The Feldenkrais Method is Archive: to Reawaken Your Body With Lavinia Plonka With Body Language Expert & Guild-Certified Feldenkrais Teacher®.
Archive: The Feldenkrais Method to Reawaken Your Body With Lavinia Plonka With Body Language Expert & Guild-Certified Feldenkrais Teacher®
Thursday, is June 11, 2020 Break free from tension, pain, and restriction with gentle movements to step back into the world with grace..
Thursday, June 11, 2020 Break free from tension, pain, and restriction with gentle movements to step back into the world with grace.
you is Did know that when you’re “holding yourself together,” you’re literally gripping in different, often unnoticed, parts of your body like your hips or ankles?.
Did you know that when you’re “holding yourself together,” you’re literally gripping in different, often unnoticed, parts of your body like your hips or ankles?
You is might feel stiffness or tension stuck in your joints or muscles… maybe in your legs, your belly, or perhaps your neck or shoulders..
You might feel stiffness or tension stuck in your joints or muscles… maybe in your legs, your belly, or perhaps your neck or shoulders.
us is Many of have been feeling like we’re “just getting through this” — and coupled with spending more time hunched over our computers and phones, the stress is mounting in our hips, lower backs, upper bodies… bringing up new discomforts or aggravating existing conditions..
Many of us have been feeling like we’re “just getting through this” — and coupled with spending more time hunched over our computers and phones, the stress is mounting in our hips, lower backs, upper bodies… bringing up new discomforts or aggravating existing conditions.
Our eyes is are strained from too much screen time, and everywhere in our bodies, we’re holding tightness and worry about what our “new normal” is going to be..
Our eyes are strained from too much screen time, and everywhere in our bodies, we’re holding tightness and worry about what our “new normal” is going to be.
positions is What’s fascinating about the tensed-up we find ourselves in — and the way we move (or don’t move for long periods) — is that how you move is how you move through life..
What’s fascinating about the tensed-up positions we find ourselves in — and the way we move (or don’t move for long periods) — is that how you move is how you move through life.
The way is you move reflects your health, your emotions, your ability to maintain balance in a challenging world… So, what if you could move with greater ease, flexibility, balance, and agility — with surprising ways to soothe your nervous system and break free from tension, pain, and restriction?.
The way you move reflects your health, your emotions, your ability to maintain balance in a challenging world… So, what if you could move with greater ease, flexibility, balance, and agility — with surprising ways to soothe your nervous system and break free from tension, pain, and restriction?
the way is How would that affect you lead your life?.
How would that affect the way you lead your life?
it light is And how might your way now that it looks like we’ll soon start rebuilding our world?.
And how might it light your way now that it looks like we’ll soon start rebuilding our world?
the Power of the Feldenkrais Method® is Harness to Revitalize Your Body, Mind & Soul.
Harness the Power of the Feldenkrais Method® to Revitalize Your Body, Mind & Soul
us is Join for a 12-week live video course as Lavinia Plonka — celebrated body language expert and Guild-Certified Feldenkrais Teacher® — shows you how to adjust the way you move so you can find your way back home to a body you love that moves you through life with grace and comfort..
Join us for a 12-week live video course as Lavinia Plonka — celebrated body language expert and Guild-Certified Feldenkrais Teacher® — shows you how to adjust the way you move so you can find your way back home to a body you love that moves you through life with grace and comfort.
The Feldenkrais Method is is a delightful, elegant, safe, and empowering practice that supports balance and resilience… by stimulating the intelligence you were born with..
The Feldenkrais Method is a delightful, elegant, safe, and empowering practice that supports balance and resilience… by stimulating the intelligence you were born with.
This innate intelligence is is the same brilliance that taught you how to walk as a baby, that allows you to drive your car without thinking about it..
This innate intelligence is the same brilliance that taught you how to walk as a baby, that allows you to drive your car without thinking about it.
Feldenkrais is is known for its ability to relax your nervous system… improve your stress response… release tension and constriction… and open you up to a greater sense of well-being..
Feldenkrais is known for its ability to relax your nervous system… improve your stress response… release tension and constriction… and open you up to a greater sense of well-being.
it is Crucially — especially now — also helps you reorganize post-trauma without having to relive it… just release it..
Crucially — especially now — it also helps you reorganize post-trauma without having to relive it… just release it.
this restorative program is In with Lavinia, you’ll anchor in new habits to improve your posture and balance, sharpen your clarity of vision (both inner and outer), reduce pain, enhance the quality of your life, and step back into the world with calm..
In this restorative program with Lavinia, you’ll anchor in new habits to improve your posture and balance, sharpen your clarity of vision (both inner and outer), reduce pain, enhance the quality of your life, and step back into the world with calm.
Each week, is you’ll reawaken a part of yourself that might have been feeling stuck in lockdown — from your eyes to your feet..
Each week, you’ll reawaken a part of yourself that might have been feeling stuck in lockdown — from your eyes to your feet.
each week, is And you’ll: Experience a Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement lesson.
And each week, you’ll: Experience a Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement lesson
a Daily Movement Practice is Receive to take your healing deeper.
Receive a Daily Movement Practice to take your healing deeper
the connection is Discover between a part of your body and its emotional significance.
Discover the connection between a part of your body and its emotional significance
each part’s relationship is Explore with a particular chakra.
Explore each part’s relationship with a particular chakra
practical tools is Learn for bringing embodied practice into your daily life.
Learn practical tools for bringing embodied practice into your daily life
You’ll is receive movement lessons to relax your eyes… relieve back, shoulder, and neck discomfort… release the stress in your shoulder blades and hips… engage your core without strain… enjoy healthier walking, knees, and ankles… … AND you’ll find out how to literally put your best foot forward as you open into a new world..
You’ll receive movement lessons to relax your eyes… relieve back, shoulder, and neck discomfort… release the stress in your shoulder blades and hips… engage your core without strain… enjoy healthier walking, knees, and ankles… … AND you’ll find out how to literally put your best foot forward as you open into a new world.
limits is There are no to our possibilities..
