by Carol Montgomery | Feb 26, 2019 | Holistic Wellness, Mind Body Spirit, Somatics
Whether you think about it consciously or not, your nervous system creates a mental “image” or idea of how your body moves. Walking, standing, sitting, and other everyday movements and postures are pressed into the totality of your body’s essence, forming a complete...
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 | Nov 26, 2018 | Research, Somatics
Peripheral neuropathy changes your skin. Nerves that carry sensory information are supposed to look like a fist-full of uncooked spaghetti—a long cord with hundreds of small cords inside. At the ends of the small cords are sensors or receptors with different jobs:...
by Carol Montgomery | Jun 12, 2018 | Integral Human Gait, Somatics
Moshe Feldenkrais once said, “If you don’t know what you are doing, you can’t do what you want.” Perhaps no other phrase so captures the challenges that the Feldenkrais Method and Somatic Education, such as Integral Human Gait™, help students overcome. Phrased...
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...
by Carol Montgomery | Aug 8, 2017 | Bones For Life, General, Holistic Wellness, Osteoarthritis, Physical Therapy, Somatics
Bones for Life and Senior Citizen Day On August 21st, Americans have an opportunity to celebrate the wisdom and achievements of their elders, as well as advocate for the rights of older people all over the world. Senior Citizens Day, which was originally celebrated on...
