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What is Somatic Movement?

May 28, 2020 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

Dyana Wells monoprint

By Dyana Wells, Open Ground School of Meditation There are many different kinds of movement and exercise classes offered in New Zealand. In Raglan, where I now live, I have come across Yoga, Pilates, Contemporary dance, Nia dance and gentle exercises for seniors.   Somatic movement is a relatively new brand and has become extremely popular around the world. It grew out of Feldenkrais and developed alongside new research into neuromuscular reprogramming. ‘When activity is freed of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Physical Practices Tagged With: feldenkrais, neuroplasticity, sensory motor system, Somatics, yoga

How to use Feldenkrais Technique to Free up Your Yoga {video}

April 28, 2015 by Kara-Leah Grant Leave a Comment

Christine Cutbush demonstrating a Feldenkrais technique for freeing up twists in your yoga practice

by Kara-Leah Grant I first came across Feldenkrais in a yoga teacher taught by a friend in Wellington - Oli Wiles. He was smitten with the technique and skilfully wove it through his yoga teaching to great benefit. Now that I've been practicing yoga for almost two decades, I've also become very interested in how the body opens up, or doesn't open up. From my own experience I can see that it's not a simple equation of doing x, y, or z posture enough times and achieving your optimum range of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Home Yoga Practice, Home Yoga Practice Video, Physical Practices, Practices Tagged With: awareness, Christine Cutbush, feldenkrais, somatic, twisting

February 15 – 17: Albany, Power to the Pelvis, Lower back comfort

January 30, 2013 by Lucinda Staniland Leave a Comment

Workshops with Christine Cutbush, Feldenkrais, 
Bones for life, Yoga teacher & Reflexologist. The pelvis is designed to support and move your spine easily and efficiently. It enables your spine to tilt, bend and turn in all directions. When your pelvis is in a neutral position the lower back maintains its natural curve. For many people the pelvis is tilted too far forward over aching the lower back or, too rounded flattening the lower back which can put pressure on your muscles, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Events Archive Tagged With: & Bones for life, albany yoga room, Christine Cutbush, coordinated body, easy movement therapist, enabling, feldenkrais, Power to the Pelvis, r comfort, spinal health, teache, wellbeing, workshop

December 7 – 9: Auckland, Dynamic Twisting Workshop with Christine Cutbush

November 28, 2012 by Lucinda Staniland Leave a Comment

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Filed Under: Events Archive Tagged With: albany yoga room, Christine Cutbush, Dynamic twisting, feldenkrais, Reflexologist, teacher of Bones For Life, workshop

A curious approach to sitting and back-bending

September 30, 2011 by Guest Author 1 Comment

By guest author Oli Wiles, Free to Move Find sthira sukham at your desk and on the mat A friend recently posted a pic on Facebook of his 3-month-old boy sitting propped up on a sofa. The caption read: "Propped up at 3 months, eventually he toppled." It got me thinking about sitting and back-bending … Now, as you sit at your desk, it is likely that the muscles of your back are stopping you from toppling into the keyboard. In playing this important role, however, parts of your back … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Physical Practices, Practices Tagged With: back bends, backbending, feldenkrais, oli wiles, video, wellington, workshops, Yoga Unlimited

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