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9/19/2019 2 Comments

Coming Tuesday starting Jan. 14, 2020: Awareness Through Movement

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We're pleased to welcome Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner Betsy Snyder to Move2Center Studio for a new series, Awareness Through Movement!

Move2Center is presenting Betsy's classes in response to multiple community requests for a Feldenkrais class, and we so happy that she's available to share her skill and talent with us. With its focus on presence and self awareness, the Feldenkrais Method is one of the disciplines that comprise the Nia Technique.

An Awareness Through Movement lesson is an opportunity to observe yourself and how you move through life, and to offer the possibility of more kindness, gentleness, power and efficiency to your dance.

Classes are held at 9am on Tuesdays beginning January 14, 2020.
Included with all 5 Class Passes and Unlimited Memberships.


This class will not involve a cardio workout the way the a Nia class does, so you can wear comfortable everyday clothing that’s OK for getting up and down off the floor. ATM lessons involve several periods of rest, which is required for the brain to assimilate new information. Many students find ATM classes informative and relaxing, and continue to ‘digest’ what they’ve learned as they move back into their everyday activities. All walks of life and all fitness levels welcome.

What to expect in an "Awareness Through Movement" class

In this class series, we will begin on the floor exploring some developmental movements to clarify our relationship to the ground.

We will explore our relationship to gravity, the way we breathe, how we think and talk internally to ourselves, and how the quality of our movement is affected by all these factors.

More about "Awareness Through Movement" as a practice

This is gentle yet challenging practice developed by Moshe Feldenkrais, a scholar, athlete, martial artist, and author who taught his method to thousands of students until his passing in 1984.

In a typical Awareness Through Movement lesson (or ATM for short), we begin with simple, gentle movements that stay within the range of ease and comfort. Instead of ‘stretching’ like we do in yoga or some other practices, we explore what muscular or mental holding we can let go of, to widen and expand our range of ease.

The ‘workout’ that happens in an ATM is primarily in the brain, since we’re using intentional movement to clarify our brain's image of the body, often referred to as the self image. The clearer our self image, the more we can move and live in alignment with our intentions, and the more we can do as we want to do.
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Jaki Reed
1/26/2020 08:40:20 pm

Will this be an on-going program there? I am currently recovering from complete ankle replacement surgery and would like to try ATM as part of my healing regimen when I am able to walk and drive again. That might be late March/early April.

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Betsy Snyder
4/15/2020 11:06:17 am

Hi Jaki-
ATM classes can be very helpful in recovery. You can take the movements at a pace that is right for you, so you don’t necessarily need to be back to full capacity walking before attending. The class is continuing to meet Tuesdays at 9 on Zoom. Would love to see you there. You can register online through the studio’s website. Hope you’re recovery is going well.
Best,
Betsy

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