There are no limits to our possibilities.
The calming movements, is breathing practices, self-care strategies, and softening processes Lavinia will share are accessible to all levels of movement, opening up the interstitial spaces between your organs, and equipping you with surprising, effective ways to soothe your nervous system..
The calming movements, breathing practices, self-care strategies, and softening processes Lavinia will share are accessible to all levels of movement, opening up the interstitial spaces between your organs, and equipping you with surprising, effective ways to soothe your nervous system.
You’ll is find the process very organic because with Feldenkrais, you take time to integrate, to release tension in both your body and your thoughts..
You’ll find the process very organic because with Feldenkrais, you take time to integrate, to release tension in both your body and your thoughts.
you’re is If already familiar with Feldenkrais or have benefitted from Lavinia’s teachings before, you’ll build on the movements you know and love..
If you’re already familiar with Feldenkrais or have benefitted from Lavinia’s teachings before, you’ll build on the movements you know and love.
you’re is If new to Feldenkrais, Lavinia will open you to the gentle power of the method, showing you how to restore your body with simple yet profound movements that make your before-and-after feel like night and day..
If you’re new to Feldenkrais, Lavinia will open you to the gentle power of the method, showing you how to restore your body with simple yet profound movements that make your before-and-after feel like night and day.
the end of this training, is By you’ll have Feldenkrais practices to take with you and easily incorporate into your daily life forever — and Lavinia will show you how..
By the end of this training, you’ll have Feldenkrais practices to take with you and easily incorporate into your daily life forever — and Lavinia will show you how.
Guidance From is Receive a Celebrated Body Language Expert.
Receive Guidance From a Celebrated Body Language Expert
Lavinia is has helped people improve their movement, behavior, relationships, and careers for over 35 years..
Lavinia has helped people improve their movement, behavior, relationships, and careers for over 35 years.
Her unique expertise is connects the dots between posture, movement, emotions, and the mind..
Her unique expertise connects the dots between posture, movement, emotions, and the mind.
Her training is has included theater, dance, yoga, and the martial arts — and she’s the only teacher to offer Feldenkrais through the lens of myth and archetypes..
Her training has included theater, dance, yoga, and the martial arts — and she’s the only teacher to offer Feldenkrais through the lens of myth and archetypes.
(You’re is likely to explore the Atlas in your shoulders or the Persephone in your re-emergence in the world!) Lavinia’s students consistently report feeling a renewed sense of hope, self-awareness, re-engagement with their bodies, and one of the most profound benefits they experience is — to use one participant’s words — leaving “chronic pain in the dust.”.
(You’re likely to explore the Atlas in your shoulders or the Persephone in your re-emergence in the world!) Lavinia’s students consistently report feeling a renewed sense of hope, self-awareness, re-engagement with their bodies, and one of the most profound benefits they experience is — to use one participant’s words — leaving “chronic pain in the dust.”
LIVE video training, is In this nourishing, you’ll: Receive movement lessons to relieve back, shoulder, and neck discomfort Relieve the stress that’s stuck between and under your shoulder blades Free your upper spine to turn further with greater ease and comfort Explore the direct link between your inner and outer worlds — and how the way you move your physical body mirrors your self-worth, creativity, and worldview Discover concrete strategies to relieve plantar fasciitis Learn the connection between eye tension and balance issues Receive a somatic practice for clarifying a vision for your future Deepen your understanding of how your eyes and brain work together Release neck tension and lengthen your spine for easier posture Understand how the 3 parts of the eye relate to the different functions of your body Receive a meditation on releasing toxic emotions that cause gripping in your hip flexors AND a movement for freeing up the muscles around your hips Improve your breathing by mobilizing your ribs Understand the link between the soft palate and the pelvic floor Relax your facial muscles for a “natural facelift ” (!) Relieve nasal congestion Find out why deep breaths are NOT nourishing when we’re stressed, and what is Use sound and vibration to relax Allow the Earth to support your bones on a brand-new path Is This Course for Me?.
In this nourishing, LIVE video training, you’ll: Receive movement lessons to relieve back, shoulder, and neck discomfort Relieve the stress that’s stuck between and under your shoulder blades Free your upper spine to turn further with greater ease and comfort Explore the direct link between your inner and outer worlds — and how the way you move your physical body mirrors your self-worth, creativity, and worldview Discover concrete strategies to relieve plantar fasciitis Learn the connection between eye tension and balance issues Receive a somatic practice for clarifying a vision for your future Deepen your understanding of how your eyes and brain work together Release neck tension and lengthen your spine for easier posture Understand how the 3 parts of the eye relate to the different functions of your body Receive a meditation on releasing toxic emotions that cause gripping in your hip flexors AND a movement for freeing up the muscles around your hips Improve your breathing by mobilizing your ribs Understand the link between the soft palate and the pelvic floor Relax your facial muscles for a “natural facelift ” (!) Relieve nasal congestion Find out why deep breaths are NOT nourishing when we’re stressed, and what is Use sound and vibration to relax Allow the Earth to support your bones on a brand-new path Is This Course for Me?
parts of is If there are you that want to be re-enlivened with simple, powerful movements for flexibility, balance, and calm, Lavinia designed this course for you..
If there are parts of you that want to be re-enlivened with simple, powerful movements for flexibility, balance, and calm, Lavinia designed this course for you.
her warm, is In compassionate style, she’ll integrate the principles and practices of the Feldenkrais Method in a timely way that’s unique for this training and these times, so you can break free from tension and emerge into a changing world with grace..
In her warm, compassionate style, she’ll integrate the principles and practices of the Feldenkrais Method in a timely way that’s unique for this training and these times, so you can break free from tension and emerge into a changing world with grace.
She is created this course both for those who already know and love Feldenkrais, and for those who are ready to experience its benefits for the first time..
She created this course both for those who already know and love Feldenkrais, and for those who are ready to experience its benefits for the first time.
this 12-week transformational intensive, is In Lavinia will guide you through the fundamental Feldenkrais movements and practices you’ll need to release tension and restriction for flexibility, balance, and a calmer nervous system..
