From the Editors
Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.
– Henry Ford
This month’s SenseAbility explores the inner workings of the learning process. Moshe Feldenkrais® had a deep scientific and experiential understanding of the body and its movement through the field of gravity. Yet one could argue that his insight into the psychology of human learning was his greatest contribution. Each of our December contributors share unique perspectives on what it means to create ideal conditions for learning, both by examining their own personal experiences and breaking down the two practices Feldenkrais created, Awareness Through Movement® and Functional Integration®.
In a video interview, long-time practitioner Carla Reed, who participated in Moshe Feldenkrais’ famous Amherst training, discusses her unique experience working with children with disabilities for over 40 years. Drawing on this background, she explains what she has found to be the keys to 'learning to learn' in both children and adults.
Newly graduated Feldenkrais practitioner M’Lissa Hayes, writes about her final stages of learning during her teacher training, a meditation on when to follow the rules and when to break them!
Nicolette de Saint-Amour, a life-long movement lover currently training to become a Feldenkrais practitioner, reflects on the uniquely personal self-refinement process invited by Awareness Through Movement - and how to bring this learning into daily life.
Jane, Joe and Seth
