Free movement lessons and workshops to celebrate Moshe’s birthday
To mark International Feldenkrais Week and the anniversary of the 120th birthday of Moshe Feldenkrais next month, the UK Guild is celebrating with the launch of a series of free online Awareness Through Movement (ATM) recordings and some free and reduced-rate in-person activities across the country.
Six ATM lessons, which fall under the theme of ‘Transitions’, will be available to download on the Guild website and will be released on a daily basis between 6 and 13 May. Recordings are by teachers Sharon Gimpel, Hannah Wheeler, Josephine Horder, Scott Clark, Shelagh O’Neill and Kristin Fredricksson.
Practitioners will also be offering free or reduced cost face-to- face ATM lessons and workshops in London, York, Frome, Hove, Cambridge and Stroud in celebration of International Feldenkrais Week.
The series of recordings and activities have been facilitated by guild member Niall O’Riordan and committee member Roberta Perlman.
Roberta says:
“There are many ways in which we transition from one state to another – in our physical movement, in our emotions, in the way we see and understand things, in our health and stage of life, in our self-image, and more. Moshe famously said “Movement is Life. Life is a process. Improve the quality of the process and you improve the quality of life itself.”
“When we add quality to movement every possibility opens up. We hope these lessons will open up possibilities for participants and provide an accessible introduction to the method for those who have not discovered it.“
Here is a list of locations and times for the workshops being run across the country. Look out for articles and other events about IFW on the Guild’s Facebook and Instagram pages.
London
Ana Stojadinovic will offer a series of three workshops on Saturday 27 April (12.45-2.45pm), Sunday 12 May (1.30-3.30pm), and Sunday 18 May (12.45-2.45pm) at Primrose Hill Community Centre. Attend any or all three. feldenkraiswithana@gmail.com
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Victoria Worsley will run a free Awareness Through Movement class on Friday 10 May on a drop-in basis at Crouch End Fitness Centre, London N8 (1.30-2.30pm)
And Under the Bridge – Adventures in Rounding and Arching – an in-person workshop on Saturday 11 May at Astanga Yoga London, NW1 (12.30-5.30pm) (£70, but can discount if needed) Booking required with Victoria: vicmworsley@gmail.com
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Roberta Perlman and Niall O’Riordan are offering a free workshop called Move With Ease, Move with Power on Sunday 12 May 12 (3-5pm) at Fred’s Gym, Heath St, NW3. Email ifw@feldenkrais.co.uk to register.
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Lars Fischer, Joe Reynolds and Alice Laidler will be hosting an afternoon of seven 30-minute ATMs on Sunday 12 May (12-5pm). The classes can be enjoyed on their own or in succession. Venue: Moving Pieces, The Artworks, London Bridge, SE1. First class free, donations encouraged thereafter
Click here to book. Drop-ins also welcome!
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Rainer Knupp will be teaching an Introduction to the Feldenkrais Method – Easy Does It workshop on 12 May at the Complementary Health Centre, London SE12, £5. Email: rainerkarl390@gmail.com
York
Julie Wrigley will run Wise Moves – an introductory Feldenkrais Movement for Flow and Calm at York Yoga Bomb on Saturday 11 May (2-3.30pm): juliewrigley@outlook.com
Frome
Jackie Adkins, Ed Bartram and Heather Stone will be offering an afternoon of three free classes at RISE, Whittox Lane in Frome on Thursday 9 May ( 3-6pm) Book here.
Hove
Lisa McRory will teach an Improve your Balance workshop at the Hove Older People’s Project (HOPP 50+) on Saturday 11 May (10am-1.15pm), £12, Lisamcrory@gmail.com
Cambridge
Tina Tribe and Joe Reynolds are offering a three-stage workshop on the theme of Functional Movement: Transitioning your Weight on Saturday 11 May (2.30-6pm)at Marleigh Community Centre, Jubilee Square, Cambridge, CB5. Cost £5. For more information contact Tina: tina@cclf.co.uk / 07746964151 / www.cclf.co.uk
Stroud
Sharon Gimpel is offering a Feldenkrais and movement workshop on Friday 10 May (11.30-3pm) at The Centre for Science and Art in Stroud. For more details call or email Sharon: 07545 872969, sharonigi@hotmail.com
