Practitioner Online Course: Learning Self-Organization Again and Again and Again…

Self-organization is the foundation of our work as Feldenkrais practitioners. Better self-organization results in better Functional Integration® lessons. Yet it is not something we “know”—rather, it is a practice, something that we train in again and again and again.

"Over the years Jeff has made the path of maturation for practitioners more and more explicit. He has refined his teaching of self-organization to a high art." Andrew Gibbons, GCFP

Moving with an equal distribution of muscular tone is a basic principle of the Feldenkrais Method®. When you are teaching do your hands and fingers feel strain? Do you experience neck or back discomfort? Can you lift your client’s head or limbs without changing the tone in your arms? By making self-organization a daily personal practice, you’ll be able to consistently:

• Improve the quality of your touch.
• Give higher quality Functional Integration lessons.
• Improve your comfort while working.
• Support yourself and work with proportional, equal distribution of tone.
• Improve your ability to listen to what your client communicates when you touch them.

This seven-week online class will delve into the heart of self-organization. It will utilize the DVDs from the five-day workshop, Learning Self-Organization Again and Again and Again… recorded June 2014. Each week, you will study the videos from one day of the workshop; we will then get together online to discuss the material and answer your questions. It is ideal if you wish to study this material deeply with my guidance.

I am excited that the technology is now available that will allow us to meet virtually—you will be able to see me, I will be able to see you, and we can talk as if we were in the same room. 

By taking this course, you will have met the prerequisite for the IOPS Academy (Ideal Organization & Profound Strength), my new graduate program for Feldenkrais practitioners, beginning Fall 2015.

Technical requirements: To participate in this online course, you will need a computer, Internet access, microphone, and webcam that meet the specifications listed here.

Course requirements: Participants must have access to the Learning Self-Organization Again and Again and Again... recordings. If you don’t already own or have access to them, you can purchase them at the discounted rate of a 25% discount. Once you register for this course, a discount code will be sent to you.