The Feldenkrais® Center of Houston

06/16/2020

Weekly Awareness Through Movement classes have resumed online via The Jung Center of Houston, Texas. Sign up for individual classes by clicking the link below. You'll receive an email from the Jung Center that contains your Zoom link for the class. We're logged in about 15 minutes to provide any assistance you need if you're new to Zooming! 12 noon and 6 pm, CDT, $20 per class! http://junghouston.org/program-offering-detail/?id=d3fca492-a129-11ea-a21a-02dbb43a0b10

06/12/2020

I love to celebrate every accomplishment and "win" that my clients get from their Feldenkrais experiences. Here's a participant from the recent online workshop that helped people to lengthen their hamstrings without stretching -- so they can walk, run, dance -- basically, do anything FUN -- with more ease and enjoyment, So happy that SHE is happy, and enjoying her daily walks!

06/07/2020

Catch today's workshop! Online at 2 PM (CDT)

Your hamstrings are made up of three large muscles that run along the back of each thigh, from your knee to your sitting bone. They help you to bend, squat, walk, and run, and they also affect your posture. You know when you bend over at the waist and feel that pull on the back of your leg? THAT'S y...

05/22/2020

Via FELDENKRAIS GUILD of North America:
If you've lost track of what day it is (like we have!), it's Friday. In the U.S., Monday is a federal holiday for Memorial Day. It's a perfect time to get on the floor for some luscious Feldenkrais movements. Those moments of pleasure boost your oxytocin levels -- the LOVE chemical. Apparently, binge watching emotional movies will do it, too! Wishing you an oxytocin-filled weekend!

05/22/2020

Here are some cool facts about this amazing hormone and how you can help your brain to release more of it

05/21/2020

I'm so pleased to recommend this FREE webinar to you. Lavinia Plonka is a dear friend and colleague, and a unique voice in the Feldenkrais world. She is ALWAYS entertaining as she weaves beautiful lessons that will transform the way you move and feel yourself. Full description via the link below. It's free, Saturday afternoon, noon Central Time.

The Feldenkrais Method(r) for Your Wellbeing Somatic Practices to Reawaken Your Flexibility & Resiliency for Navigating These Times A Free Video Event With Body Language Expert & Guild-Certified Feldenkrais Teacher(r) Lavinia Plonka

05/15/2020

Workshop invitation. I must have really struck a chord when I announced my workshop to "Save Your Neck (and Shoulders!) . . .

05/07/2020

It's Feldenkrais Week! We'd just love it if you would share this image and help the Feldenkrais Method become better known as an indispensable tool for self-development and performance improvement. Find online classes here: https://buff.ly/2wiKLwo

05/06/2020

During the pandemic, many Feldenkrais® students have continued to attend classes online. My students tell me they value the opportunity to maintain some consistency in their routines, and to have the variety of another activity to break up the time spent housecleaning, baking, napping, or watching Netflix. Those who are justifiably anxious and stressed rely on their Feldenkrais class to bring them into the present moment, to ground them in concrete experience, and to relieve muscular tension and stress. [ 1,013 more word ]
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During the pandemic, many Feldenkrais® students have continued to attend classes online. My students tell me they value the opportunity to maintain some consistency in their routines, and to have t…

05/05/2020

Happy Feldenkrais Week! Thanks for dropping by. Would you please do 2 things?
1 - feel free to share this image! People often ask me why the Feldenkrais Method is not better known. You can help - share the image and start a conversation. Thanks!
2 - scroll down a bit for the invitation to our free movement lesson tonight for Cinco de Mayo (and early celebration of Moshe Feldenkrais's birthday). Register, then check your email for your Zoom login - then, join us a little before 6 and get ready to RUMBLE -- er, uh -- move with ease, grace and delight!

It's Feldenkrais Week! To raise awareness and start conversations about the Feldenkrais Method, please feel free to share this image far and wide! How are YOU "celebrating" Feldenkrais Week?

