Feldenkrais Introductory Course: The Dancers Series
Feldenkrais is an extremely gentle movement based training that teaches you how to heighten your ability to sense and feel yourself while you are moving while improving your freedom and range of movement in all planes of action.
Please note, these lessons are audio lessons only.
Practicing the Feldenkrais Method can have many therapeutic benefits, hone specialised physical skills and support creative expression.
This is an introductory series of lessons for any person who is interested in improving their ability to move, and who understand that when you improve the way that you move, you also improve the way you feel, sense and think.
This series was designed for and taught to people training to be professional dancers, however it is suitable for any level of movement capability. The lessons are recorded live in the dance studio and are provided as an audio lesson without any visual demonstration. The lessons should be undertaken as described on the audio track.
Lesson 1: Freeing The Hp Joints
In this first lesson you will learn how to increase your freedom and range of movement in your hip joints.
Recorded live in the dance studio, this lesson is suitable for any level of movement expertise.
It is done lying on your back and takes 37 minutes
Lesson 2: Roll To Reach
In this second lesson you will understand how the movements of your chest can increase your reach into space.
Recorded live in the dance studio, this lesson is suitable for any level of movement expertise.
It is done lying on your back and takes 45 minutes.
Lesson 3: Activating Your Core
In this third lesson you will learn how to organise and coordinate all of your torso to increase your proximal power.
Recorded live in the dance studio, this lesson is suitable for any level of movement expertise.
It is done lying on your back and takes 35 minutes.
Lesson 4: Discovering the Spine
In this fifth lesson you will discover the incredible movement possibilities of your spine.
Recorded live in the dance studio, this lesson is suitable for any level of movement expertise.
It is done on your hands and knees and takes 45 minutes.
Ingrid Weisfelt
Ingrid Weisfelt is a certified Feldenkrais Practitioner and Assistant Trainer. She works as a movement therapist and movement teacher in private practice and at the Victorian College of The Arts School Of Dance, Melbourne University.
Ingrid enjoyed a successful career both in Australia and overseas as a professional dancer. It was a career ending back injury that led her to discover the Feldenkrais Method. She completed her Feldenkrais practitioner training program in 2002, injury and pain free, and returned to the stage for another ten years. Now, having well and truly left the stage behind, Ingrid enjoys working with people from all walks of life to help them rediscover their joy of movement, build their body awareness and increase their movement skills.