Alfons you are a great teacher and friend. When I’m achy, tired, sad and feeling overwhelmed I will spend time practicing movement with you. I love your humor. You lift my spirits and help me understand and connect with my body and ease my pain. Thank you so much
I love Feldenkrais so thank you for your expertise. I would like to add, I hope some day people like yourself who emphasize "their" style of movement can do so without being so dismissive of yoga. Yoga changed/saved my life. When people who do qigong, functional movement, etc., start bad mouthing yoga for one reason or another, it makes me want to stop listening. There is no need for it. Be the change you want to see in the world. Sincerely... I know many intelligent people who have a lot to teach about the evolution of the human body. When choosing a teacher who I feel is qualified, I cannot honestly say that I want to learn from someone who approaches their perspective with an attitude of dismissal toward all the intelligence that has come before today. If we are going to teach to those who don't know, we must meet people where they are with an attitude of love and acceptance, not reprimand them for the previous choices they've made. Be well. May you lean into the future with confidence that what you have to say is enough, without bolstering it with critiques about other styles of movement.
Alfons I've done this on two separate occasions. Both have been great. I like both your techniques and your personality. Thank you for sharing with us what you have learned. You have been very generous and kind!
that is such a 😌 relief had recent car accident so my neck and shoulders really appreciated the gentle movement thank you Alfonz yes definitely more videos 🤗
As always, wonderful! This morning I had a headache when I got up. After just five minutes of this video, the headache was gone. As if that was not marvelous enough, you made clear to me how the head is connected to the neck is connected to the hips is connected to the feet. In our modern world when you go to the doctor for a headache they study only your head. They might give a pill to numb the pain. So ineffective! So damaging! You represent to me that New Direction and healthcare. The body is all connected. Take the time to become aware. Thank you!
I am in love with circles and figure 8's ... the movement synchronicity to create pure shapes is pure bliss to feel, and observe in my patients. To bring them from boxes, rectangles, ovals.... to pure circles and smooth 8's reassures me that their movement improvements will be sustained far longer than my manual therapy! Your teaching is so authentic and so natural - keep sharing your gift. Presume you are a Dutchie? Great work.
This was really fun to do! I especially liked the challenge of splitting the awareness between different points. Thank you for another wonderful video Alfons!
So simple yet effective. My neck pain was much improved after just 15 minutes. Thank you from Wisconsin for sharing this. I love this video and will do often!
Hi Alfons - Thanks for your reply. I have just started a business called 'Spring into Action' based on the view that human movement is based on spring and elasticity rather than muscle power. Doing one class a week just, started. I would be very interested to hear your views on running. My own running is going great based on what I am doing. Thanks a lot for your videos, they will be a big help to me.
Peter Varley Spring + Elasticity ... nice ! :-) I think your business will be an important contribution to the world. How / Where will you publish? I myself I did not investigate into running yet. I studied groundwork for many years now, and just recently started to explore deeper into getting up from the floor (new videos coming up soon). To be honest, whenever I see dogs walking and running I get a little bit jealous.. Dogs seem to float and really make good use of their spring mechanism. Many years ago I bought a book called "Running with the Whole Body: A 30-Day Program to Running Faster with Less Effort" by Jack Heggie. I studied bits of it already (the ones with Feldenkrais on the floor), but will look into it more too.
I had a problem with my right side of the neck. After doing this excersises my neck started move more easier and lighter. I was realy surprised. Thank you, Alfons, so much!
Thank you very much, Alfonz, for creating these fabulous Feldenkrais lessons on UA-cam. I’ve been going to day-long Feldenkrais workshops in Berkeley, CA, for a number of years, despite the 75-minute drive. But having those videos available is a godsend. I wish I had found them sooner. I’m definitely sharing these videos with anyone who’s at all curious about Feldenkrais. Keep up the great work.
thank you for suggesting this video.. this one, i definitely can do at the office and what is more important before my dance class. I do know about the stiff neck restricting the movement. My turns always suffer when i take a class after work, because i have been staring at the screen all day long, thus stiff neck and shoulders, shortened lower back etc. when i take class on the weekend, where i am relaxed before class, my turns are free and effortless. So, this one is really hits the spot. Thank you so much..
Alfons thank you! What a delight to find someone with such fantastic personality doing Feldenkrais. I am about to start teaching classes and will model myself on you!
This is really a good feeling ! Yes to feel your head on your shoulders. Simple and really deep feeling of awareness. I am surprise of this discovery. Thank you.
My neck is feeling less stiff and my head is also feeling lighter. Thank you so much Alfons! Your videos are amazing! I'm lucky that i've found your UA-cam channel
Your channel is a gem. Thank you so much for posting these videos. I had a question. When I do these exercises, my back pops, cracks, and releases all over. I have a history of childhood trauma and I feel like these subtle movements have a really profound impact on my nervous system. Have you heard of this kind of a reaction?
