Thanks, Alfons, this was a great help. I had been sitting at my desk, doing my taxes, and my back was feeling very tight. 20 minutes was perfect break. I'm ready to meet with my next client!. Thanks.

Actually life changing. Thank you so much for what you do Alfons, I haven't felt comfortable in my own body my entire adult life, I've even had trouble walking the past few years, despite being able to train with fairly heavy weights at the same time, lately i haven't been able to relax, even when sitting and lying down. And now at 40 I feel like a little kid again. The constant nagging of my body feeling crooked and twisted has turned into a quite pleasant conversation, where I'm relearning how to inhabit myself. Wow, that sounded weird, hope that made sense. Thank you.

@ImprovingAbility

Жыл бұрын

Makes perfect sense, especially for someone who KNOWS what you’re describing. Thank you for your feedback Nils, keep on rolling! Alfons

I am getting much benefit from your videos. I am 82 years old and need to do daily adjustments especially for my neck. The best tips you give are to recognize the somatic experience and not lead movements from your thinking mind. Thank you for your gentleness and kindness.

A huge difference. Feels like a new back🤩 Definitely a full hour. Thank you

Thank you so much! You are a wonderful and compassionate teacher. I love your classes and they help me a lot. I’m 75 and have stiff neck/ shoulders from an injury!

Feels great. Love the mixture of shorter lessons and the more detailed lessons. Thank you

These 20 minutes videoclips are very practical for people without free time, thank you very much 😀

I love the gentle natural beautiful way you teach Feldenkreis. I’m from Australia, and I so welcome your lessons. I am 72 years old and Ive been teaching yoga and chi gung for 12 years. As my one and only home class are older I so appreciate your gentle pleasant movements. I try to incorporate your methods in my teaching. Thank you 😊 🙏 Currently I have sciatica and your lessons feel so much more effective than the physio ones I’ve been given. 🙏🧘‍♀️🤗you are so appreciated. Many blessings. Mellaine Newman

Alfons, I liked this video. I am also interested to have a longer version of the video. The smaller details that you provide in longer version cannot be replaced.

Thank you Alfons. Short videos like this is also helpful as we get an idea of the movements and can do the entire session again on our own with the hints given by you.

Oh! Alfons! You make me smile from ear to ear. Thank you for sharing your gifts of movement and the gifts of your heart

You are such an amazing person. You are saving so many from physical pain. Those who give freely will receive much. I always get something out of your teachings. I have done yoga for years and your way has moved me beyond to a much greater understanding of my own body. Thank you so much for your generous gifts.

You're a wonderful teacher! Thanks for sharing so many amazing tips in such a short period of time. Bravo!

Hello Alfons. I think every one has his/her preferences and both are valid. In my case, I do prefer de longer videos... I think one can go deeper and your guidance and talk during the long videos, help one to stay focused, feeling, exploring and learning. Thanks for sharing all this!

I am learning so much! Thank you

Very good! Time well spent

I loved how this video was shorter and concise! That way I could do them but also remember the moves easier to play with them more later on. Also I feel better after the 20 minutes thank you very much!!

I feel a huge different for 20 minutes after work. I would like to joint the full hour to do this with you. Thank you so much Alfons. 😃

Thank you Alfons for another GREAT lesson. There is LOTS to learn here!

I appreciate you sharing your knowledge with us.

You are great Alfons! Keep it going!

feels incredible. thank you!! :)

I love your videos. They are so descriptive. Thank you so much for sharing :)

It works!! Nice many thanks Alfons

Supergreat spine extension variation movements🤩👍 Thank you for all your fun and learning videos!!

Thank you! Worked great on my back .

Love spending time with you in our virtual world! Feels good after 20mins would probably feel amazing after a full length lesson !

You are mesmerizing and these exercises are incredibly effective.

Excellent video. An hour session would be very valuable. Back feels much better.

This is a great video! Even after 10 minutes I could feel a big difference in my back. My muscles softened up and when I got off the floor my back was very flexible and I felt relaxed. These are subtle but very effective movements. Alton please keep experimenting like this. Thanks for uploading these videos.

@stefimackenzie2

5 жыл бұрын

(Alfons)

Another wonderful video. Thank you. Wish it was a longer video

This is my favorite favorite one !!!

Your teaching is brilliant. Thank you. Carmen.

Super fabulous! Thank you.

I LOVE this short summary! (Only had a little time but cannot resist checking out what you have to teach!) I have intuitively done some of this with my back during a free form yoga session or two and wondered at how effectively the movements relieved my upper back tension! I feel right at home here!! Thanks!