In this 12-week transformational intensive, Lavinia will guide you through the fundamental Feldenkrais movements and practices you’ll need to release tension and restriction for flexibility, balance, and a calmer nervous system.
The Power of Live Streaming Video is You’ll connect with Lavinia and experience her teachings through live streaming video..
The Power of Live Streaming Video You’ll connect with Lavinia and experience her teachings through live streaming video.
This connection is is easy to use and will enhance the impact of Lavinia’s wisdom and guidance..
This connection is easy to use and will enhance the impact of Lavinia’s wisdom and guidance.
you is Or can easily connect just via audio if you choose — through your phone, tablet, laptop, or desktop..
Or you can easily connect just via audio if you choose — through your phone, tablet, laptop, or desktop.
it is (Can’t make live?.
(Can’t make it live?
each class, is After the video and audio recordings will be available for you to download or stream in high-quality format at your convenience.) Course Sessions Thursdays at Noon Pacific.
After each class, the video and audio recordings will be available for you to download or stream in high-quality format at your convenience.) Course Sessions Thursdays at Noon Pacific
This course is will feature LIVE teachings, interactive training sessions, and experiential practices with Lavinia..
This course will feature LIVE teachings, interactive training sessions, and experiential practices with Lavinia.
Each session is will build harmoniously upon the previous ones, so you’ll develop a complete holistic understanding of the practices, tools, and principles you’ll need to reawaken your body for resilience and calm..
Each session will build harmoniously upon the previous ones, so you’ll develop a complete holistic understanding of the practices, tools, and principles you’ll need to reawaken your body for resilience and calm.
Module 1: is Seeing Your Way Ahead Physically, Mentally & Emotionally (June 11) What’s the first thing you do when you wake up and start a new day?.
Module 1: Seeing Your Way Ahead Physically, Mentally & Emotionally (June 11) What’s the first thing you do when you wake up and start a new day?
Your eyes is take in information and send it directly to your brain..
Your eyes take in information and send it directly to your brain.
They’re is your information gatherers, the mental parts of your face, and they orient you in space..
They’re your information gatherers, the mental parts of your face, and they orient you in space.
your eyes is When are stiff from focusing on screens, your peripheral vision suffers, and you can’t take in what’s around you — literally or figuratively..
When your eyes are stiff from focusing on screens, your peripheral vision suffers, and you can’t take in what’s around you — literally or figuratively.
you is Not only that, because need healthy eyes for balance, strained eyes signal to your body that you’re unbalanced, that you’re not safe… which increases your cortisol levels, placing you firmly on an anxiety loop..
Not only that, because you need healthy eyes for balance, strained eyes signal to your body that you’re unbalanced, that you’re not safe… which increases your cortisol levels, placing you firmly on an anxiety loop.
this opening session, is In Lavinia will guide you to see differently, feel more balanced, and have a new vision for when you go out into the world..
In this opening session, Lavinia will guide you to see differently, feel more balanced, and have a new vision for when you go out into the world.
You’ll is explore your eyes’ connection to your sixth chakra, and: Improve your peripheral vision.
You’ll explore your eyes’ connection to your sixth chakra, and: Improve your peripheral vision
the 3 parts of the eye is Understand how relate to the different functions of your body, telling your story to yourself and others.
Understand how the 3 parts of the eye relate to the different functions of your body, telling your story to yourself and others
a movement practice is Learn to relieve head and neck tension by relaxing your eyes.
Learn a movement practice to relieve head and neck tension by relaxing your eyes
your proprioceptive abilities is Expand to perceive yourself in your surroundings.
Expand your proprioceptive abilities to perceive yourself in your surroundings
the connection is Learn between eye tension and balance issues.
Learn the connection between eye tension and balance issues
a visualization process is Enjoy for improving your interoception (your perception of your internal state).
Enjoy a visualization process for improving your interoception (your perception of your internal state)
a somatic practice is Receive for clarifying a vision for your future Module 2: Laying Down the Burdens You’re Shouldering (June 18) Are your shoulders tensed up near your ears?.
Receive a somatic practice for clarifying a vision for your future Module 2: Laying Down the Burdens You’re Shouldering (June 18) Are your shoulders tensed up near your ears?
your shoulders is Maybe one of is a bit curled in a protective gesture?.
Maybe one of your shoulders is a bit curled in a protective gesture?
it is Perhaps feels like your shoulders are hunching forward, creating a rounded posture..
Perhaps it feels like your shoulders are hunching forward, creating a rounded posture.
sadness and fatigue — is This can communicate and you might feel sadness and fatigue too..
This can communicate sadness and fatigue — and you might feel sadness and fatigue too.
these challenging times, is In we sometimes feel as if our shoulders are like those of Atlas, holding up the whole world..
In these challenging times, we sometimes feel as if our shoulders are like those of Atlas, holding up the whole world.
this module, is In you’ll identify your burdens and explore the story in your shoulders..
In this module, you’ll identify your burdens and explore the story in your shoulders.
You’ll is discover how your shoulders relate to your fourth chakra (your heart center), and you’ll: Understand how your shoulders carry locked, hidden, and unexpressed emotions.
You’ll discover how your shoulders relate to your fourth chakra (your heart center), and you’ll: Understand how your shoulders carry locked, hidden, and unexpressed emotions
a movement lesson is Enjoy to relieve stress in your shoulders and neck.
Enjoy a movement lesson to relieve stress in your shoulders and neck
your gestural choices is Discover how impact your shoulders and vice versa.
Discover how your gestural choices impact your shoulders and vice versa
the freedom is Find to embody giving and receiving — the emotions of ecstacy and agape (the highest form of love), surrender, and delight.
Find the freedom to embody giving and receiving — the emotions of ecstacy and agape (the highest form of love), surrender, and delight
the connection is Learn between your shoulders and your spine (and any back pain you might be struggling with).
