Healthy Breathing!

 

June/July 2024

"The missing pillar of health is breath.  It all starts there.” 

In his lifetime, Moshe Feldenkrais spoke and wrote extensively about the importance of breath. The fact that we breathe differently in various situations, like seeing the red lights of a police car or falling in love, and he emphasized that there is not one “right” way to breathe.  

At the Feldenkrais® Conference Series this year, our presenters will inspire you with practical tools around the theme of “Breath” so you can reconnect with this most important pillar of health. 

 

Come get inspired! Awareness of our breathing has a far-reaching impact on our health and well-being. This year’s conference presenters will help you deepen your understanding of "Breath” through the Feldenkrais Method® of somatic education, from the very scientific aspects to the most practical strategies you can use to breathe easier through life.

 

As a little preview of the amazing presentations that you will see during this year's conference, we have provided an in-depth article on how we identify and understand the breathing habits and challenges that affect many of us. The article is written by one of our Feldenkrais® treasures, Fariya Doctor, GCFP^CM, who is one of the many presenters at this year's conference. 

 

We also have the pleasure of introducing you to the work of two amazing women and Feldenkrais® practitioners, Catherine Rosasco Mitchell, who has created a pioneering 'Wellbeing through movement' program, taught at the Elementary school level, which helps children with emotional and physical self-awareness as a route to improved learning and developing a healthy relationship with the world around them.

 

We also interview Janet Steele, a retired professional singing teacher and experienced Feldenkrais® practitioner about the lessons that she has learned about the breath. She has a vast knowledge to draw on about breath and voice use in singing and how they both relate to our ability to be happy and healthy human beings. It's a great interview and one you definitely don't want to miss!

We hope you enjoy this month's SenseAbility Edition and we look forward to seeing you at this year's Feldenkrais Conference.

 

Use code Sense24 for a 15% discount upon sign-up!

 

Please set these dates on your calendar:

 

September 6, 2024

September 27, 2024

October 18, 2024

 

The deadline for Early Bird registration is August 21st!

Zoom links and more details on how to join will be provided prior to each event.
Workshop recordings for the sessions you purchase will be included with registration!

Happy Breathing!
Jane, Michelle, Seth and Joe

This month Joe Webster interviews Feldenkrais™ Practitioner Catherine Rosasco Mitchell about her Wellness Through Movement program. She introduces the unique concept Finding our 'Home Breath' that she has coined, which introduces a way for children to center themselves in our often overwhelming modern way of life. This is all part of her 'Wellness Through Movement' programs which teaches a holistic view of wellbeing through self awareness and movement in elementary schools. She has seen first hand that teaching children how they relate to themselves, and their own emotional state and bodily sensation is an important part in their learning process and a key element in how they relate to their inner-selves and their outer world. 

This month Joe Webster interviews Feldenkrais™ Practitioner, and Professional Singing Teacher, Janet Steele. 

 

Janet Steele is a retired professional singing teacher and experienced Feldenkrais® practitioner who has a vast knowledge to draw on about breath and voice use in singing and also daily use. 

 

She discusses the lessons that she has learned through teaching both the Feldenkrais® method of somatic education and singing and how she sees developing self-awareness around voice use and how the breath works in our own bodies as a fundamental process in being a happy and healthy human being. 

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