Morning Wakeup
Easy Lessons to Help You WakeUp!
This course has a unique format that may be of particular interest to you. There are 13 short mini-lessons that you can do first thing in the morning or last thing before sleeping - which you can do even on your bed!
In addition to the short mini-lessons there are 5 full-length lessons connected with them, broadening and deepening your learning.
About Feldenkrais® Awareness Through Movement™
Feldenkrais classes keep pace with how you are feeling. Step by step, starting from very simple movements, each class brings you gently to new realizations on your path to freedom, whether it be in joints, or your thinking, or your emotions.
There are lessons for those who are just beginning in the Feldenkrais Method™, as well as lessons to satisfy the curiosity of those with significant experience.
In addition to audio and video recordings of the lessons, some will have additional ideas that help you take the lesson into your daily life, whether it is in your bed, or your chair at your computer, walking, or even in sports.
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Course Curriculum
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PreviewShort Lesson #1: A little Undulation (5:50)
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StartClass 1 Audio Files (for downloading)
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StartShort Lesson #2: Lengthen a leg (8:40)
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StartShort #3: Folding and Lengthening with the Diagonal Leg (9:17)
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StartShort Lesson #4: Sitting, Bringing it all together, and finally, standing (9:37)
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StartShort Lesson 5: Sinking and Lightness (9:03)
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StartShort Lesson 6: Ease in Neck & Jaw (13:14)
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StartShort Lesson 7: Sitting: Folding To Stand (7:33)
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StartShort Lesson 8: Lines and Circles with the Nose (head) (7:50)
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StartShort Lesson 9: Lines & Circles with the Knees (7:54)
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StartShort Lesson 10: Sitting and connecting the Nose, Knees and Pelvis (7:07)
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StartShort Lesson 11: Rolling while holding a knee or shin (8:59)
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StartShort Lesson 12: The Pads of the Toes, and introducing the fingers and toes (14:00)
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StartShort Lesson 13: Sitting, holding a foot: Can you stand it? (9:29)
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StartClass 1: Undulating and folding (59:06)
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StartClass 2: Ease the Back and Neck (114:07)
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StartClass 3: Finding how Folding Frees the system
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StartClass 4: Re-educate the spine with your Nose, Knees, Pelvis (60:01)
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StartClass 5: Waking up the feet, introducing them to the hands-It's not all about the hips! (59:53)
Your Instructor
My first love was maths and sciences, leading to systems analysis – human and also computer systems. This led to a Masters in Educational Measurement, followed soon after with training in biofeedback at the California Pain Control Centre in Long Beach, California.
These studies opened a thirst for broader study, from massage, Reiki, energy systems, yoga and Tai Chi. I was always deeply drawn to the practice of mind-body integration and found that training in the Feldenkrais Method® gave me the best grounding in this way of being in the world. I graduated from my four-year Feldenkrais training program in 1991 and have maintained a private practice since.
I love working collaboratively and have volunteered for many years. I enjoyed being President of the Feldenkrais Guild of North America and have also had the opportunity to contribute to the International Feldenkrais Federation (IFF).
My interest in all things digital have intertwined with my Feldenkrais interests. I was an early adopter and advocate of online teaching (even before the Covid-19 2020/21 pandemic. This has been an important combination of skills as co-organizer of the Kelowna Feldenkrais Teacher Training that began online in 2021.