“Sleep Health” with Katarina Halm 

How Focusing informs our circadian rhythms:
Introducing a special course for Chinese speaking families, teachers, therapists and other professionals offered with appreciation to our organizer Gao Han and interpreter Linwen.

(English with Chinese translation)
China’s systematic course on the Sounder Sleep System™
Lessons developed from the Feldenkrais Method® of Somatic Education
and how Focusing informs our circadian rhythms

Enjoy peacefulness and learn about the Sounder Sleep System™
Founder Michael Krugman, M.A., Feldenkrais® Teacher
Copyright© Paris Kern, Feldenkrais® Trainer
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PROGRAMME
Progressive lessons
* Foster ease
* Restore circadian rhythm
* Support daily practice
Movement practice + concept development
Teaching platform: Zoom meeting

Resources
A Sounder World with Sounder Sleep System™


The three-part series developed from  the original Sounder Sleep System™ repertoire created and published by Michael Krugman in 2005.

FORMAT:
Three Workshop series
Mar-Apr, Sept-Oct 2025. Jan- Feb 2026
Six weekly online classes plus didactic resources

CURRENT DATES & TIMES:
Six consecutive weeks: Please click for your day and time

Saturdays in China and Oceania
9:30-10:30 AM (China Standard Time) CST

Fridays in North America, South America and Europe
5:30-6:30 PM (Pacific Daylight Time)  PDT

REGISTRATION
FEES:
Fee Special offer: 688 yuan, 135 cdn, 98 usd
* The replay recording and discussion forum for the course will be available for one year.
(for special requests please email [email protected])

ABOUT THE TEACHER:
Katarina Halm, Canadian Tai Chi Federation Level 3 Instructor, Master of Transpersonal Psychology, Feldenkrais® Practitioner, Focusing Trainer, Movement Intelligence Trainer, Sounder Sleep System™ Assistant Trainer, a solid background in the fields of mind-body and psychology, completed the Victoria Canada Feldenkrais Teacher Training and Seattle Postgraduate Program where Jeff Haller served as Educational Director.

ABOUT THE  TRANSLATOR
Translator Linwen Peng, Yogi, with over 8 years experience in Feldenkrais® ATM® lessons translation, is currently a Feldenkrais® trainee at Milan 7, directed by Mara Fusero.  Linwen Peng has been translating for the Shanghai Feldenkrais®  1/2/3 program directed by Paul Newton.

INTRODUCTION TO SOUNDER SLEEP SYSTEM

Sounder Sleep System™ develops specific slow, repetitive mini-movements to help you transition from an active waking state to a state of deep physical and mental relaxation. In a quiet state, you spontaneously respond to your needs for sleep and attain a relaxed and efficient rest.

A synergy of daytime and nighttime practice is the core method and value of the Sounder Sleep System™. Daytime practice can effectively relieve stress, tension and anxiety, creating a more peaceful state and a more resonant situation. Sleep inducing Mini-Moves™ practiced in bed at night can assist with falling asleep and ensure that you can fall back asleep after natural or unexpected nighttime awakenings. The daytime and nighttime practices work together to help you cope with unexpected life challenges and obtain the natural and comfortable sleep experience you need each and every day.

A key point is that these mini movements are easy to learn, and bring twice the benefits when we use half the habitual effort.  Mini-Moves™ continue to bring pleasure and positive feedback through your nervous system. Mini-Moves™ are very suitable for practicing and consolidating into a few minutes whenever you can. Mini-Moves™ work well when we begin integrating them into daily habits!

Sounder Sleep System™ was developed by Michael Krugman, a Feldenkrais® practitioner and self-healing expert from the United States who traveled worldwide to teach his method (please click here for our tribute page.). Sounder Sleep System incorporates elements from a variety of classic and modern self-healing methods, such as yoga, qigong, meditation, with the Feldenkrais Method® as the key element.  Inspiration is drawn from scientific relaxation (founder Edmund Jacobson), and hypnosis-based autonomic nervous system training methods (founder Dr. Johannes Heinrich Schultz).

Schultz employed two fundamental opposing principles of the human nervous system—excitation and inhibition—to produce sleep-inducing effects. Inhibition is a crucial factor during sleep. Falling asleep is a process in which the balance of excitation and inhibition (so-called “cortical excitability”) in the brain is strongly tilted towards inhibition, the brain’s processing speed drops to a fraction of the waking level, cognitive activity is significantly reduced, metabolic activity slows down, and the entire body becomes quiescent.  Sounder Sleep System™ uses specific exercises to activate and enhance the brain’s inhibitory processes to help you fall asleep. This will also directly stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system and immune system, triggering the body’s inherent mechanism of autonomous regulation and self-healing.

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北美身心学名师卡特琳娜·汉姆（Katarina Halm）执教的「深度睡眠系统」工作坊，将于新年推出全新单元，旨在帮助现代人缓解学习工作压力、改善睡眠障碍、调节生物钟紊乱，并舒缓日常疲劳。

本期主题为「自我催眠」，包含六项简单而实用的练习，引导练习者放下对睡眠过程的刻意控制，顺应身体的自然节律，唤醒内在的自愈能力。

良好的睡眠能够促进内啡肽分泌，减轻炎症与疼痛，放松肌肉，带来平静与愉悦感。它是我们修复免疫系统、应对压力、创伤与疾病过程中的重要支持。

体系介绍
Sounder Sleep System™ 通过一系列缓慢、重复的微动作，帮助练习者从活跃的清醒状态逐渐进入深度身心放松状态。在安宁之中，身体会自然而然地回应睡眠需求，获得轻松而高效的休息。