I think this is the best lesson I have watched ! It is so useful with the skeleton clarification and I have watched many times ! Well done Alfonso and thank you :)
thank you so ,wish i could come and visit you! I did alot of head and shoulder videos tonight . I will never do yoga again ,too much directions on how to do it perfect ,yoga sucks .I am so glad i found you ! when i do a lesson or a few lessons back to back i feel sooooo much better . Please keep doing this for us. I am a seventy year old woman and i have weak knees . My left knee was so painfull thats why i started feldenkraist with you. the pain is gone but my knee feels like jello so i use a kane and sometimes i put a brace on it . NOW my other knee is kinda weak too I have been doing your knee pain movements and my knees are getting a little better slowly .i really did not realize my neck and shoulders were so stiff until i started doing the different neck and shoulder videos oh i feels so nice to feel my vertibrae and ribs . to be aware of my body . thank you Linda Clark
thank you very much for this lesson! my overall spinal alignment is crooked and my neck is straight instead of curved and ive been getting debilitating headaches along with upper back, shoulder and neck pain for about a year now! i have been looking for a video like this so i can work on improving my neck each day at home or throughout the day so this is just what i needed!
Wonderful - thank you! Feeling inspired so have booked a session w local practitioner. Love the connxn btwn hamstring & neck as have really stiff neck & walking is challenging right now. xx
Thanks so much for your work Alfons, great!!! At 10.33 of this video you talk about a fascia guru who wrote an article about runners but I do not understand the name. Thank you, Marina
I have had a sore neck on the right side for years. 10 years. maybe more. tight right hip and tight right shoulder. please advise which videos to follow for relief. Im doing a weekly class at a community centre as well. I am so happy to find your channel. Even my physio told me not to do yoga. Too competitive.
Start with "Relief for Shoulder and Neck" (1) and (2), where I am on the red checkered blanket. Repeat for a couple of times, until you know both lessons by heart and you can practice on your own. Do them often. If you have a busy lifestyle: 2 minutes is better than nothing. While practicing, challenge yourself by doing less and going slower. Submit yourself to the floor. Be the floor !
I work as a ballet class pianist. Sometimes I sit for 6 hours a day. I always insist on using a real piano bench, whish is flat, no back. Sometimes I lean back to the wall between playing, but I sit flat, not in the curved chairs the other pianists bring in. I KNEW there was a reason my body liked the flat bench!
Great seeing the skeleton...enhances understanding of what is happening inside. Can you do more videos accompanying with movements via skeleton. Thank you.
haha yes, the skeleton is great ! I try whenever I feel it's necessary. I used the skeleton in my hip joints video series ua-cam.com/video/O6mBMrX4fss/v-deo.html
Really beautiful lesson. Question : is this a good set of movements for a pinched nerve in the neck. I have been diagnosed with straight neck. But nobody can help me. Thank you. Anna
Hi, thanks for your message here on UA-cam. If you practice at home on your own without guidance I would recommend you to work with another video: ua-cam.com/video/MXPcCHdXtAU/v-deo.html It's called "Relief for Shoulder and Neck". Actually there are 2 videos. Do them slowly and very carefully (just as I describe it in my book). Don't put effort, make the movements very, very small. Do them as you would be learning and exploring, instead of looking at it as an exercise. Wish you all the best ! :-)
+Feldenkrais + Fitness I stumbled across your videos and Feldenkrais for the first time today. I'm dealing with acute health issues that makes my head so very heavy and my neck sore and these movements are quite soothing. I watched your video about not stretching hamstrings to lengthen them. Very interesting. I stretched every day for over 20 years but than stopped a few years ago. Recently I tried to stretch again and my muscles became very painful. Thanks to your video about how to relieve back pain without stretching I now know why, thankfully. Phew! :) I was worried there was something wrong since I used to be able to stretch without problem. Anyway, I just borrowed the first edition of your book and hope to learn more about Feldenkrais by using your book and your videos. Do you offer Skype lessons or consultation to help with learning? Thank you.
+Angela Siegfried, thank you for your comment :-) I can relate, we CAN hurt, even with movements or loads that we think should be fine. Good that you found a better way! Yes, I do offer lessons via skype, please contact me via email: alfonsgrabher@hotmail.com best greetings!
+Feldenkrais + Fitness Ⓥ Thank you for the quick reply. I'm going to spend a little more time with your videos and book and then I will contact you about lessons. Cheers!
Hi Alfons thank you so much for sharing your videos. During this video you talk about the connection between neck and feet. Is there a video that show us how to practice it? Bye and keep sharing with us your interesting lessons. Matteo
thank you Matteo, +Teo Van Rufo yes, my latest two videos elaborate on this connection (the knee exercise - lift your head while coming onto your toes, also do the "Best knee exercise ever" video - and the flexible spine video) ua-cam.com/video/KYayjU3fUs0/v-deo.html so that's 3 videos on the topic. One more in the pipeline, spine like a broomstick, but not sure if I have enough time this week to film and cut it.
