Toughest lesson so far. Will be repeating lessons 6,7,8. Can see it will become much more fun. Feel my inner child is angry, grumpy and annoyed at being kept in a box for so many years. Sure he will come to life soon.

“Exploring the palace of the ❤️”That’s a gem 💎 I thought I knew the way (through the head) …or as musician Trevor Hall says “the blue sky mind” when all along it was “in and through the body”. Wow. Gratitude for todays shift ✨

I'm so grateful that you've shared this work with us. Thank you for you passion, grace, and humour. 🙏🏻✨

34:30 should be: "turn your head to the right", nobody calling me out for this? You're too kind ! :-)

@deenaspaner2530

7 жыл бұрын

Hi alfonse! First, thank you for sharing! It was difficult to find any feldenkrais lessons lead by a real person on KZread. I've been following you getting better day by day even though I have some feldenkrais experience already I'm really enjoying it... I have one question, when we do the rolling it feels really good and sometimes I feel a stretch. Still it feels good but i get confused because of my dance training I think sometimes that "stretch" feels good to me but maybe it's not good for me? I'm not sure... should I avoid going to that place even though it can be pleasurable for me?

@ImprovingAbility

6 жыл бұрын

There's a wonderful podcast about Biotensegrity from Dr. Stephen Levin on „The Liberated Body Podcast”, it's called „DR. STEPHEN LEVIN: BIOTENSEGRITY (LBP 035)”. I also recommend listening to the episode „THE ARCHITECTURE OF LIVING TISSUE WITH JEAN-CLAUDE GUIMBERTEAU (LBP 059)”. They don't talk about stretching, but after listening you just need to put 1 and 1 together to answer this question. Best greetings!

thank you so much for this. every time I just feel more free after following the video. it's not only physical, but also existential

I am 70 yrs old, don’t like lying face down at all, but now walking around afterwards I feel so much better! Thanks Alfons!

I felt so fluid at the end of this lesson... like a jellyfish. This was definitely the funnest so far!! ;) Also, that onesie is ah-mazing. I need one of those. I would wear it all winter.

Thank you for sharing these wonderful sessions. I love how informative you are yet you make me laugh all the time. Your post are healing in many ways. I’ve just started to learn to appreciate this body in the past couple of years through emotional healing coupled with trying to manage yoga. But I must say this method is AMAZING! In days I felt more relief than I have felt in years! I never knew this body, in its current state, could feel light and fluffy. It’s a new discovery to me! But what amazed me most is the emotional release that happens when doing these movements in lesson 7 and 8. What liberation!!! I appreciate you immensely! Thank you so much for helping us all! When the body is more at ease, everyone you come in contact with gets more joy.

Thank you sooooo much for making these videos. They are excellent, you're a marvellous teacher. And thanks for the laughs too!

Thank you, Alfons, for a fun start to my day. I almost bailed 85% in to get started on chores - I would have missed the treasure at the end. I am still giggling inside with the joy of that discovery you uncovered for us.

Good KZread etiquette linking the channel, Peter draws is brilliant. You have truly mastered the art of the analogy Alfons :D And your movement sequences and lessons are as always, quite proper :P

Thank you so much! This series is really helping me through quarantine.

Your exercises are clear, easy to follow and have helped bring more flexibility to my 77 year old body. Thank you.

This is my first time through this lesson (done the others twice!) and I'm going to be honest, I thought the whole thing was a bit mad until then end when I just felt so good in my body! I'm going to spend more time rolling on the floor I think... Thanks Alfons!

thank you for your beautiful joyful work. The shoulder, arm and cervical spine tension i've had has been releasing.

The fact is, for some of us this Must be difficult. Certainly not comfortable. My plan to get around this, because I do intend to get to comfort or some kind of ease, is to Feel my discomfort as something that I am traveling Through rather than an immovable fate. I'm trying to keep organic sensibility while lifting all these different parts here into the 35 min. point I got the idea to see myself -- FEEL myself -- as deep down in the very colorful oceanic realm. Even better ~ to be an octopus. Big difference toward conceptualising the gesture(s). I'm going to go with Quadropus, though the head should probably be included.

Oh, what fun this was!!! My body feels years younger.

@ImprovingAbility

5 жыл бұрын

rolling is so essential!

Perfect start to my day. Thanks so much.

Thank you for continuing these introductory lessons! I look forward to them!