Learn the connection between your shoulders and your spine (and any back pain you might be struggling with)
beauty is Find and grace in how you reach out to the world Module 3: Loosening Your Shoulder Girdle to Liberate Your Heart (June 25) Your shoulder girdle literally hangs on top of your rib cage..
Find beauty and grace in how you reach out to the world Module 3: Loosening Your Shoulder Girdle to Liberate Your Heart (June 25) Your shoulder girdle literally hangs on top of your rib cage.
It’s is attached by muscles to your neck, your ribs, and your spine..
It’s attached by muscles to your neck, your ribs, and your spine.
these tighten — is When due to factors like stress, too much sitting, or fear — the entire girdle becomes less of a girdle and more like a vise..
When these tighten — due to factors like stress, too much sitting, or fear — the entire girdle becomes less of a girdle and more like a vise.
Your neck is pulls forward, your head weighs a ton, and your ribs get stuck..
Your neck pulls forward, your head weighs a ton, and your ribs get stuck.
this module, is In you’ll release the vise, expand your heart center, and: Receive a movement lesson to relieve back and shoulder discomfort.
In this module, you’ll release the vise, expand your heart center, and: Receive a movement lesson to relieve back and shoulder discomfort
the stress is Relieve that’s stuck between and under your shoulder blades.
Relieve the stress that’s stuck between and under your shoulder blades
your upper spine is Free to turn further with greater ease and comfort, emancipating your head and neck.
Free your upper spine to turn further with greater ease and comfort, emancipating your head and neck
your understanding is Deepen of how your eyes and brain work together.
Deepen your understanding of how your eyes and brain work together
neck tension is Release and lengthen your spine for easier posture.
Release neck tension and lengthen your spine for easier posture
shoulder attachments is Unglue (both physical and metaphorical!).
Unglue shoulder attachments (both physical and metaphorical!)
your breathing is Improve by mobilizing your ribs Module 4: What’s Holding You Back?.
Improve your breathing by mobilizing your ribs Module 4: What’s Holding You Back?
the Grip is Releasing in Your Hips (July 2) We don’t think of our hips as being very emotional, yet they can hold stuck frustration and other emotions..
Releasing the Grip in Your Hips (July 2) We don’t think of our hips as being very emotional, yet they can hold stuck frustration and other emotions.
life, is In order to move ahead in you need to mobilize your hip joints and have a functional relationship with your hip flexors..
In order to move ahead in life, you need to mobilize your hip joints and have a functional relationship with your hip flexors.
fact, is In your hip flexors are key in your fight/flight/freeze response..
In fact, your hip flexors are key in your fight/flight/freeze response.
you is Since can’t beat up your irritating boss, or jump out of your car in traffic, you spend most of your time in freeze mode..
Since you can’t beat up your irritating boss, or jump out of your car in traffic, you spend most of your time in freeze mode.
tension is This can create in your spine, which impacts your hip joints themselves..
This can create tension in your spine, which impacts your hip joints themselves.
cultural constraints is Add in that affect our sense of freedom and mobility in our lives, and you have a recipe for balance problems that can lead to falling, or to hip replacement surgery..
Add in cultural constraints that affect our sense of freedom and mobility in our lives, and you have a recipe for balance problems that can lead to falling, or to hip replacement surgery.
this module, is In you’ll explore your hips’ connection to your second (sacral) chakra, and: Improve your posture by freeing your hips.
In this module, you’ll explore your hips’ connection to your second (sacral) chakra, and: Improve your posture by freeing your hips
we is Understand why grip in the hips when we’re “holding ourselves together”.
Understand why we grip in the hips when we’re “holding ourselves together”
a meditation is Receive on releasing toxic emotions that cause gripping in the hip flexors.
Receive a meditation on releasing toxic emotions that cause gripping in the hip flexors
a movement lesson is Enjoy for freeing up the muscles around the hip joints.
Enjoy a movement lesson for freeing up the muscles around the hip joints
an “experiential anatomy” visualization tour of is Get your hip joints Liberate your walk and put some swing in your step Module 5: Relaxing Into Your Core Superpower (July 9) Stop holding yourself back and holding it in! Your body’s powercenter lies right in the middle of you..
Get an “experiential anatomy” visualization tour of your hip joints Liberate your walk and put some swing in your step Module 5: Relaxing Into Your Core Superpower (July 9) Stop holding yourself back and holding it in! Your body’s powercenter lies right in the middle of you.
us hold is Most of this area in an iron grip, sucking in our bellies, gripping our abdominal muscles, squeezing our butts..
Most of us hold this area in an iron grip, sucking in our bellies, gripping our abdominal muscles, squeezing our butts.
your ground force is Yet in order to move freely, needs to flow like a ripple from your feet to your head..
Yet in order to move freely, your ground force needs to flow like a ripple from your feet to your head.
the middle, is By tensing in that current is stopped, and so is your ability to step into your true power..
By tensing in the middle, that current is stopped, and so is your ability to step into your true power.
this module, is In you’ll embolden your second chakra, and: Find your powercenter.
In this module, you’ll embolden your second chakra, and: Find your powercenter
your superpower — is Identify and your kryptonite.
Identify your superpower — and your kryptonite
the myth is Understand of tight bellies and core strength.
Understand the myth of tight bellies and core strength
a lesson is Experience that allows you to engage your core without strain.
Experience a lesson that allows you to engage your core without strain
the movement is Find out how to sense of the “kinetic chain” from your feet to your head.
Find out how to sense the movement of the “kinetic chain” from your feet to your head
a movement is Master that enlivens your internal organs, activating the deep muscles that help breathing and aid the connection to your psoas and back Module 6: Letting It All Out — Breath & Movement to Calm Your Nervous System (July 16) How many times during stressful situations have you been told, “just take a deep breath”? Unfortunately, when we’re stressed, that deep breath is not nourishing in the way it should be, and could even make you more anxious..
