Austin Feldenkrais

10/09/2023

Hey there - I was able to tell my Feldenkrais origin story in this interview with Joe Webster. I talk about my injuries, recoveries, and my process today. If you have about an hour to have a listen, I'd really appreciate your time. Thank you to the Feldenkrais Guild of North America for featuring me in their SenseAbility Oct 2023 Issue. I'm humbled.

Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9pfocq83Vo

Newsletter: https://t.e2ma.net/message/mu8x0g/me4jmznb

10/04/2023

I'm teaching a free master class at ACC this Friday, Oct 6th from 10-11:30am. Reserve your spot here and come join us!

https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSfUFyrmpRQP8A.../viewform

In light of Yacov Sharir's passing, while I was studying Feldenkrais during my injuries at UT, Yacov told me while he was dancing with Batsheva Dance Company in Israel, he saw Moshe Feldenkrais a lot who shared the dance studio. He said he saw Moshe putting Prime Minister Ben Gurion on his head!!

ACC Dance Department
Monthly Major Masterclass

Open to students, alumni, and public

Join the Austin Community College dance department for our Monthly Major Masterclass. MMMs bring together current students, dance alumni, and members of the community for masterclasses with nationally and internationally acclaimed dance artists, from 10:00 - 11:30 am on the first Friday of every month. MMMs are designed to enhance our students’ experience by presenting a broader range of dance styles and honoring various dance backgrounds.

Our MMMs are free and open to the community! All are welcome. Mark your calendar and reserve your spot.

Friday, October 6
10:00 - 11:30 am
Feldenkrais® with Lisa del Rosario

Pizza Social to follow!
11:30 - onward

Masterclass Description:
Feldenkrais®, or Awareness Through Movement®, concerns itself with the learning of movement. It explores the quality and effectiveness of new movements and challenges the brain to relearn existing movement skills. In effect, it reprogramms the brain to optimize movement on a neurological level. Unlike strengthening and stretching exercises, Feldenkrais® provides participants with necessary kinesthetic information so that they can become more aware of their own movements and learn to eliminate unnecessary strain and effort.

This class will have an emphasis on improving the sequencing of the skeletal joints in rolling so that one may further their understanding of lengthening and shortening the body in spiraling and unspiraling movements. Please bring cover-ups and layers to keep the body comfortably warm and a mat and/or blanket to move on the floor.

6101 Highland Campus Dr. Building 2000 Room 2550 Austin, TX 78752

08/16/2022

Hey there! Read my newsletter to hear part of my personal Feldenkrais story and perspective.

"Feldenkrais increases awareness: the internal understanding of who you are and how you use yourself. My understanding of the Feldenkrais perspective is that the skeleton is architecturally designed in a fashion in which it can support all postures and movement, and muscles are part of the brain’s connections to the skeleton. A relaxed, aware body will align itself easily and naturally through gravity, so that the body masses balance lightly on the skeleton with minimum muscular effort. Muscles are not meant to support weight directly, but to align the skeleton to support the body in gravity and to generate the forces necessary for movement and interaction with the surrounding environment."

-Lisa Hueske, GCFT

Link in comments to sign up for in-person class at Ballet Austin, we restart Aug 26th! Woohoo, finally - virtual doesn't compare!

I’m so thrilled to announce our return to in person Awareness Through MovementⓇ class at Ballet Austin! We are back to our regular slot on Fridays from 12-1pm starting Aug 26th. Go to this link to sign up:

08/15/2022

I’m so thrilled to announce our return to in-person Awareness Through MovementⓇ class at Ballet Austin! We are back to our regular slot on Fridays from 12-1pm starting Aug 26th. Go to this link to sign up:

https://balletaustin.org/dance-fitness/calendarsectiondance-fitness/

Hope to see you there! 🙌

DANCE & FITNESS CLASS SCHEDULE

03/11/2022

"But what’s clear already is that the skeleton is not just a nice set of mechanical supports. Bones constantly remodel themselves in response to the body’s needs, and they’re in constant communication with other parts of the body. Bone is a busy tissue with broad influence, and it’s working behind the scenes during the most basic daily activities."

A new vision of the skeleton as a dynamic organ that sends and receives messages suggests potential therapies for osteoporosis and other problems

10/20/2021

I’m a Teacher in the Feldenkrais Awareness Summit! This summit is focused on creativity, self-care, and the performing arts. I think you would enjoy my short Awareness Through Movement lessons even if you aren’t a dancer. It runs from October 25th to October 30th - this virtual, online summit is FREE.