My partner enjoyed climbing to "Left Foot Mountain". I feel very different after this lesson. During the arm-leg raises on the floor I identified a very tight muscle in my front left-side with particular arching movements. This muscle released during the movements and now my chest is sitting much higher and more 'open'. Thanks Alfons see you in the next lesson...

Because I am 1. such a model student and because I 2. can look so badly from the prone position to the monitor I did not get my leg up. Only at the end did I watch Alfons closely enough and saw, that the leg then comes much higher when the hip is also lifted. I had pressed my hip to the floor🙈😀. So since Alfons instructions are usually very precise, I would have executed this movement better if Alfons had said "lift leg AND hip". Probably only I have this understanding problem, .....well, I'll do the sequence again and look forward to the see-saw. Nevertheless, something feels REALLY good now afterwards, like mostly I don't know what exactly feels so different and better, but definitely something is much better. I am very grateful for Moshe and Alfons and KZread and my floor.

@ImprovingAbility

Жыл бұрын

Well done and expressed! Challenged you to learn when to use which technique 😆

Alfons, this listen is such a great experience after doing the previous seven lessons. Feeling my ability to roll over, initiating with my legs, and then later with arms, is a very empowering feeling. Thank you so much!!

Holy moly, that was a big workout for my shoulders.😊

@ImprovingAbility

Жыл бұрын

😂

HI Alfons, My first time through this lesson.. rolling to the left was fun, rolling to the right...no go. Very interesting. I was glad to read others' comments, I think when I finish this I'll do you relieve the neck and shoulder series. Have had a pain in my hip today and I was amazed by how many movements I could do that did not irritate the hip at all. Thank you!!

Super!Thank you!!!!

At the end of the lesson I was going like "look, mummy, I can't roll" (I don't even live with my mother). Amazing!

@ImprovingAbility

5 жыл бұрын

🙃🤣😂

Amazing, can't sharing and recomending your channel.

Nice. Question Ahead. Bringing a whole new meaning to "explore yourself", "feel yourself", "massage yourself", "play with yourself". I feel as if all of the previous things I've seen from feldenkrais somehow work together.. this is amazing. One thing I realized and observed though. I know my left side has many weakneses (disc protusions, herniations , impigements etc). However, at around minute 33~37 doing the right foot and right hand/head up I felt a huge tightness on my right quadriceps. Could this be due to the left side issues or is it more of a right side weakness unrelated to the left side one? It's an interesting observation and I still feel the muscle soreness. Thanks. I wish I could give 1000 likes

@ImprovingAbility

3 жыл бұрын

Interesting, considering that a lengthening of the right side means a shortening of the left. This might be related to your report of weaknesses (the disc material squeezed out of the spine to the left, like squeezing a lemon, wow, this sounded overly dramatic 😅) … maybe you’re on to something… maybe protecting the left side led to weakening of the right … quads? Is this the agonist (opposite pair)? And now a little bit of overwork can be felt strongly? I can’t say! Please continue to stay true to your own observations and play with possible conclusions. Stay safe by working slowly and staying inside your savety zone…

Thank you. Your series is amazing. I have been doing massage, stretches for better mobility. This really helps.

Ahh, you like Peter Draws too! That is great! You are re-inspiring me, to feel better, and maybe to draw again! Thanks!

This was cool!

My second run through the series. This time in conjunction with the Workbook. In the evening I read and look at the pictures of the next day's class - so I know what to expect! Big improvement - better organization.

@ImprovingAbility

5 жыл бұрын

I'm happy for your improvement. And thank you for your support! 💪❤️🍀

This is healing!

I ended the lesson saying "weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee"... heheheh... i am really enjoying the series. Thank you very much!! My body had gone through so many changes that i am not sure how it is suposed to be anymore. I'll do all your lessons. Thanks a lot again.

@cinmac3

6 жыл бұрын

Mariana Letelier my problem is not staying him, only,,he teaches good many times it seems like too long, but, patience will bring virtuous healing.

I feel good rest in my body thanks for the video happy times

For me it was a little bit too much. Maybe i have to use the pause-Button. I will repeat it. But thank you for so much Input and i felt great after it. Really love that rolling

Your fab !

I am healing from a frozen shoulder. These last 2 lessons were hard as it hurts to lie down and put weight on my right side. I tried to work around this, as the movement is interesting. But I do better with the lessons on my back.