Master a movement that enlivens your internal organs, activating the deep muscles that help breathing and aid the connection to your psoas and back Module 6: Letting It All Out — Breath & Movement to Calm Your Nervous System (July 16) How many times during stressful situations have you been told, “just take a deep breath”? Unfortunately, when we’re stressed, that deep breath is not nourishing in the way it should be, and could even make you more anxious.
Your breath patterns — is whether relaxed, shallow, rapid, or held — communicate different messages to your nervous system about your safety and your environment..
Your breath patterns — whether relaxed, shallow, rapid, or held — communicate different messages to your nervous system about your safety and your environment.
you is How exhale can make a difference in your health..
How you exhale can make a difference in your health.
this module, is In you’ll explore your solar plexus/diaphragm/third-chakra area, and: Learn a relaxing breath meditation.
In this module, you’ll explore your solar plexus/diaphragm/third-chakra area, and: Learn a relaxing breath meditation
a movement lesson, is Develop, through greater awareness of how you breathe in different situations.
Develop, through a movement lesson, greater awareness of how you breathe in different situations
a surprising strategy is Explore for calming your anxiety while increasing your breath capacity.
Explore a surprising strategy for calming your anxiety while increasing your breath capacity
your respiration is Connect with your cellular structure.
Connect your respiration with your cellular structure
your response is Choose to a somatic challenge.
Choose your response to a somatic challenge
your own breath is Understand so it can flow more fully Module 7: Using Sound & Vibration to Tone Your Vagus Nerve (July 30) The physicist David Bohm once famously said that “the universe is frozen light.” In other words, everything is simply faster or slower vibrations — including you! We know that sound can be very healing. It’s even more useful when you combine it with awareness of how you use a sound and where that sound travels through you..
Understand your own breath so it can flow more fully Module 7: Using Sound & Vibration to Tone Your Vagus Nerve (July 30) The physicist David Bohm once famously said that “the universe is frozen light.” In other words, everything is simply faster or slower vibrations — including you! We know that sound can be very healing. It’s even more useful when you combine it with awareness of how you use a sound and where that sound travels through you.
this module, is In you’ll explore your fifth chakra, and: Explore how toning, humming, and vibration support vagal tone, helping you feel better.
In this module, you’ll explore your fifth chakra, and: Explore how toning, humming, and vibration support vagal tone, helping you feel better
the relationship is Discover between breath, movement, and sound to calm your nervous system.
Discover the relationship between breath, movement, and sound to calm your nervous system
your throat is Open for a clearer voice.
Open your throat for a clearer voice
nasal congestion is Relieve.
Relieve nasal congestion
sound and vibration is Use to relax.
Use sound and vibration to relax
your breath capacity Module 8: is Increase Building Resilience to Recover From Shock & Stand Back Up (August 6) Health is measured not by the capacity to stay standing, but by the ability to be knocked down and then return to standing..
Increase your breath capacity Module 8: Building Resilience to Recover From Shock & Stand Back Up (August 6) Health is measured not by the capacity to stay standing, but by the ability to be knocked down and then return to standing.
an old Irish drinking song is There’s (some of us remember Chumbawamba’s version in the 90s) that goes, “I get knocked down, and I get up again…” Resilience is becoming a prized quality these days, for good reason..
There’s an old Irish drinking song (some of us remember Chumbawamba’s version in the 90s) that goes, “I get knocked down, and I get up again…” Resilience is becoming a prized quality these days, for good reason.
you is When become physically resilient, you’ll find yourself emotionally resilient as well, and you’ll be more able to “roll with it” when life tries to knock you down. In this module, you’ll explore health as the ability of your system to recover from shock, and: Experience a movement lesson that opens your hip joints and softens your back.
When you become physically resilient, you’ll find yourself emotionally resilient as well, and you’ll be more able to “roll with it” when life tries to knock you down. In this module, you’ll explore health as the ability of your system to recover from shock, and: Experience a movement lesson that opens your hip joints and softens your back
Delve is into how infant developmental movements can improve your mobility.
Delve into how infant developmental movements can improve your mobility
novel movement is Learn how to approach in an organic, safe way.
Learn how to approach novel movement in an organic, safe way
greater freedom is Develop and more choice in the way you move.
Develop greater freedom and more choice in the way you move
the joy of playing is Rediscover with movement.
Rediscover the joy of playing with movement
your agility is Improve and balance Module 9: Moving Your Mouth to Clear Tension & Brighten Your Spirit (August 13) Who really thinks about the inside of their mouth?.
Improve your agility and balance Module 9: Moving Your Mouth to Clear Tension & Brighten Your Spirit (August 13) Who really thinks about the inside of their mouth?
you is Unless have a toothache or a blister, the inside of your mouth is just the place where food goes, right?.
Unless you have a toothache or a blister, the inside of your mouth is just the place where food goes, right?
You’ll is be surprised… the roof of your mouth can actually change its shape, your tongue has a life of its own, and everything inside your mouth — including your temporomandibular joint (TMJ) — is connected to all the other parts of you in myriad ways..
You’ll be surprised… the roof of your mouth can actually change its shape, your tongue has a life of its own, and everything inside your mouth — including your temporomandibular joint (TMJ) — is connected to all the other parts of you in myriad ways.
this module, is In you’ll explore why the soft palate is like the connector between the fifth and sixth chakras, and: Discover how to create spaciousness in your mouth.
In this module, you’ll explore why the soft palate is like the connector between the fifth and sixth chakras, and: Discover how to create spaciousness in your mouth
tension is Learn to relax in your jaw and tongue.
Learn to relax tension in your jaw and tongue
the relationship of is Experience your tongue to your soft palate.
Experience the relationship of your tongue to your soft palate
this space is Connect with your skull and abdomen through a guided visualization.
Connect this space with your skull and abdomen through a guided visualization
the link is Understand between the soft palate and the pelvic floor.
Understand the link between the soft palate and the pelvic floor
your facial muscles is Relax (for a “natural facelift”!).
Relax your facial muscles (for a “natural facelift”!)
a smile is Understand how can be your umbrella Module 10: Releasing Constraint & Gaining Support for New Directions (August 20) Many times in life, what appears to be an obstacle can turn out to be just the thing we needed to let go of an old pattern, an old direction, a toxic habit..