The topics come together quite beautifully. Here’s the schedule of the guest speakers:

October 25
Keynotes: Martha Eddy and Donna Blank

October 26
How to Learn/How to Teach
Speakers: Ami Shulman, Chrish Kresge, Noam Holdengreber, Audrey Pernell, Uri Vardi
Panelists: Mary Spire and Kene Igweonu

October 27
Creativity
Speakers: Miguel Gutierrez, Lavinia Plonka, Maggy Burrowes, Aliza Stewart
Panelists: David Hall and Sondra Fraleigh

October 28
Injury: Healing and Prevention
Speakers: Marek Wyszynski, Victoria Worsley, Marina Gilman, Lisa Burrell
Panelists: Paris Kern and Darcia Dexter

October 29
High Performing Artists
Speakers: Gabrielle Lamb, Scott Illingworth, Katie Bull, Alan Fraser
Panelists: Robert Sholl and David Daniel Bowes

October 30
Impacting the World
Speakers: Thomas Kampe, Joyce Lu, Sharon Costianes, Emma Alter
Panelists: Rainy Demerson and Frederick Schjang

November 1
Bonus/Tribute Day
Norma Leistiko on Anna Halprin and Moshe Feldenkrais
Marissa Castillo on Augusta Moore
Roberta Gary (on Roberta Gary)

There will also be four Awareness Through Movement lessons per day. One each for the four professional categories by Ed Woodall, Sarah Templeton, Erin Finkelstein and myself!

Hosts are: Nancy Wozny, Michael Landeau and Cynthia Allen

Register by clicking on the photo below or this link:

Come to this free online Feldenkrais Awareness Summit October 25-30, 2021 for performing artists. Vocalists, Dancers, Musicians, Actors will find new ways to care for their body mind and enhance their performance.

04/30/2021

Last day to register, the summit begins tomorrow! Pick and choose what interests you. My interview will be released on May 5th as part of the Active Lifestyle series. Here are the themes that will be offered:

Active Lifestyle ~ Original Breath ~ Healing Trauma ~ Embodied Anatomy ~ Move Your Brain! ~ Abilities: Dropping the “Dis” ~ Language Runs Deep ~ Play ~ Research

Register for free. View at your convenience with unlimited access by upgrading your registration with this affiliate link.
https://www.feldenkraissummit.com/?affiliate=lisahueske

Come join me!

Join in with thousands of people as they explore how to move better and live better. 31+ experts will share on a wide range of topics and themes. Plus May 1 there will be around the clock, around the world movement lessons.

04/20/2021

I’m very honored to announce that I am a speaker at the Move Better, Feel Better 2021 Feldenkrais Summit, an admirable online annual event from May 1-10.

This work saved me time and time again and keeps me going as a highly active mover and groover artistically, athletically, and out in nature for days. I tell my story in my interview with the amazing Cynthia Allen from how I started Feldenkrais injured in college, to a time of debilitating crisis, to how I use the work today to maintain an active and healthy life. My interview will be released on May 5th as part of the Active Lifestyle series.

I highly recommend that you register for this FREE event to learn more about Feldenkrais. Learn how improving movement can lead to having a better life. May 1st kicks off the event with a great opportunity to take 24 hours of live Awareness Through Movement classes and continues with 31 speakers and live panel discussions until May 10th.

Please go here to register: https://lisahueske--futurelifenow.thrivecart.com/2021-unlimited-move-better-feel-better/

While it is free to attend the summit, you may upgrade to have recordings after the summit is over. In that case, I will receive a commission for referring you by using this affiliate link.

01/25/2021

Another great article in the New York Times on the Feldenkrais Method!

"It’s a way to quiet ourselves so the sensory details of our experience become clearer. It’s like relearning yourself from the inside out, and the breakthroughs are otherworldly." -Gia Kourlas

I absolutely agree.

It’s cold outside. The pandemic is getting worse. It’s time to look inward with the help of movement practices that create healthy bodies and minds.

04/24/2020

**UPDATE, great news! New online class offering!

Ballet Austin admirably reorganized to continue serving our community!! My Awareness Through Movement® class will be offered back at its old slot on Fridays from 12-1pm, meeting virtually live on Zoom. We start next week, May 1st!

Please read about the virtual class and sign up: https://balletaustin.org/dance-fitness/online-classes -df-live-streaming

If you are unfamiliar with Zoom, please give yourself some time to sign in early to get yourself situated. Come prepared with a blanketed/carpeted space to move on your floor and if needed, layers of clothing. A yoga mat may or may not be too sticky for sliding as prompted by some Feldenkrais movement. This class is verbally directed so it is not necessary to see me move on screen. I’d prefer to see you in order to feel the pace of the class, but it is optional if you’d rather be off-camera.

Thank you and see you on the floor!

Since 1956, Ballet Austin has performed classically innovative pieces. Our goal is to create, nurture, & share the joy of dance & fitness with all ages.