Woo! Love it!

A great deal was accomplished in 20 minutes in combination with your other lessons. Thank you.

I liked this video and would love the longer video. Back feels better and I am going to continue to do this morning and evening. Thank You!

Thanks for the video. I've just purchased your book :)

I love how it was brief and right to the point with this one..just what I need before I go dance for two hours! But yes, I would def take a full hour of this work with you too. So both experiences would be helpful. Thank you!

I find this length very useful as I tag this length of programme on to others to provide both regular core work and variety

Alfons I love this format. I watched your video first (which wasn’t boring at all) and then took about half an hour to explore on my own. I liked being in control of the pace of my practice as I felt free to explore things as much, or as little, as I wanted. Please do more of these and *thank you* for “giving away” such great Feldenkrais content.

@ImprovingAbility

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you dear Tracy for the lovely feedback! It's so interesting to see different kind of reactions and preferences. I will certainly try to do more in this direction. P.s. I'm not "giving away" great Feldenkrais content. I'm a certified Feldenkrais Practitioner, teaching these lessons is my legal profession and I have all rights to do so. KZread is my means of connecting with people all over the world and creating opportunity to teach in person. Thank you so much for watching, commenting, and your support!

i love that video! the hagging possition was amazing! but i have to admit i do love the long slow lessons too! thanks for sharing either way.

Wonderful! As they all are

Love it!!!

New to this, so like the short version!! I then have time to play with what you teach!

Cool lesson! Thank you very much for sharing and for your amazing work, for such an opportunity to touch to the Feldenkrais method.

The fast fire download of information works...…. it is good ! It gives one an overview, a flavour . Would love a one hour version too. Its great to learn and explore in different ways. As always, thank you Alphonse !

Such a fascinating experience, so many discoveries. Great lesson :)

hello Alfons! This was great and fun. I laughed with "I don´t know how I am going to make this a 20 min video". It was perfect and I did this after the short one you have for lower back (non stretching). Was a great combination :) And yes, you are very generous

Excellent use of time thank you saves me fast forwarding

Hi, I've been doing somatics and watching your videos for some time now so I generally understand what you mean most of the time. I can appriciate the short video because I watch it all the way through and then go onto the floor. I think its safe to assume that some followers need less instruction. Thank you for the short video. Love your work!

Merci beaucoup Alfons !

third day in a row and it feels better and better!! I reached more spots today.

Alfons is the BEST teacher. No hard sell, no rah rah .. just gentle demonstration and great verbal input regarding why, what, how. I understand my body and its needs so much better now. I'm 72 and have had a long serious illness and a car accident. Could barely walk for a while. Getting better now. Thank you, Alfons! God bless you!

@ImprovingAbility

5 жыл бұрын

❤️❤️❤️😁✌️

Wow just wow. You are a genius.

And that looks like a pretty useful mat!

Really like the pace - this way I can play and be creative... I stay highly motivated every second with this rhythm! Fun. Powerful. feel my spine touching the floor, connecting!

The see saw breath definitely made a huge difference for me. I could feel it hit all the sore spots on my back.

@ImprovingAbility

2 жыл бұрын

Very nice! 💪💪☀️☀️☀️

That felt wvery good in my middle back when lying on the floor. And in the end there was a knack! Loove!

well done. and yes, placement of the feet is definitely a lesson in itself.

Fantastico.grazie!

Es ist fantastisch diese kurze Übung für den Tag, Danke

Alfons, you make me laugh during the exercise :), love the playful component you put into it. Will buy your book.

The floor is a great massage partner! I liked the shorter version a lot. It looks as if there’s a split vote from your viewers.

I liked this shot video! It's ok to squeeze yhe lesson like this if you are used to this way of working, so thank you.

I haven't done Feldenkrais lessons in a while, and I find I only really have enough motivation right now to follow a short video like this one. It's difficult for me to just lie down on the floor and start exploring on my own without someone else to guide me. However, when it was nearly over and you were introducing the last two concepts, I knew I would need at least forty minutes to really explore everything you had shown, and my body wanted it as well. I feel like just lifting the pelvis and turning from side to side, then doing that while putting the arms in different positions, would have been enough on its own. Lifting the pelvis and doing seesaw breathing, or rocking back and forth, could have each made up their own twenty-minute video. A sort of miniseries like that, which breaks up a few different parts of a lesson, could be just as good as a full-length one, since you could then do one or more based on how you were feeling.

Love 💘 this

j adore te cours! tes explications

i would love a full hour of this lesson

Loved it A full hour would be great@

Brillant.