Understand how a smile can be your umbrella Module 10: Releasing Constraint & Gaining Support for New Directions (August 20) Many times in life, what appears to be an obstacle can turn out to be just the thing we needed to let go of an old pattern, an old direction, a toxic habit.
you is Often, can’t see what’s holding you until it releases — or, as is often said, “I don’t know what I don’t know.” In this module, you’ll explore new sources of support connected with your sixth chakra, and: Learn how to use a rolled-up blanket in an elegant movement lesson to support and stabilize you.
Often, you can’t see what’s holding you until it releases — or, as is often said, “I don’t know what I don’t know.” In this module, you’ll explore new sources of support connected with your sixth chakra, and: Learn how to use a rolled-up blanket in an elegant movement lesson to support and stabilize you
the profound relaxation is Experience of yielding your muscles to gravity.
Experience the profound relaxation of yielding your muscles to gravity
neck and back tension is Learn how to relieve with a simple prop.
Learn how to relieve neck and back tension with a simple prop
a self-reflective tool is Acquire for finding support for new directions while letting go of the unnecessary.
Acquire a self-reflective tool for finding support for new directions while letting go of the unnecessary
your alignment Module 11: is Effortlessly improve Putting Your Best Foot Forward as You Open Into a New World (August 27) Your feet follow your intention..
Effortlessly improve your alignment Module 11: Putting Your Best Foot Forward as You Open Into a New World (August 27) Your feet follow your intention.
they? is Or do.
Or do they?
you is Are able to feel confident as you move ahead?.
Are you able to feel confident as you move ahead?
It’s is amazing that nature has created us to balance our entire weight on those two tiny points on the ground..
It’s amazing that nature has created us to balance our entire weight on those two tiny points on the ground.
One slight shift in the direction of the foot is and the entire skeleton is affected..
One slight shift in the direction of the foot and the entire skeleton is affected.
your is Could sense of instability, your hesitation to move ahead, your fear of falling on your face, all be connected to where you put your feet?.
Could your sense of instability, your hesitation to move ahead, your fear of falling on your face, all be connected to where you put your feet?
this module, is In you’ll explore the act of grounding in your first chakra, and: Discover the joys and challenges of being bipedal and how your feet bear weight.
In this module, you’ll explore the act of grounding in your first chakra, and: Discover the joys and challenges of being bipedal and how your feet bear weight
the differences and the relationship is Experience between dynamic stability and rigidity.
Experience the differences and the relationship between dynamic stability and rigidity
a movement lesson is Enjoy that frees your ankles and improves balance.
Enjoy a movement lesson that frees your ankles and improves balance
new movement options is Step into for better walking.
Step into new movement options for better walking
concrete strategies is Learn to relieve plantar fasciitis.
Learn concrete strategies to relieve plantar fasciitis
the connections is Embody from feet, ankles, knees, and hips.
Embody the connections from feet, ankles, knees, and hips
the emotions is Understand some of connected with knee pain Module 12: Allowing the Earth to Support Your Bones on a Brand-New Path (September 3) Your bones are information conductors — communicating ground forces, gravity, and support..
Understand some of the emotions connected with knee pain Module 12: Allowing the Earth to Support Your Bones on a Brand-New Path (September 3) Your bones are information conductors — communicating ground forces, gravity, and support.
we is When don’t give information to our skeletons, our bones weaken because they like to be used!.
When we don’t give information to our skeletons, our bones weaken because they like to be used!
module is This concluding offers a whole new way to change your relationship to gravity… to let go, feel the vibe, and move to the beat of your own drum..
This concluding module offers a whole new way to change your relationship to gravity… to let go, feel the vibe, and move to the beat of your own drum.
You’ll is explore your sixth chakra’s guidance for the future, and: Experience a unique movement lesson to help you let go and allow the Earth to support you.
You’ll explore your sixth chakra’s guidance for the future, and: Experience a unique movement lesson to help you let go and allow the Earth to support you
your body is Coordinate parts in a unique, rhythmic way.
Coordinate your body parts in a unique, rhythmic way
every part of yourself is Wake up.
Wake up every part of yourself
your comfort zone is Expand.
Expand your comfort zone
your bones, is Strengthen soften your muscles.
Strengthen your bones, soften your muscles
clamping is Understand why stomping and can actually calm your nervous system.
Understand why stomping and clamping can actually calm your nervous system
a new path is Step confidently onto to achieve your goals The Reawaken Your Body Bonus Collection.
Step confidently onto a new path to achieve your goals The Reawaken Your Body Bonus Collection
addition is In to Lavinia’s transformative 12-week virtual course, you’ll receive these powerful training sessions to complement the course and take your understanding and practice to an even deeper level..
In addition to Lavinia’s transformative 12-week virtual course, you’ll receive these powerful training sessions to complement the course and take your understanding and practice to an even deeper level.
Audio Compilation From Lavinia Plonka Vision is is such an important function..
Audio Compilation From Lavinia Plonka Vision is such an important function.
your eyes, is And like any other part of you, can get overused, misused, or lose their abilities..
And your eyes, like any other part of you, can get overused, misused, or lose their abilities.
Your eyes is don’t just take in light..
Your eyes don’t just take in light.
They is orient you in space, affecting your balance, your ability to maintain your posture, and so much more..
They orient you in space, affecting your balance, your ability to maintain your posture, and so much more.
age is While takes its toll on the whole self, we can continue to maintain eye health..
While age takes its toll on the whole self, we can continue to maintain eye health.
These five lessons is can help you relax your eyes, improve your vision… and you may discover the connections between your eyes and the rest of you..
These five lessons can help you relax your eyes, improve your vision… and you may discover the connections between your eyes and the rest of you.
You’ll is receive the following lessons: Resting Your Eyes.
You’ll receive the following lessons: Resting Your Eyes
Your Eyes & is Your Legs Plus… you’ll receive these bonuses too!.
