Healing with Choice

Dear Students:
Moshe Feldenkrais taught that to be able to do the same movement in three or more different ways creates choice in life.  This concept really spoke loudly to me this past month as I was nursing an ankle sprain and was non-weight bearing for eight days.  During that time, I was so grateful to be able to climb the stairs, crawl & maneuver from the floor in many different ways. This saved my non-injured leg from becoming over-used while I let my other one heal.

“The truly important learning is to be able to do the thing you already know in another way. The more ways you have to do the things you know, the freer is your choice. And the freer your choice, the more you’re a human being.”  ~ Moshe Feldenkrais 

I am very indebted to every Awareness Through Movement® lesson I have learned & taught over the years as they helped me get back on my feet in gentle & skeletally effective ways. I am relying on my awareness to stand & walk evenly through the weight bearing bones in each foot to keep unnecessary strain off my mending ligaments & tendons. Also I appreciate & trust my spontaneous instinct to intelligently show me when I’m ready to progress to more difficult ankle motions as I continue recovering.

"My purpose is to allow people to move closer to actually being creatures of free choice, to genuinely reflect individual creativity and emotion, freeing the body of habitual tensions and wired-patterns of behaviour so that it may respond without inhibition to do what the person wants." ~ Moshe Feldenkrais

Just as importantly I view my injury from the emotional & mental perspectives to aid my healing to go deeper than the physical level. I realize that ankles represent moving forward & am taking a deep emotional dive into feeling & looking at what areas in my life I’m stuck or complacent at in advancing ahead.  And last but not least, I have gained more respect for living in the present moment, especially when doing cartwheels outdoors on uneven ground. I thank my soul & the laws of nature for giving me a lesson that has my full attention!

Happy New Year!  I hope to share the wonderful Feldenkrais Method® with you in a class, workshop and/or private session during 2026!  Peace to all on Earth!
~Donna