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Nürnberg (Germany) : August 29 – September 2, 2026
Teaching will be in English
A space for breathing as much as a cradle of our emotions, the chest is also a place of resonance for the spoken and sung voice, a place of expression for a creative and rich life, a free and differentiated emotional life. Its highly articulated structure, fine and potentially very mobile, plays a decisive role in the development of breathing. It also ensures the transmission and meeting of all the impulses coming from the pelvis or the head, thus allowing a true integration of daily movements and respecting an overall and healthy physiology of the spine.
We will experience how to:
• Become aware of the articulated structure of the chest, developing greater freedom of the ribs in the three planes of space, regain the flexible mobility of the chest-bone and greater functional articulation of the thoracic spine whether in flexion, extension or torsion .
• Experience the dorsal column as an essential link within the chain of transmission from the feet to the head, an unavoidable passageway for all the forces coming from the pelvis, head and limbs.
• Integrate the movements of the arm and head through a more functional engagement of the thoracic spine and chest, thereby regaining more mobility and fluidity in daily movements.
• Discover a certain relaxation and flexibility of the muscle fibers which insert themselves on the different parts of the rib cage and thoracic spine, diaphragm, trapezius, abdominal and back muscles ; perceiving how their tension or shortening limit and constrain one’s mobility, to lengthen and let go… these tensions are most often linked to present or past stress or emotional and relational experiences.
• Find how to use breathing to awaken this presence in oneself and in the surrounding world, this feeling of living, regenerating self as well as a true quality of listening… instantly helping to find calm within oneself, to center oneself, connect and take the necessary step back from paralyzing events (stress and emotions).
From there, it will become easier to understand what limits us and our students or patients, to discover how, through simple explorations whose principles and mechanisms we have dismantled, we can find ease and comfort, reduce effort and stress, develop an authentic Well Being…
Informations and applications directly by Christine Eibert
feldenkrais.ceibert@web.de
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Workshop open to the public
« Through the feet, finding a stable and dynamic support during action, a better balance in all situations »
Helsinki : September 12th – 13th, 2026
Teaching will be in English
To be balanced is to be capable of balance, that is to say, capable of organizing fine adjustments, both physical and psychological, which allow one to adapt to events coming from outside as well as from inside. The balance of the upright man is therefore not a « posture » in the formal sense of the term, but an « acture », a true availability to act, react and find one’s balance at every moment and in all situations.
Above the ankle, more than fifty joints are organized, which determine their balance as a standing human. Any imbalance inevitably leads to compensatory use of the musculature to support the skeleton, thereby reducing its ability to move.
The human body’s supports are the dynamic expression of two equal and opposite forces: the force of gravity (linked to gravitation) and the inverse return of everything received by the ground (theory of bi-verticalism).
While they are physical, these supports are just as psychological. Indeed, the psyche sometimes adds to, sometimes reduces the action of gravity (the anxious person who walks on tiptoe, another walking with small steps as if with regret, heeling the ground with his arrogance or even dragging the slippers of moral or physical misery…).
During this seminar, through awareness-raising situations, we will :
– Develop the numerous sensory receptors of the foot, which will allow for more functional balance management.
– Refine the differentiation between the different elements of the foot, ankle, and toes, which will give the feet all the sensory-motor intelligence to adapt to terrain and situations.
– Discover the astonishing relationships between the support of the feet on the ground and respiratory function, gaze, vocal expression, and more generally our physical and mental attitude toward action and the environment.
By finding the security of stable and dynamic support as well as better organization of one’s skeleton in the gravitational field, Human beings, freed from the worry of maintaining their balance, can dare to leap into action without restraint and move forward.
For informations and applications, please contact directly Marie Körkkö
marie.korkko@gmail.com |
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Zurich (Switzerland) : January 30 – February 2, 2026
Teaching will be in English
Structural mainstay of our physical architecture, zone of circulation and transmission between the head and the pelvis, between the brain and peripheral structures of the body, major support for the insertion of the large muscle groups which maintain our balance, the spinal column is our life pillar.
Structured like a well-oiled chain, the spinal column is made up of curves (more or less harmonious depending on our age and how we’ve lived our life) which assure stability and mobility, both mechanically and functionally.
These curves are opposing in shape and are articulated by particularly sensitive joints which often find themselves under stress and not ideally aligned. However, the quality and fluidity of the transmission of forces as well as that of nerves and blood vessels depend on harmonious alignment of these particular joints.
* The lumbo-sacral joint (L5/S1) is the point from which the spinal column emerges from the pelvis. It is also the home of an important and very strong reflex enabling the spine to lengthen and maintain itself upright.
* The thoraco-lumbar junction (D10/D12) is an important crossroads for the large muscle groups of the trunk which enable us to find stability and harmony in our movements.
* The cervico-thoracic junction (C7/D1) is a veritable pivot point enabling fluid and smooth movements of the head. It’s also the anchor point and suspension point for the shoulder blade.
* The cervico-cranial junction (C1/C2) assures the dynamic equilibrium of the head on top of the spinal column, and thus the health of our visual apparatus and a dynamic life…..
Due to their specific configurations and positions along the spinal column, these junctions are often zones of concentrated difficulty and tension, … to the point of becoming totally “locked up”.
Their limited mobility in turn limits the circulation and transmission of the forces through the body and also perturbs certain organic stratum to which they are linked.
Informations and applications directly by Brigitte Heusser
info@feldenkrais-heusser.ch |
