Feldenkrais Method in Dryden, Michigan

Benefits

● Have more energy for life
● Feel stronger and more flexible
● Learn to be adaptable and spontaneous
● Move with ease, coordination and pleasure
● Improve posture, balance, flexibility, and coordination
● Improve everyday activities and athletic / artistic pursuits
● Reduce stress / anxiety and improve your ability to relax
● Reduce chronic pain, discomfort, and tension
● Become self-sufficient at reducing pain and tension
● Adapt to injury or illness

Classes:
For the General Public:
2012 classes now forming at the Meditation Self-Healing Center, 244 Law St. , Lapeer, MI. Call Mary Lou at 810.706.1889 for more information or to register for classes.

For the Equestrian:
2012 classes through Romeo, Washington, Bruce Twp. Parks & Recreation, 361 Morton, Romeo, MI. This class begins January 4, 2012 and runs for 15 weeks. Pre-registration is necessary. No one can add the class after the 2nd class meeting, January 11, per Parks and Recreation policy. It is possible to register for this class online, through their website. Call RWB Parks & Rec at 586.752.6543. Classes for the rider are also forming in Metamora, MI and will start in February, 2012. For information about this series, call Mary Lou at 810.706.1889

My Friends:

Mary Debono SenseMethod
The SENSE Method^SM uses non-habitual touch, movement and the power of connection to help animals and their people replace limiting movements and behaviors with healthy, empowering ones.

Paris Kern
Paris Kern is a Feldenkrais® practitioner based in Baltimore, Maryland. For the last fifteen years she helped many people overcome pain, improve their quality of movement and quality of life. She has a special interest in the concerns of riders and has developed Riding with the Whole Self, a system that specifically tailors the principles Feldenkrais to the needs of horses and riders. She is also an authorized teacher of the Sounder Sleep System.

Michigan Feldenkrais - Dale Jensen, Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner^cm teaches classes, workshops and offers private sessions in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Feldenkrais in the news:

The Feldenkrais Fix in November 2009 issue of Experience Life Magazine

Feldenkrais: The slow road to success in the fast lane
in Fast Company

AARP Magazine article about Feldenkrais & chronic pain!

Dr. Norman Doidge, author of The Brain that Changes Itself, article about Feldenkrais

More articles

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THE FELDENKRAIS METHOD FOR RIDERS

An unmounted workshop to help you develop your
self-awareness and kinesthetic ability as a rider

We are very excited to announce a FELDENKRAIS METHOD WORKSHOP FOR RIDERS happening March 10 at the lovely Rudolf Steiner High School of Ann Arbor. In this unmounted workshop, you will be guided through several engaging, unique movement learning sequences selected especially for the rider based on Feldenkrais Method AWARENESS THROUGH MOVEMENT® lessons. These lessons will help you develop the kinesthetic ability to move parts of the body independently and/or without interference from other physical aspects that should remain quiet, allowing for more effective communication between horse and rider.

The lessons will examine:

Breathing throughout the entire torso, freeing the belly and deepening the seat
Learning how you load and unload the seat bones for increased freedom to rebalance yourself or your horse, and for all-important weight transfers in the saddle
Softening and opening the hip joints, essential for all mounted movement
Differentiating movements of the pelvis and hips for independent use of the leg and trunk
Opening and bending the ribs to shorten or lengthen the trunk, for lateral work

…all contributing to better balance, improved independent use of the aids, and greater communication between you the rider and your horse.

DETAILS

WHEN: March 10, 2012, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
WHERE: Rudolf Steiner High School, 2230 Pontiac Trail, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48105
COST: $125 by February 29; $150 thereafter
LUNCH: Optional Zingerman's Catered Lunch or BYO
PARKING: Ample, free parking

REGISTRATION

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING

Riders who participate in Awareness Through Movement are overwhelmingly enthusiastic about the benefits generated by their participation.

"My (equine) trainer said 'Whatever you're doing, keep doing it!' "
- Kathleen Eberle

"Having a left total replacement for 23 years, my balance and flexibility (was) compromised...as I execute dressage movements to the left and sit my trot, leaving me frustrated with a very unhappy horse. Participating in Mary Lou Dyker's Feldenkrais for Riders program and her use of gentle noninvasive instruction I'm able to redirect my thinking to release my hips, shoulders and rebalance, placing weight evenly in my irons for an easier sitting trot ... and to weight my left iron resulting in one heck of a beautiful left half pass with a straight flying change and ... a very happy forward horse!! If you have been struggling with your riding or everyday activity I strongly suggest the Feldenkrais program!" - Kathleen Marquardt USDF Bronze and Silver Medalist

"After several minor accidents, some horse related, my equine/human body worker recommended your class (Feldenkrais for Riders) as a way (to learn) to rebalance myself and keep from transferring ... my compensation patterns to my young horse. I had difficulty isolating movement on the right side ... and developed compensation patterns ... in my riding ... just to stay on a horse. Thank you again. Your class has changed me since I began early last summer. I can now feel both sides of my body ... and I no longer feel compressed on the right side ... This has been a wonderful experience, one I hope to continue ... "
- Carol Wahl

"I've been attending Feldenkrais for Riders classes once a week for about a year. As a result, my lower back issue has definitely improved without question! I ride my horse 5 days a week and the Feldenkrais classes have helped me to continue to do what I enjoy ... I would encourage anyone to attend the classes."
- Joyce W.

INSTRUCTORS

Mary Lou Dyker is a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner. She offers group classes, workshops, and private lessons in the Feldenkrais Method, with a specialization for the rider, within their equine sport, at all levels of mastery.

Dale Jensen is a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner. He offers group classes, workshops, and private lessons in the Feldenkrais Method in the Ann Arbor area.

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Photography by Rosalie O'Connor, www.rosalieoconnor.com

"Ordinarily, we learn just enough to function. But our ability to function with a greater range of ease and skill remains to be developed. "

- Moshe Feldenkrais