need or the people that need you', he concludes. Maggy Burrowes offers a lesson on mindful listening which is 'a direct experience of the way that extending your exhalation and listening closely to yourself can be a really effective mindfulness practice'.  She writes a piece on this too, learning to listen to ourselves.

Alex Frazier broaches the subject of ageing well, and stroke recovery in a moving account of helping Hilary, a physician, to recover.  Hilary recalls that 'Alex encouraged me to stand behind my wheelchair, cross my legs, then sense how my weight was distributed.  It was a revelation!...I could fool my brain into thinking the weak side was strong'.  Alex has also recorded a lesson on balance.

Walking is the focus of David Warden's essay: the superpower you didn't know you had.  He reflects how we take it for granted - but it is what sets us apart as a species and involves our whole selves.  His lesson, standing over the highest point of the hip, may not the simplest but is certainly rewarding.

And finally, Nikhila Ludlow writes how the 're-education of the nervous system that Feldenkrais offers...especially enhances and supports and deepens (note not replaces) Yoga practice'.  Her lesson exploring the cat-cow pose complements this piece.

photo © top left Maria Andrews; bottom right © Patrice Pavis
top centre right © International Feldenkrais® Federation Archive, Robert Golden