@ImprovingAbility

3 жыл бұрын

Sometimes we need a break and do something else... try my videos „reaching like a skeleton“ and shoulder circles, and then come back to this one to see if it got more comfortable, and if it did you can continue here to complete the series.😁👍 Wish you all the best!

Hallo Alfons, mir gefallen die farbigen Titel mit den Nummern für die Abfolge der Lektionen.

This was interesting! Lesson 6 I found quite difficult, on my front, though the results felt very good; then lesson 7, also on front, was one of the most profound in effect, and not so difficult ... but this one was the hardest of any of your lessons, and much of the time wasn't fun like it usually is. Something is going on ... and very much an extention of the day I just had. Oh well, see you in the next ...

@ImprovingAbility

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting! Since I can’t see you, could you describe it? What are the easy parts of this lesson, and where do the difficulties start? You could share here, or on Patreon, or keep your answer private altogether. But maybe you can solve your movement challenge in writing?

@blaggie2

2 жыл бұрын

@@ImprovingAbility Dear Alfons. When I did this lesson I had been working on a very frustrating editing task all day. I was upset and cross, and resentful of using so much of my time in that way. I finally decided I should do one of your wonderful lessons and be soothed and cheered up by YOU!!! It was a case of wanting the wrong thing, I think. I had to laugh, really, that I did not get what I wanted! (And, of course, I need to organise my life better so I don't do jobs I don't like!) Last night I went back to lesson 4 of GBDBD, one of my favourites, and all was well. Today my neck still feels good from the work last night. But the arms/neck/shoulders knots and stiffness has been with me for decades. At last I am getting better, slowly and surely. Lying on my front certainly puts a strain on my arms/neck/shoulders, but as I said before, lesson 7 was magic, and I felt incredible when I got off the floor. With lesson 8, I kept needing to stop and bring my arms down to my sides. it started to get easier by the end, with the rolling. I see you have an other video on rolling on the floor ... perhaps I should try that before I try this lesson again. What do you think? (I think I will be getting down on the floor with you for the rest of my life!!) Janet xx

Just finished 7 & 8. Didn't comment on 7 because I wanted to flow into 8 right away. Lovely feelings, thank you. My personal opinion (for what it's worth) -- I do not like it when an instructor says "please" frequently. The thing is, we come here to receive the benefit of your wisdom and experience so we, or at least I, feel that as your students, we are the ones who silently say "please teach us." When the instructor says please all through the lesson, it feels awkward and not quite authentic. "Please come to the floor" and "please leave a comment" are quite enough for good manners and cordiality. I hope that makes sense.

do you have a link for those pillows you use for side lying? Thanks always for great lessons!

AMAZING :-)

Oh my gosh Alsons! -My chest feels so 'awake'. haha! I absolutely had a ball rolling around, but when I went to get up, I had a pretty bad headache again (like a hangover thing). I still think this is probably due to the neck b/c everything else felt so fluid, as if I have a new front chest/belly! -Do you know what might be causing the pressure in my head? TY again & loved this lesson!

@ImprovingAbility

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Mary, there's probably as many reasons for headaches as there are people 😆 I would first rule out the obvious ones: coffee, cigarettes, alcohol. I recommend not taking any of those substances, because they all are toxic to the brain. Besides that continue practicing with these exercises, but also work with my "Relief for Neck & Shoulders" series.

unfortunately I cannot move my iliac crest off the floor, left: totally impossible, right: somehow a little bit possible - which connection/organisation is missing here? (of course I also fail at lesson 6, and I never practised beyond lesson 9)

@ImprovingAbility

3 жыл бұрын

crossing midline?

Hi, Alfons, I have been doing all the FM lessons I can find; and I like yours the best(!);)(fun+funny)I finally figured out how to 'subscribe'+comment -because I want to Thank You! --- ALL kinds of AMAZING benefits from your lessons ! Pls come to my 'neighborhood'--you would LOV it here!

The black top and pants make it hard to see what you're doing if I have a question. Otherwise, great! And thank you!

@ImprovingAbility

5 жыл бұрын

I dress ninja style, please don't copy my movements 🤓😁 the answers are already within you 🍀🤙

@natalag3411

5 жыл бұрын

Now why would I expect such a comment from you--you're right!

Life is a doodle :-)

I am jellyfish and I confirm - this is how you do it in an ocean :D

@ImprovingAbility

3 жыл бұрын

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