the joy of movement
Biking is way easier! I am stronger! / Swimming is effortless and newly powerful / Zumba is even more fun with sharp and clear movements/ Hands-on sessions w/ clients are extra inspiring & effective! / Expansive creative thinking…
Finding Our Own Handwriting
"One we can learn a movement, we know it well—in every direction, in every detail We are now free to write our own handwriting.” - Moshe Feldenkrais
On Simplicity and Complexity
This is a found poem created from Moshe Feldenkrais’ teaching in his last professional training in Amherst, MA in 1980-81. The word "simple" comes up 370 times!
Imaginary Meeting between Dr. Martin Luther King and Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais
An imaginary meeting between Dr Martin Luther King and Dr Moshe Feldenkrais, to celebrate Dr Martin Luther King Day, imbued with all the possibilities that the Feldenkrais Method has to offer people today.
Podcast Birth!
Movement and Creativity Podcast: Nervous system love and inspiration exploring the intersection of Feldenkrais®, Organic Intelligence®, Authentic Movement and creative process. Audio collages, interviews and guided practices with Tiffany Sankary and guests.
Movement from pain, stress, anxiety, and disconnection towards ease, pleasure, creativity and community.
Why do Feldenkrais?
Age gracefully I’m so inspired by my Feldenkrais teachers in their 80s. They continue to improve their movement habits even as they age – just as others their age seem to keep declining…
Feel More. Update your habits. Learn to slow down. Improve your brain’s map of your body. Discover the gifts inside pain. Grow your attentional flexibility. Be mindful and spontaneous. Become yourself…
Involve Your Entire Being
“When it’s clear how I involve myself into the action, with myself, the whole thing falls together, it’s just pleasant to do. And if it’s not pleasant to do, it’s not worth doing anyway.” -Moshe Feldenkrais
You do not have to be good
Mary Oliver’s recent passing has inspired revisiting some of my favorite poems and along the way, I discovered some new ones that are so perfect for where I’m at at this part of my journey. I’m grateful Mary’s devotion to the poetry of attention and intimacy with ourselves and the world.
Mind/ Body/ Environment
“Most people will agree that the body and the mind are two aspects of the same thing, or two poles of the same entity, but they still cannot appreciate that there is no mind without environment…”-Moshe Feldenkrais. Chapter 17 from Feldenkrais Illustrated: The Art of Learning.
Feldenkrais Perspective on Learning to Learn
"Movement is Life. Without movement, life is unthinkable." -Moshe Feldenkrais
Moshe Feldenkrais wrote a beautiful manual to accompany Awareness Through Movement® lessons called Learn to Learn which illustrates the philosophy of the Feldenkrais process.
drip, drop, drip
"There is no waste in creative process." -Amy Walsh
The little things, big things, stolen moments, mess, serendipity, inspiration, education, devotion, mistakes, misspellings, struggle, dust, dream---all of it.
When you stay in the process, with the practice, in whatever imaginable and unimaginable ways, all the little drops add up.