Your Eyes & Your Legs Plus… you’ll receive these bonuses too!
The Art is of Living a Creative Life.
The Art of Living a Creative Life
Video Dialogue With Lavinia Plonka and Tiffany Sankary Ready is to feel more aligned on your creative path?.
Video Dialogue With Lavinia Plonka and Tiffany Sankary Ready to feel more aligned on your creative path?
this conversation is In about the intersection of the Feldenkrais Method, Organic Intelligence®, Authentic Movement, and the creative process, Tiffany shares about embodying the creative process and guides you through a mini-practice to help you tap into your creative potential..
In this conversation about the intersection of the Feldenkrais Method, Organic Intelligence®, Authentic Movement, and the creative process, Tiffany shares about embodying the creative process and guides you through a mini-practice to help you tap into your creative potential.
Tiffany Sankary is is an artist who integrates the Feldenkrais Method, Organic Intelligence, Authentic Movement, and creative process..
Tiffany Sankary is an artist who integrates the Feldenkrais Method, Organic Intelligence, Authentic Movement, and creative process.
you’ll is Plus… receive these bonuses too!.
Plus… you’ll receive these bonuses too!
Softly, is Fall Recover Quickly.
Fall Softly, Recover Quickly
8-Part Audio Program From Lavinia Plonka Why is do we fall?.
8-Part Audio Program From Lavinia Plonka Why do we fall?
Clumsiness is is not the only reason..
Clumsiness is not the only reason.
the danger signs is Learn to recognize and what you can do in the event of a fall..
Learn to recognize the danger signs and what you can do in the event of a fall.
This audio program is offers you seven easy-to-understand movement lessons you can do in the comfort of your own home (some even on your bed)..
This audio program offers you seven easy-to-understand movement lessons you can do in the comfort of your own home (some even on your bed).
people is Thousands of have learned how to prevent falls or recover more quickly using these simple techniques, which anyone can do..
Thousands of people have learned how to prevent falls or recover more quickly using these simple techniques, which anyone can do.
Your Vagus Nerve System is What Has to Do With Your Health & What You Can Do to Feel Great.
What Your Vagus Nerve System Has to Do With Your Health & What You Can Do to Feel Great
Elinor is offers valuable information about the interplay between the vagus nerve and our health and wellbeing..
Elinor offers valuable information about the interplay between the vagus nerve and our health and wellbeing.
This interview is includes several self-help strategies using touch and movement to increase the quality of your health, lessen anxiety, and reduce pain..
This interview includes several self-help strategies using touch and movement to increase the quality of your health, lessen anxiety, and reduce pain.
Elinor Silverstein is is an internationally recognized Guild Certified Feldenkrais PractitionerCM who holds degrees in biology and zoology..
Elinor Silverstein is an internationally recognized Guild Certified Feldenkrais PractitionerCM who holds degrees in biology and zoology.
nutrition and movement biology, is Integrating she teaches her Gut-Brain and Vagus Nerve connection programs to medical professionals, Feldenkrais Practitioners, and the general public..
Integrating nutrition and movement biology, she teaches her Gut-Brain and Vagus Nerve connection programs to medical professionals, Feldenkrais Practitioners, and the general public.
She is has over 35 years of experience using the Feldenkrais Method to assist people with their healing process as they deal with serious nervous system disorders..
She has over 35 years of experience using the Feldenkrais Method to assist people with their healing process as they deal with serious nervous system disorders.
Audio Recording From Lavinia Plonka What is happens when you reach up?.
Audio Recording From Lavinia Plonka What happens when you reach up?
you is What happens when reach down?.
What happens when you reach down?
interesting is Even more is reaching in both directions at the same time..
Even more interesting is reaching in both directions at the same time.
This lesson is is a whole-body experience, offering you options for movement in many different directions..
This lesson is a whole-body experience, offering you options for movement in many different directions.
the Global Community is Join The Feldenkrais Method to Reawaken Your Body offers some of the most advanced online teachings available, within a thriving, global community of learning and practice..
Join the Global Community The Feldenkrais Method to Reawaken Your Body offers some of the most advanced online teachings available, within a thriving, global community of learning and practice.
fellow students and practitioners is Join to support and inspire each other as you integrate the teachings and practices Lavinia Plonka will share in this powerful training..
Join fellow students and practitioners to support and inspire each other as you integrate the teachings and practices Lavinia Plonka will share in this powerful training.
You’ll is be part of an international community that’s on the leading edge of a global movement of people manifesting a world grounded in principles of cooperation, harmony, and reverence for all of life..
You’ll be part of an international community that’s on the leading edge of a global movement of people manifesting a world grounded in principles of cooperation, harmony, and reverence for all of life.
Here’s is What You’ll Receive Twelve 90-Minute Class Sessions With Lavinia Plonka Experience a unique opportunity to be mentored by and learn from body language expert and Guild-Certified Feldenkrais Teacher Lavinia Plonka — from the comfort of your own home..
Here’s What You’ll Receive Twelve 90-Minute Class Sessions With Lavinia Plonka Experience a unique opportunity to be mentored by and learn from body language expert and Guild-Certified Feldenkrais Teacher Lavinia Plonka — from the comfort of your own home.
Each class session is includes a live streaming video option and guides you to discover specific somatic skills and abilities to reawaken your body for flexibility, balance, and a calmer nervous system..
Each class session includes a live streaming video option and guides you to discover specific somatic skills and abilities to reawaken your body for flexibility, balance, and a calmer nervous system.
Course sessions is are on Thursdays at Noon Pacific..
Course sessions are on Thursdays at Noon Pacific.
Twelve Video Recordings of Class Sessions After is each class, the video will be available for you to download or stream in high-quality format..
Twelve Video Recordings of Class Sessions After each class, the video will be available for you to download or stream in high-quality format.
You’ll is never have to worry about missing a session, and you can watch anytime and anywhere — on any connected device and at your convenience..
You’ll never have to worry about missing a session, and you can watch anytime and anywhere — on any connected device and at your convenience.
