In summer, the song sings itself.
— William Carlos Williams
Since the start of the millennium, I have taught an annual Feldenkrais summer camp. I had planned to skip this year.
Last month, I taught Foam Roller Revolution in Austin, Texas. This new public Awareness Through Movement weekend workshop uses foam rollers to improve how you sit and stand. Over a series of guided explorations, you also discover how to rebalance your neuromuscular system and improve how you move.
I was excited to share what I learned over the years about using rollers to develop awareness and change habits. Though feedback about the lessons was good, some of the participants also let me know that the material was just too dense. One said the meal was delicious but too rich. Another complained that there was too much valuable information and not enough time to absorb it.
Instead of discouraging me, these comments inspired me to teach this carefully curated series over a longer time frame. Summer camp would be perfect!
Thankfully, the good folks at Castle Hill Fitness in Austin offered to sponsor the extended version of Foam Roller Revolution from Thursday to Sunday, August 24 to 27. We are offering two online sessions daily, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. The idea is to make it possible to participate from wherever you may be at a time that (hopefully) works for you. If something comes up and you can’t make it, please know that tuition does include access to the recordings of the classes.
You can find out more information and sign up for the course here.
Feldenkrais’ innovative and transformative use of foam rollers has intrigued me since my teacher training program. Years later, right around the time they started gaining popularity with the fitness folks, I realized that many of my colleagues were unfamiliar with how to use them. So I put together a postgraduate course called Reclaiming Rollers. If you’re curious about their role in one-on-one sessions, here’s a link to the video from my colleague and friend Barb Moody promoting the 2005 version of that advanced course.
The photo at the top of today’s post was taken by vjapratama. I found it at pexels.com.
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