by Carol Montgomery | Mar 28, 2019 | General, Somatics
The way we support ourselves in our posture and movement says a lot about what is going on in our nervous systems. Many of our habits form on a subconscious level, which can make it difficult to change them. Some of those habits take away our ability to fully utilize...
by Carol Montgomery | Jan 15, 2019 | General, Somatics
Want to move more efficiently? You need to learn about levers. In the third century BCE, the Greek mathematician, physicist, and engineer Archimedes is said to have uttered the phrase, “Give me a place to stand, and I shall move the earth.” No, he was not claiming to...
by Carol Montgomery | Dec 11, 2018 | General
The ideas of self-image and self-esteem are largely considered within the realm of mental application. In other words, how we view ourselves — positively, negatively, or somewhere else on this conceptual continuum of self awareness — has an impact on our mental...
by Carol Montgomery | Nov 26, 2018 | General
We overexert ourselves. We strain and we ignore the messages our bodies send to us to the detriment of our health. Moshe Feldenkrais understood this. We live in a culture that prizes the ability to grin through the pain. Our heroes are those who can put mind over...
by Carol Montgomery | Jul 30, 2018 | General, Holistic Wellness, Mind Body Spirit
By Andrew Heimann Spirituality is not the absence of conflict; it is the ability to flourish because of it. To avoid conflict and chaos in life detracts from the human experience, which is what ultimately helps our spirit and spirituality blossom. We become our...
by Carol Montgomery | May 1, 2018 | General, Holistic Wellness, Mind Body Spirit, Somatics
We see every day that technology can be used for ill both unconsciously and consciously. But technology can also be used for good. This is definitely the latter. The Feldenkrais Awareness Summit: Resiliency, Freedom, and Evolution—sponsored by Future Life Now OnLine...