05/04/2020

Join me to celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a free movement lesson at 6 pm Central Time. Sadly, our 10th annual celebration of the birth of Moshe Feldenkrais (MOSHEPALOOZA) had to be postponed because of the COVID-19 outbreak. But you know that you can't keep dedicated wigglers DOWN, am I right?
Dress comfortably for movement. Set up a mat on the floor and angle your camera so that your mat (and you) is visible on the screen. BYOB. Pinatas, PJ's, and Pets are welcome. Register here via Zoom -- you'll receive login details in your confirmation email, SO READ IT, please.
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwuf-qurD8qHdCwPyhCiS2pnTC9I5u09mfx

05/01/2020

ABOUT RE-OPENING THE FELDENKRAIS CENTER OF HOUSTON

Thank you for asking! It's extremely gratifying to hear from so many clients and students who value the time spent in-person, at my office. I miss everyone terribly, and am eager to see you as soon as it is safe.

I'm doing my best to keep up-to-date with the statistics and trends, and recommendations from scientific and health-care experts. I've also been following recommendations from other professionals in similar work settings (massage and bodywork, universities, music studios) about how to prepare for re-opening. My decision as of May 1 is that I will continue all my services online for at least another two weeks.

My office space is clean and fresh, my linens are laundered conscientiously, and my office building has stringent sanitation practices in place. However, in good conscience, I can't guarantee absolutely safe and sterile conditions in my office. Therefore, I can't guarantee your safety - nor mine. You know my office is more like a living room - so, if I'm not inviting you to come to my home, I probably shouldn't see you at my office, either. Therefore, since I do have the option to work remotely, I think it's the only responsible and ethical way forward.

Thank you for sticking with me, and with your personal practices of movement and awareness. Updates will appear here on the page, as well as on the Feldenkrais Center of Houston website.

Stay safe and stay well!
--MaryBeth

04/19/2020

Coming May 1-10 online -- The International Feldenkrais Awareness Summit. I'm thrilled to be included as a panelist on the final day -- get your FREE ticket so you can "Move Better, Feel Better."

How are you doing?  As I talk to my clients, on the phone or over Zoom, I hear about a range of experiences. Some are feeling harried and busier than ever, as they balance working from home with childcare, homeschooling, and relationship-maintenance. It's difficult. Others struggle to fill the time...

04/10/2020

Coming soon -- the International Feldenkrais Online Summit, May 1-10.
Join 35 expert somatic educators and learn to move better and feel better in any aspect of your life. From swimming, weight lifting, horseback riding, pole-dancing, and CrossFit, to navigating physical challenges and aging, to the emotional and spiritual experiences that unite us -- all of them are improved by movement and awareness. There's even a track for anatomy geeks who want to get all the science behind what we're doing.
I am so honored to be part of the Summit this year as a panelist on the final day, devoted to "Grace While Aging." The whole event will be exciting!
You can get your free ticket here. If you want the recordings and lifetime access to the presentations, there's an option to purchase -- and the price is at its lowest right now. I am an affiliate as well as a panelist, so I will receive a commission when people I have referred opt for the recordings.
You can't lose! I have thoroughly enjoyed the Summit the past two years, and can highly recommend it to ANYONE who is interested in movement or needs to move for any reason. LOL Click through for ALL the details and get your free ticket now.

Join in with thousands of people as they explore how to move better and live better. 39 experts will share on a wide range of topics and themes. Daily movement lessons and one lesson will be given in 23 different languages!

04/10/2020

I appreciate my colleague and friend Angela Alston at Dallas Feldenkrais for her deep and wise perspective on pretty much everything. Here's her latest reflection, which really resonated with what I'm currently experiencing. How about you?

%We're all in uncharted territory because of the coronavirus. Our daily routines don't work when we're sheltering in place. What do we do? Maybe the first step is to become calm. Take stock. Decide which habits we value and which we want to change. Nurture new habits. A tool we can use is the Felden...

04/07/2020