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Parallel to my artistic work I am a Feldenkrais practitioner.
Feldenkrais is a movement method named after its inventor Moshe Feldenkrais who was a judoka, a mechanical and electrical engineer and an assistant to Frédéric Joliot-Curie, to name a few. After a serious accident on his already injured knee, Moshe Feldenkrais was proposed a surgical operation with an estimated 50% chance of success. He preferred to avoid this operation and studied everything related to health and healing: anatomy, physiology, neurophysiology, psychotherapy, rehabilitation exercises, yoga, hypnosis, acupuncture. Thus, by treating himself, Feldenkrais gradually manages to walk again. He can even resume judo. After months of meticulous observation and exploration of the body, based on very slow movements, he discovered and refined a process of self-learning, inspired by that which children use to move and then acquire walking. For him, this awareness of the physical and cerebral mechanisms related to our posture and movements is a key to improving the harmonious functioning of body and mind.
For me, having lived with a chronic disease for 20 years and with chronic pain for almost 10 years, the method gives me options. It doesn’t make the pain disappear by miracle, no, but it has changed my attitude towards what I experience. I can now find moments of ease and happiness while moving and manage way better to know how much I can do and when I need to stop. If you want to know more, here you find an interview with me with an assistant trainer.
This video gives you an idea of what a lesson can look like. We call group lessons awareness through movement:through repetitive, playful, sometimes gentle, sometimes faster movements and during many small breaks we feel ourselves and perceive all aspects of ourselves that are available to us.
An Awareness through Movement class lasts about 50 minutes, and if questions arise, I am available before and after the classes to answer them. To participate you will need a soft gym mat, which can be a little thicker, as well as socks, comfortable clothes that don’t restrict you, a blanket and a cushion or two. Blankets and cushions are available depending on the class location. Some sessions can also be offered online via Zoom or other software. In this case, you will need a mat or blanket on the floor, enough space around yourself (arms and legs stretched out without bumping into anything), a couple of cushions and a quiet setup with a computer with an integrated camera and microphone.
In parallel, there are individual classes where I mainly move the other person, which we call Functional Integration, and this class takes place in a separate room; very often lying on a table, but also sitting, standing etc., and lasts 45-60min.
upcoming classes:
* online or in person: on request, please write to info[(at)]christinaclar.net
*Awareness through movement classes (group) 06.Februar.-22.Mai.2025: thursdays 18-19h at Turnsaal II of BG Lerchenfeld, Klagenfurt. I teach with alternatively with Annina Cerha, Jutta Kojalek und Erhard Klammerth (in person)
(class dates: 06.02.2025, 20.02.2025, 27.02.2025, 06.03.2025, 13.03.2025, 20.03.2025, 27.03.2025, 03.04.2025, 10.04.2025, 24.04.2025, 08.05.2025, 15.05.2025, 22.05.2025)
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