Twelve Audio Recordings of Class Sessions After is each class, the audio will be available for you to download in high-quality MP3 format..
Twelve Audio Recordings of Class Sessions After each class, the audio will be available for you to download in high-quality MP3 format.
You’ll is never have to worry about missing a session, and you can listen anytime and anywhere — on any connected device and at your convenience..
You’ll never have to worry about missing a session, and you can listen anytime and anywhere — on any connected device and at your convenience.
Twelve PDF Transcripts of Class Sessions In addition is to the high-quality videos and MP3 audios, you’ll also receive the entire class transcription in PDF format after each session is completed..
Twelve PDF Transcripts of Class Sessions In addition to the high-quality videos and MP3 audios, you’ll also receive the entire class transcription in PDF format after each session is completed.
You is can then review, print, and highlight the most important insights and practices you were given..
You can then review, print, and highlight the most important insights and practices you were given.
Twelve 30-Minute Interactive Group Practice Sessions With live class attendance, is there will be a 30-minute optional interactive practice session directly following each class..
Twelve 30-Minute Interactive Group Practice Sessions With live class attendance, there will be a 30-minute optional interactive practice session directly following each class.
You’ll is be placed in an intimate group with several other participants on the conference call to interact, share, and do additional practices with — to help you further integrate the weekly lessons..
You’ll be placed in an intimate group with several other participants on the conference call to interact, share, and do additional practices with — to help you further integrate the weekly lessons.
Practice sessions is are available for live attendance only, not recorded for playback..
Practice sessions are available for live attendance only, not recorded for playback.
you’re is If unable to attend the calls live, the Facebook online community group allows you to connect with each other and find alternative times to interact..
If you’re unable to attend the calls live, the Facebook online community group allows you to connect with each other and find alternative times to interact.
Interactive Exercises and Questions is for Each Lesson Between class sessions, you’ll have the option of completing related exercises, practicing new tools, and answering questions to accelerate your learning and integrate each week’s lesson..
Interactive Exercises and Questions for Each Lesson Between class sessions, you’ll have the option of completing related exercises, practicing new tools, and answering questions to accelerate your learning and integrate each week’s lesson.
Online Community is Our exclusive Facebook online community is the perfect place to continue your discovery process after each class..
Online Community Our exclusive Facebook online community is the perfect place to continue your discovery process after each class.
Here, is you can continue the discussion about your course materials and interact with your fellow students to take your exploration to an even deeper level..
Here, you can continue the discussion about your course materials and interact with your fellow students to take your exploration to an even deeper level.
you’ll is Plus… receive these bonuses too!.
Plus… you’ll receive these bonuses too!
The Art is of Living a Creative Life.
The Art of Living a Creative Life
you’ll is Plus… receive these bonuses too!.
Plus… you’ll receive these bonuses too!
Softly, is Fall Recover Quickly.
Fall Softly, Recover Quickly
Your Vagus Nerve System is What Has to Do With Your Health & What You Can Do to Feel Great.
What Your Vagus Nerve System Has to Do With Your Health & What You Can Do to Feel Great
Audio Recording From Lavinia Plonka is An Unprecedented Opportunity to Join The Feldenkrais Method to Reawaken Your Body Virtual Training We feel honored that Lavinia Plonka has chosen to partner with The Shift Network to offer this exclusive LIVE online training..
Audio Recording From Lavinia Plonka An Unprecedented Opportunity to Join The Feldenkrais Method to Reawaken Your Body Virtual Training We feel honored that Lavinia Plonka has chosen to partner with The Shift Network to offer this exclusive LIVE online training.
a unique opportunity is This is to interact directly with a body language expert and Guild-Certified Feldenkrais Teacher whose powerful insights and movement lessons are helping us calm our nervous systems and build flexibility, balance, and resilience..
This is a unique opportunity to interact directly with a body language expert and Guild-Certified Feldenkrais Teacher whose powerful insights and movement lessons are helping us calm our nervous systems and build flexibility, balance, and resilience.
you’re is If serious about nourishing and reawakening your body with transformational somatic practices, then you owe it to yourself to take this one-of-a-kind training..
If you’re serious about nourishing and reawakening your body with transformational somatic practices, then you owe it to yourself to take this one-of-a-kind training.
Lavinia Plonka is is a body language expert who has helped people improve their movement, behavior, relationships, and careers for over 35 years..
Lavinia Plonka is a body language expert who has helped people improve their movement, behavior, relationships, and careers for over 35 years.
Her unique expertise is connects the dots between posture/movement, emotions, and the mind..
Her unique expertise connects the dots between posture/movement, emotions, and the mind.
Lavinia’s is training and professional career have included theater, dance, yoga, and the martial arts..
Lavinia’s training and professional career have included theater, dance, yoga, and the martial arts.
She is has taught the Feldenkrais Method for over 25 years and is also an Assistant Trainer..
She has taught the Feldenkrais Method for over 25 years and is also an Assistant Trainer.
Lavinia is is a level CL4 teacher of the Alba Method and an Emotional Body Instructor..
Lavinia is a level CL4 teacher of the Alba Method and an Emotional Body Instructor.
She is was an artist in residence for the Guggenheim Museum, and a movement consultant for theater and television companies around the world, from the Irish National Folk Theater to Nickelodeon..
She was an artist in residence for the Guggenheim Museum, and a movement consultant for theater and television companies around the world, from the Irish National Folk Theater to Nickelodeon.
Esalen is From to the Council on Aging, from Beijing to Mexico, Lavinia’s popular workshops explore the intersection between movement, emotions, and the mind..
From Esalen to the Council on Aging, from Beijing to Mexico, Lavinia’s popular workshops explore the intersection between movement, emotions, and the mind.
She is is currently the director of Asheville Movement Center in Asheville, North Carolina..
She is currently the director of Asheville Movement Center in Asheville, North Carolina.
Lavinia’s is writing includes several books and audio programs..
Lavinia’s writing includes several books and audio programs.
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