HI Students:
Following is a favorite excerpt of mine from Dr. Norman Doidge’s, latest book about the brain’s ability to heal itself.
“According to Feldenkrais, these attempts to leapfrog through development are a huge error 
because no one ever learned to walk by walking. Other skills have to be in place for a child to walk—skills adults don’t think about or remember learning, such as the ability to arch the back and lift the head. Only when all these pieces are in place will a child learn to walk, spontaneously.” ~“The Brain’s Way of Healing: Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries From the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity” by Norman Doidge
This statement applies to everyone, no matter the problem one is dealing with. Whether I am
helping a baby that missed crawling; an adult with a back injury; a person suffering from a stroke; or a child with special needs- teaching them the movements a baby learns in the first year of life creates & restores functioning. This may look like a baby rolling for the first time; a person dealing with a stroke speaking more clearly; or a teenager figuring out a math problem more easily.
A baby is born without curves in the spine. The curves develop as the baby’s curiosity invites them to do movements such as rolling onto the belly and lifting the head to see something in their environment. Crawling, sitting and walking 
are discovered in much the same way. Allowing a baby to go through these motions supports brain development. An adult re-visiting these movements can create new pathways in the brain and reshape the curves in their vertebral column. All of this will improve balance and functioning no matter one’s age!
Attend a Feldenkrais class or workshop soon so you can continue to grow and heal. The workshop I taught in March sold out so I recommend signing up early for the workshop, Taking the Weight Off Your Shoulders on May 2nd.
~Donna