Hey Alfons! I've been watching your videos and started following them. I'm already feeling my neck a lot better, still have room for improvement but I'm very glad with the progress so far, thank you! About the comment you made related to chairs, what type of chair do you recommend for office work? I usually work around 10 hours per day with my computer. Thanks again for the lessons and for making me laugh with every video.
Hello, Alfons. I hope all is well with you. At one point on this video you mentioned that the movement has to be about 30 minutes long; however, I am not sure if you mean, 30 minutes for each direction or overall. Can you please let me know? Thank you ✌️
Hi Luyz, good questions! I will have to rewatch the video and see if I have to make a follow up one. Meanwhile please feel free to draw your own conclusions 😅
Dear Alfons. You are my Gem Feldenkrais teacher. A true body/spirit alchemist/ Thank you so much for your inspiring humor seeded lessons. Talma /Israel P.s. Do you have an "anti Corona" lesson ? something that Merlin have used to ward evil effect?
I have no Zoom classes planned yet. I tried it on and off for years but wasn’t too happy with the limitations. Sometimes I have really beautiful one-on-one sessions with great results, but they require so much more focused attention on my side that I don’t offer them readily ;)
hi alfons, i hope you are able to provide me with some guidance...even before i had the pain (explained in my previous comment) i didnt like to sit still for long and would prefer to be moving around whenever possible. but of course there are situations that do require me to sit down but i can't get comfortable in any type of chair or sofa no matter how i adjust my position! i really need a comfortable seating platform in my bedroom for studying at my desk/working on my computer but don't what to look for! the desk in my room but all of the "back support" chairs ive seen are mainly for office workers and don't address the type of back pain that i have. i do happen to have a wedge pillow similar to the one shown in this video. could a comfortable backless stool of the proper height with this pillow work as an alternative to a desk chair?
When i watch your video, it is so helpful and my neck does not hurt any more and i know i can see stars and moon hahaha goodbye hurting hihi . Thank you for your sharing ! I appreciate it so much :)
Thanks Alfons, love your uploaded viedeos. Great lesson, even for my 15year old pupils. Maybe you could extend the lesson with small horizontal circles?
+Markus Keinrad Danke! Ja, gute Idee und guter Tipp ... knock yourself out, Kreativität ist gefragt! :-) die offiziellen Feldenkrais-Lektionen dazu heissen "pecking movements" (Englisch für die Bewegung, die Hühner beim Gehen und Essen machen)...
Hi Alfons. I would like to thank you for making me purchase a Wedge seat, that I am in love now !!! I even like my job better.... Seating in more comfortable way.... Thank you. Olga
Hi Alfons! You're so polite and nice. Not sure if you keep on replying anymore, but your lower back video was great. However, then I noticed my neck pain and I believe it's cause of my scoliosis. Do you have any videos for people with heavy scoliosis or recommendations (which not involve removing one's spine, though it sounds like a great idea)?
Hi Mercedes! Thank you for your nice feedback! I have three video lessons especially for the neck, something in there will help you. Also, I have a video series called "Getting better day by day". Birds and cats look like they have no spine, but they indeed do have one! 😊 Wish you all the best, Alfons
Hi Alfons! I should ask you, I got a very bad skating injure yesterday (was trying for something cardio and fun), and got an injure between the C1 and C7 area (in spanish, this is called cervicales entirely). Should I keep feldenkrais and yoga or go to kinesiology therapy? My legs, elbows and my forehead are also all injured but not so badly, mostly very bad bruises.
+Carla Hohn Articular cartilage forms a smooth covering over the surface of healthy joints. Some joints can create a rubbing sound as you move. A courser grinding or crunching may indicate changes in the surfaces of one or more joints. A related medical term might be "Creptius". This kind of sound can be heard from all kind of locations (e. g. I often feel it in client's knee joints, also in young clients). Just in the neck we can hear it! As long as there is no pain coming from deep inside it's perfectly normal. Do the head movements slowly, don't push against limits, apply awareness, and enjoy yourself :-)
+Feldenkrais & Fitness Ⓥ THANKS! There is no pain so I should be good! I went to dentist recently as had "lock jaw" as I call it - could hardly stick a finger between my teeth and the only 2 teeth touching were left rear ones. He said TMJ (grinding) had worn away cartilage and the right disc had fallen off - which is why I have pain in my jaws. SO again thanks - I just didn't want to push it and hurt myself more in doing so! GREAT VIDEO by the way! Thanks and keep up the good work!
