From the Fall 2003 Schedule
"Feldenkrais by Osmosis"

    Abby, who has been taking my group class for several quarters, just told the class this story:

   "My husband Bob and I were having dinner on the screened porch last night. As we were finishing, he picked up several plates and some other things and started carrying them to the kitchen. On the way, he had to pass through the back door. As both hands were full, he couldn't use them to open the door. So he used his hip instead. I was watching him maneuver all this, and he noticed me watching him. So he said, "You see, I have learned Feldenkrais by osmosis."

   I didn't understand, and I wrinkled up my face in a question mark. He clarified. "Isn't this what you do in that class? You're always telling me--that you try to figure out how to use your whole body to accomplish your task."

   Bob got it right. That's what we do. We explore how to better use the body so that all the parts participate in accomplishing a movement goal. The choice of goal is up to you. It might be kicking a soccer ball, or playing a musical instrument, or sitting at the computer, or cleaning up after dinner. Using the whole body, and the whole self, is the basis for a good experience in everything.