From the creator of the Jeremy Krauss Approach and JKA Solvents & Glue®:
The Simplicity and Complexity of Walking
New on-demand JKA workshop with Jeremy Krauss
Jeremy Krauss is recognized worldwide as an excellent teacher for both his clarity and his creative abilities in presenting practical and theoretical aspects and in developing new and unique materials.
Why walking?
Walking is something we all do every day.
It is one of the final stages of our early development and the culmination of all previous phases.
Once the function of walking has developed, the majority of people walk until the latest stages of life.
As we age, it becomes important to improve our abilities and understanding of ourselves as walkers, and to maintain our stamina for walking on many terrains and long distances.
Simplicity
Walking is simple as it has only a few basic phases.
The phases of walking are relatively simple to recognize, learn and understand. Jeremy will share these phases with you in the workshop in a simple, clear way that will be easy for everyone to understand, remember and make use of.
Complexity
Walking is complex, as it incorporates and integrates all fundamental early movement function.
Experiencing and clarifying ways to improve walking in general, and ones own specific way of walking and the walking of students and clients, is more detailed and complex. To do this, a systematic approach of the specific details of walking will be presented. This is a dynamic way of facilitating discovery and learning of key aspects of walking which help improve walking for oneself and one’s clients an students.
In the 4 day workshop you will learn to:
→ Recognize, experience and understand the basic phases of walking (as adults)
→ Separate each phase of walking into individual elements of movement related to specific parts of the body
→ Understand in greater detail specific elements of movements of various joints and areas of the body which are prominent in each phase of walking
→ Improve your own individual way of walking and practitioners will learn how to facilitate these changes with students and clients
Experience guided JKA lessons in standing that explore the relationships between:
bones of the foot
ankles
knees
hip joints
pelvis
the various curves of the spine
head & neck
arms
You!
After these lessons, you will enjoy the effects your own experience of walking and practitioners will learn how to facilitate these changes with students and clients.
As always Jeremy will make his presentation accessible to all, provide clear information, along with demonstrations and Q and A.
SECTION 1 / Open to everyone
Takes place mostly in standing
Jeremy will present clear experiential ideas and practical ways to understand and improve ones own walking. This workshop is designed for many groups of people and levels of experience in exploring movement in self learning.
Experience more clarity in:
Observing asymmetrical positions of the pelvis/ hip joints and spine as they relate to walking in yourself and others
Moving the head in specific directions contributes to an improvement of walking
Pushing from the feet through the spine to the head
Directing movements of the shoulders and the chest to help with the swing of the arms in walking
SECTION 2 / Advanced Training for practitioners
Hands-on partner work on the table, sitting and standing (Applications from Section 1)
The 2nd half of each day is open to all JKA and Feldenkrais practitioners or trainees, MBS, ABM, JKA Children's Training Graduates (and other modalities by application). Building on the learning from section one, the second part the day will directly apply the ideas into Functional Hands-on FHO partner work. This will give practitioners in the movement domains new and practical skills to bring into their practice for use with their clients, on the table, in standing and walking.
For those that work hands on with people in therapeutic learning situations this will give greater ways to link what you do on and off the table before, during and after sessions.
In your hands-on work, experience more clarity in:
Seeing how the person lies on the table related to their upright standing
Observing asymetrical positions of the pelvis/ hip joints and spine as they relate to walking
Moving the head in specific directions contributes to an improvement of walking
Pushing from the feet through the spine to the head
Pulling from the arms through to the feet
Directing movements of the shoulders and the chest to help with the swing of the arms in walking
Applying what was done lying on the table in sitting and walking
What People are Saying about Jeremy’s Teaching
“Jeremy Krauss inspires you to new levels of learning and creating. Jeremy integrates current scientific trends with the work. When you complete a course with Jeremy, you have a greater appreciation of what is and a perception of the infinite possibilities of what could be.” -Ada Griffith-Valentine, Physical Therapist and Feldenkrais Practitioner
“Invaluable! More detailed information – just what I was looking for! Loved the clarity of the information presented, the amount of time spent on demonstrating, and ample time to practice. The availability of Jeremy for questions and hands-on practice is well reserved for the students. I will definitely return for further training”
- Judith Birtwistle, Anat Baniel Practitioner and JKA master class participant
“Jeremy’s class was one of the most worthwhile classes I have taken in years. He is that rare teacher with knowledge, compassion and empathy for his students. I really felt he wanted us to learn and appreciated that for each of us it was a personal process. I felt free to ask questions. I took home concrete new ways to work and problem solve with my students.” - Karen Donelson, Feldenkrais Assistant Trainer
“Awesome – Direct, Clear – No Drama” - Carrie Ashton, Physical Therapist, DPT, GCS and Feldenkrais Practitioner
“Jeremy is articulate, respectful, clear, stays on topic and clarifies as is needed. Jeremy can invent small precise movement explorations that at every moment guides me to notice a new perspective of myself and how to accomplish what is important to me” - Osa Jackson, PHD, Physical Therapist and Feldenkrais Practitioner
“Energizing and Educational – Very Very Good I am able to take the material of what we learned and practiced into my practice immediately when I get home and start working. Jeremy has always had a clear and concise approach and the quality of his teaching inspires me to reach my higher potential.” -Jacklyn Boone, Feldenkrais Practitioner
“Excellent, Clear, Concise, specific in verbiage and in hand positions. I have my best learning experiences with Jeremy. His specificity is amazing, so clear. His teaching manner is supportive and open to sharing and maintains the thread he wishes to impart” - Duane Karr, Feldenkrais Practitioner
