One of our primary projects at Thinking in Movement! is supporting community earthquake preparedness on the Cascadia Coast, focused in British Columbia, Canada.
This community wellness effort has been a central concern of the studio for five years, growing steadily with contributions from each of the eight studio modalities. Currently we are including community hurricane preparedness on the East Coast, focused in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Move, Focus, Prepare!
Feldenkrais® & Movement Intelligence – weekly lessons develop our skill in moving through unusual circumstances.
Focusing: In extreme situations, such as disasters or traumatic injury or aging, the modality of Focusing, as taught by Eugene Gendlin and developed into the world by many of his students, is very helpful.
Prepare: Preparing for Earthquakes on the Cascadia coast & Preparing for Hurricane on the Atlantic coast.
The Sounder Sleep System™ was developed by Feldenkrais teacher Michael Krugman. It is intriguing and promising for people to learn more about the science of sleep. This knowledge combined with exercises develop patterns to support a good sleep at night.
Taiji (Tai-Chi) and the meridian flows are very much part of my teaching today. When I teach Focusing, we tune into the Yang meridians at the back of the body, the protective, strong, Yang meridians. And then we tune in to the Yin meridians mostly along the inner, softer parts of the body, this is the place of resonant heartfelt sometimes delicate aspects of experience. We can resonate with our own Yin and Yang and with the Yin and Yang of others each time we engage in reflective thought or in actual communications. With disaster preparedness we also tune in to the comfort of being prepared, balance of Yin and Yang are beautifully integrated with preparedness and the versatile movements of Taiji.
In extreme situations, such as disasters or traumatic injury or aging, the modality of Focusing, as taught by Eugene Gendlin and developed into the world by many of his students, is very helpful.
Mindful Eating is one of the modalities developed by Feldenkrais teacher Ruthy Alon as part of her Movement Intelligence programme, At Thinking in Movement we bring a Buddhist perspective to Mindful Eating as pioneered by Jan Chozen Bays. For example, when we enjoy a jug of water or a bite of our meal, we hold a thought (prayer) for everyone everywhere to have enough nourishment in all areas of life.