I like the compact 20 minutes- short attention span / busy life.

I would love an hour!

I would like it if you would do an hour video. I like spending time with you. You are so kind and gentle. I have MS and don't get out of the house much and can feel kind of lonely sometimes. When I spend time with you doing feldenkrais I feel like I am spending time with a friend. Can I make a request I don't know if you would be able to do this or not. I've had the book Somatics by Thomas Hanna for quite some time. I've been trying to go through his sequence but trying to follow with a written page while I'm on the floor it's awkward and I tend to get lost I or I just space out sometimes and haven't made it to the end of the sequence. I would love to follow you through this. Or if not his sequence your own that does about the same thing. I enjoy your videos especially getting better day-by-day and my happy healthy feet. Because of my MS I can't move my feet much but even after just the first Happy Feet video I could wiggle my toes better.

@mjparent222

5 жыл бұрын

Oh, get well and continue to move ! See those readings if you are interested. Norman DoidgeThe Brain's Way of Healing. Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries from the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity. (he has one chapter on Feldenkrais in this one and I think that he speaks more about the Feldenkrais in another book !). See for Somatic Experiencing with Peter A. Levine, a very well respected practionner and precursor of Somatic experiencing. See also Stephen W. Porges The pocket guide to the Polyvagal Theory The Transformative Power of Feeling Safe. All these readings and Feldenkrais with Alfons ! for sure ! help me very much to recover my energy and self empowerment. I also go to some individual lesson with a very good Feldenkrais practionner here in Montreal. I would go see Alfons if possible but I manage to find a well expereience guide Odette Guimond. She is wonderful. I am so grateful to have discover Alfons and all the others mentionned before. May you be well. The more well people make this world a better well world !

@SKJacquot

5 жыл бұрын

@@mjparent222 Thank you for the suggested readings. I'm already reading Norman Doidge. Can't wait to look up the others.

@mjparent222

5 жыл бұрын

Oh, this is so great. Enjoy !

@emptyform1460

5 жыл бұрын

The channel Feldenkrais Moments with Stewart Hamblin has a few forty minute videos, and a full hour-long class to which I've linked below. They mostly deal with the neck and shoulders. kzread.info/dash/bejne/omx4ydt_htXfodo.html Another absolutely incredible resource is openatm.org/ where you can download dozens of audio recordings of various lessons, many of them forty minutes to an hour or more, from a bunch of different instructors. Being able to follow a video is really reassuring, especially when you're just starting out, however, with just audio I find I can tune in even more closely to my body's movements and experience all sorts of powerful healing sensations. Hopefully I'm not stepping on Alfons' toes by posting these links, if asked to I'll definitely remove them. I've never felt like having access to more resources changed how grateful and eager I was for new material from this channel.

@kobichu7134

2 жыл бұрын

@@emptyform1460 Thanks!

I would like a full hour video!

I support the small videos. I've been looking for something snippet-y to show my patients and my friends (so they understand why I'm so hyped about this XD) If you have any more, please direct!! ALSO, do you have an exercise for one side of the back?? I'm consistently feeling like my right side is a little number than my left, even though I see improvements in both sides.

Yes Alfons... I love when we do it together for one hour... 😊😉😘 Thank you 💖

@ImprovingAbility

2 жыл бұрын

this is a longer version of the same lesson kzread.info/dash/bejne/aIpkq9RrXZi3e8Y.html

@atbamericadelsur

2 жыл бұрын

@@ImprovingAbility thank you dear One!! I am becoming an addict of you classes 💖😉🙏🏾 Much Love and Gratitude 🌺

I realy appreciate your time. i would love one hour. I do feel a difference after 20 minutes. Maybe you van cut the lesson in to 3 parts? You have interesting information to share. Thank you!

Hello Alfons, really enjoying your videos and like the shorter ones. I pause and spend more time on the parts that I like! Can I ask about the side to side movements with different arm positions. I found that I got more coverage of my back by changing the degree of hip lift in each arm position. Is that what you intended?

@ImprovingAbility

5 жыл бұрын

yes please play with it

obrigada

Hi Alfons We have only just discovered this lesson and like it, We have done it twice and tired to pause more the second time, and it does work, but we would love a full-blow lesson of this, 45 - 60 minutes. How about it? Greetings from London.

I like it. Thank you. One question though: my lower back is pretty stiff and thus, when I lift my pelvis, the whole lower back lifts and I cannot reach it with the massage. What to do? Any tips? Thanks Alfons!

