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Testimonials
- This class has allowed me to examine myself and
my playing in ways I could not see before. It has given me new confidence
in the ways in which I am able to learn and progress. But most importantly
it has given me confidence in myself. The Feldenkrais Method helps me
realize that I can trust myself to become a better performer, better
athlete, better all around human being. It has helped me become more
in tune with this dance of life".
Although I was interested in Feldenkrais because I felt that it would
help me to reach my long-standing goal of becoming a better cellist,
the benefits it has provided have been immeasurably more valuable. Yes,
it has helped me to gain access to movements and body parts that I didn't
know existed, as I've already mentioned. Perhaps more importantly, however,
it has helped me to gain access to corners of my mind that I didn't
know existed. Through Feldenkrais, I've discovered and developed a new
system of learning - learning through exploring and playing.
Studying the method has been a truly amazing journey. Not only has it
given me new insights into playing the cello; it also has refined the
way I think about everything.
One of the most important things Feldenkrais has helped me to develop
is a sense of curiosity. I have always been naturally inquisitive, but
the realization that there are countless ways of achieving comfort,
and that something can always be made more pleasurable makes me want
to constantly look around and discover it
I have had issues with pain in my hands due to playing the violin in
the past, but this semester I have been pain free. Something else that
I attribute to my Feldenkrais experience is that I am now much more
sure footed and centered in my everyday life.
I would like to discuss the particular means by which Feldenkrais has
been a transformational agent in my being. I have discovered that the
key to my own benefit from Feldenkrais lies in simplicity. Feldenkrais
is merely simplicity of action and simplicity of being. This realization
(not in an academic sense, but in physical one) has enabled incredibly
powerful changes to occur in my experience of my body
I had a great time in the masterclass and I have learned so much. I
was surprised that it enabled me to find a way to deal with my stage
fright. This was the best stage experience I have ever had!!! After
the masterrclass I watched the video and was surprised by my plying
and my calmness.
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