该系统的核心在于日间调节与夜间调节的协同作用。日间调节有助于缓解压力、紧张与焦虑，营造平和的身心状态；夜间催眠练习则能促进入睡，并在夜间醒来后帮助快速重新入睡。两者结合，协助练习者从容应对生活挑战，享受自然舒适的日常睡眠。

所有动作简单易学，效果显著，持续带来愉悦感与积极反馈，适合利用碎片时间练习，轻松融入日常生活。

该系统由美国费登奎斯实践者、自我疗愈专家迈克尔·克鲁曼（Michael Krugman）开发，融合了瑜伽、气功、冥想、费登奎斯方法、科学放松法（雅各布森放松法），以及基于催眠的自律神经训练法等多种经典与现代疗愈元素。

系统基于神经系统“兴奋”与“抑制”两大基本原则设计，通过特定练习来启动并增强大脑的抑制过程，从而促进入睡。这一过程同时激发副交感神经系统与免疫系统，触发身体自主调节与自我修复的内在机制。

课程安排

课程1（2026.01.17，周六）
呼吸冲浪1 / Breath Surfing 1

课程2（2026.01.24，周六）
呼吸冲浪2，深化练习 / Breath Surfing 2, Going Deeper

课程3（2026.01.31，周六）
摇动摇篮 / Rocking the Cradle

课程4（2026.02.07，周六）
舌尖轻触脸颊 / Tongue in Cheek

课程5（2026.02.14，周六）
阶梯式放松 / The Ziggurat

课程6（2026.02.21，周六）
展开双臂，迎接美梦 / Welcoming Sleep with Open Arms

讲师
卡特琳娜·汉姆（Katarina Halm）
超个人心理学硕士，费登奎斯实践者，聚焦取向心理治疗师，Movement Intelligence 培训师，Sounder Sleep System™ 助理培训师，加拿大太极拳联合会三阶教练。

卡特琳娜在身心学与心理学领域功底扎实，师从教育总监杰夫·哈勒（Jeff Haller），完成维多利亚费登奎斯师资及研究生培训项目。她在工作中融合聚焦取向心理治疗与费登奎斯方法，形成独特而柔和的身心引导风格。

翻译介绍
琳雯（LINWEN）
毕业于云南大学，翻译、治疗师。拥有十年古典瑜伽习练与课程服务经验，八年费登奎斯方法学习与课程服务经历，现为米兰-莱维科第七届费登奎斯师资培训项目学员。

曾担任上海第一至三届费登奎斯师资培训现场翻译，并为印度辩喜大学、苏里尼大学、KYM瑜伽学院多位瑜伽博士，阿斯汤伽导师阿杰托卡斯、德文·凯利，舞动治疗导师兹维卡等提供翻译服务。2017、2018年担任国际瑜伽大会现场翻译。

具备丰富的身心学背景，持续走在内在探索与个人成长的旅途上。

学员反馈

“卡特琳娜具备出色的聆听、支持与鼓励的才能。我深深感谢她为推广费登奎斯方法与深度睡眠系统所做的一切。”
——帕里斯·克恩，费登奎斯方法培训师，Sounder Sleep System™ 培训师，南佛蒙特费登奎斯中心创始人

“非常感谢卡特琳娜将深度睡眠系统带给我。她的工作极具价值——就在昨晚，它帮助我获得了一次美妙的睡眠。”
——劳伦斯·伯格，经济学家、大学教授，《注意力的政治与正念的承诺》作者，沃顿商学院应用经济学博士及新学院大学哲学博士

“这是一门无比珍贵的课程。在温和的引导下，微动作不仅带来放松，更让我感受到一种‘回归’。我发现，极小的动作也能唤起深刻的学习。我更能觉察到自己何时清晰、开放，体验到瞬间的好奇与更自由的呼吸。随着持续参与，我越来越意识到自己的成长，并能够将所学转化为自己的节奏，进入自我觉察的新境界。”
——阿尔福·胡马诺，聚焦取向培训师，Sounder Sleep System™ 认证教师

“自2018年起，我跟随卡特琳娜学习聚焦取向与Bones for Life课程。通过她的指导与练习，我的倾听能力——无论是言语、触觉、视觉、听觉，还是直觉性的动觉感知——都得到显著提升。她的教学帮助我成为一名更善于运用双手的费登奎斯实践者。我强烈推荐大家与她同行。”
——米纳尔·S，费登奎斯实践者

“卡特琳娜的教学富有深度，节奏舒适，反馈给人以安全感。”
——耶西姆·阿利奇，博士候选人，费登奎斯实践者，Sounder Sleep System™ 认证教师

“在最近两次由卡特琳娜带领的深度睡眠课程中，我获得了深刻的体验。通过微动作的过程，以及老师温和的态度与舒缓的声音，我被带入一个内在、深沉、宁静而平和的境地。”
——约娜·格沙托尔，女中音歌唱家，费登奎斯实践者

“课程后，我对颈部与身体其他部位的连接有了更深的认识。卡特琳娜不断提醒我们保持空间感、放慢整合速度，这非常有帮助。我一直生活在头脑中，而非身体里——感谢这一切。”
——凡塔·勒米尔，聚焦取向培训师

“课程生动有趣。我的颈部更放松，颈椎排列也更顺畅。感谢卡特琳娜给予的创造性空间，让我能找到适合自己身体的练习方式。”
——安娜·威尔曼，作家，富布赖特交流学者

NOTES AND RESOURCES:
A Sounder World with Sounder Sleep System™

We look forward to seeing you soon!

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