@emptyform1460

5 жыл бұрын

Here's a great video by Alfons for the lower back: kzread.info/dash/bejne/rJOTrMqciNXHdLg.html The problem you mention is pretty much unavoidable. The higher your hips are, the less contact your lower back will have with the floor. For me, this lesson was more about getting at the parts of the mid- to upper-back that are hard to reach with my hands.

Hi dear Alfons, what i think is, my brain get´s a little in hurry, fight or flight response in know from my day to day life, when there is so much to try in such a little time, and for sure an hour long lesson would be soothing and more spacy to understand our bodies better. But great to have an impression of possibilities, we can experiment with. I ´m just thinking of another playing opportunity with life streams here on You Tube, with which i am not really familiar with. With them you could interact even better and in real time with your subscribers. Bless, Simone

short is good,too

Hi! and thank you. I enjoied this lesson, but I think this couldb e a little strong for some students of mine. I mean lifting the pelvis for quite a lot of time. I Know we can rest at any time, but: is there a softer way to do tjis, for elder people o someone who have injuries on the knees, o priforme's syndrom or sciatic? Thank you,!

@ImprovingAbility

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, this is a strong one. Not all lessons fit everyone, well spotted! Be careful. One of my latest videos is called “Back extension basics”, you could try this instead

This was good, but yes, I would prefer it slowly so I can just replay it, Longer, slower, deliberate works best for me. I’m not so good at just doing it without direction.

i would like to do the hour - also - my lower back didn't like it very much

@ImprovingAbility

4 жыл бұрын

agreed, this lesson is not suitable for some kinds of back pain. You would have to keep your pelvis hovering an inch above the ground, at most

I might have found a new hobby. Felden-CHRIST with Alfons. (Did you ever time travel?) Question. Can moving your abdominals be considered also a variation? Vertical and horizontal and in circles? Yeah, saw the circle stuff somewhere in a QiGong exercise but can't really do it(yet) without moving the spine aswell (maybe that was the trick? hmm) My opinion on this video. i think you could (maybe, should, could , probably need :) do 2 different videos. A long guided follow along session (1 hour) and also a condensed 20 minute one so you get 2 videos which are linked to eachother. Maybe even put them on your website for increased SEO! (Hint Hint:) Anyway, this hobby might be healthier than sitting on a chair:D. Great stuff Felden-CHRIST preacher. :)

I have great pain in my foot at ankle joint.my feet was club foot in child hood but operations I was to able normal walk.now at 40 years my foot pain get worsed.I have tried number of medicine,exercise.massage but nothing helps me plz help me

Can you please do this training for one hour?

@ImprovingAbility

Жыл бұрын

Here’s a longer version 😄: How to massage your own back (Choose your posture BUT HOW?) kzread.info/dash/bejne/aIpkq9RrXZi3e8Y.html

YES BLISS

Any thing for adrenaline’s and kidneys, it’s hurting a lot .and feel pressure please please help

I am 79 and have osteoporosis. Since I was diagnosed with the above disease I have practically stopped my yoga lessons. Are your lessons contraindicated with osteoporosis?

@ImprovingAbility

5 жыл бұрын

You can do my lessons, it's safe. Look at the "My healthy happy feet" workshop, it's 5 lessons, and there's movements for bone strengthening inside. The right kind of pressure and movements can increase bone density and strength, study shows. On a sidenote: it's none of my business, but since you will use google to find those studies, also google "dairy vegan osteoporosis". Wish you all the best!

@vorachonhutasingh3280

5 жыл бұрын

Feldenkrais with Alfons Thank. you so much for your prompt reply. I am already on a plant-based diet. Please also advise how to learn online with you.

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I love spending time with you Alfons. If you ever question whether a practice should be short or long go with the longer version. You lift my spirits and have helped me immeasurably. I’ve been searching for Feldenkrais most of my adult life, I am 63. I’ve exhausted massage therapy, chiropractic, acupuncture to name a few. I just recently had cervical spinal fusion, the recovery went well till 10 days after the surgery I fell backwards into a tub and have had pain in that area since (September 2018). I’ve recently contacted a Feldenkrais practitioner, here in Texas, close to home. I hope she will be able to help with this injury. Thank you again. I spend every evening and sometimes during the day rolling around on the floor with you. ❤️

It was good, but make it longer please. It was too short to really explore what it can do.

@ImprovingAbility

2 жыл бұрын

Hi I have a longer version of this sequence, called “How to massage your own back” kzread.info/dash/bejne/aIpkq9RrXZi3e8Y.html

So much talking ! Dont understand when to start the exercise

@ImprovingAbility

5 жыл бұрын

talking, listening, introspection etc is part of the teaching. there is no exercise.