thanks ***** :-) you might want to try doing the neck movements with jaw slightly open. just let the jaw hang down... I mean, there's gravity, isn't it? :-) just feel that your jaw itself has some weight, and when you move your head (very slowly and minuscule amounts) you might feel your jaw hanging, and your mouth open and close by itself to various degrees
i have balance problems and weak body because of selfinflicted accident. How can i correct this?? im suffering and im in hell. Please help me, i can not do almost anything fysical in life anymore:(
Thank you for a great lesson :-) I wonder how much do you involve the rest of the body? I mean are you keeping your back more or less still or do you make a circle with you hip and chest as well? Maybe thats another lesson... :-)
thank you :-) indeed, there's many ways to build a lesson. depends on what we want to learn or explore. Here I only focus on head movements, to highlight this area, and haha yes, there certainly is a "rest of the body" ! You can feel it :-) In these days I would teach such a whole body lesson in lying down, or on all fours... in order to put less stress onto the lower spine.
Kristal andJonnyboy this whole ear and rubber band business from Moshé Feldenkrais ATM-Book lesson 9 "Spatial Relationships as a Means to Coordinated Action" is indeed next level convoluted.
Hi Irina, you can try, but chances are very small I'm afraid. I've talked to two specialists for tinnitus and there seems to be not much consensus. In my country about 12 % of people have tinnitus and are beyond help. I myself have no idea what causes it or what cures it.
Thank you, Alfons, for your prompt response. I will try your exercises anyway. Anything that reduces neck and shoulder tension, helps me in coping with my tinnitus. So far, the only Alexander Techniques helped me. You're probably are familiar with it. But recently I got interested in Feldenkrais and I am glad I found your channel. After my experience with Alexander Techniques, your exercises make so much sense. Thank you so much for sharing them.
#1feldenkrais instructor/teacher-mentor compassionate. Dedicated. Committed. So helpful in all cases.
I am a Feldenkrais practitioner since 2000, I like to listen to the way other colleague delivers our method, and I like your way.
Thank you Alfons for offering such relaxing, yet obvious relaxing techniques. If you don't relax you can't relax.
🤣 exactly
Alfons you are a great teacher and friend. When I’m achy, tired, sad and feeling overwhelmed I will spend time practicing movement with you. I love your humor. You lift my spirits and help me understand and connect with my body and ease my pain. Thank you so much
I love Feldenkrais so thank you for your expertise. I would like to add, I hope some day people like yourself who emphasize "their" style of movement can do so without being so dismissive of yoga. Yoga changed/saved my life. When people who do qigong, functional movement, etc., start bad mouthing yoga for one reason or another, it makes me want to stop listening. There is no need for it. Be the change you want to see in the world. Sincerely... I know many intelligent people who have a lot to teach about the evolution of the human body. When choosing a teacher who I feel is qualified, I cannot honestly say that I want to learn from someone who approaches their perspective with an attitude of dismissal toward all the intelligence that has come before today. If we are going to teach to those who don't know, we must meet people where they are with an attitude of love and acceptance, not reprimand them for the previous choices they've made. Be well. May you lean into the future with confidence that what you have to say is enough, without bolstering it with critiques about other styles of movement.
Alfons I've done this on two separate occasions. Both have been great. I like both your techniques and your personality. Thank you for sharing with us what you have learned. You have been very generous and kind!
Your lessons always help me a lot..........thank you.
I really like your work Alfons! Congrats!!! You have an ease and natural way to teach. Thank U!!!!!!!!!!!
that is such a 😌 relief had recent car accident so my neck and shoulders really appreciated the gentle movement thank you Alfonz yes definitely more videos 🤗
This is so much better than yoga stretches of neck! A revolution for me, thank you for teaching!!!!
As always, wonderful! This morning I had a headache when I got up. After just five minutes of this video, the headache was gone. As if that was not marvelous enough, you made clear to me how the head is connected to the neck is connected to the hips is connected to the feet. In our modern world when you go to the doctor for a headache they study only your head. They might give a pill to numb the pain. So ineffective! So damaging! You represent to me that New Direction and healthcare. The body is all connected. Take the time to become aware. Thank you!
Thank you, Carol
I am in love with circles and figure 8's ... the movement synchronicity to create pure shapes is pure bliss to feel, and observe in my patients. To bring them from boxes, rectangles, ovals.... to pure circles and smooth 8's reassures me that their movement improvements will be sustained far longer than my manual therapy! Your teaching is so authentic and so natural - keep sharing your gift. Presume you are a Dutchie? Great work.
This was really fun to do! I especially liked the challenge of splitting the awareness between different points. Thank you for another wonderful video Alfons!
I’ve bene subscribed to’ your Channel For long time, i like the way you teach, your pace, your accent, you are never in a hurry. Thank you vero much
So simple yet effective. My neck pain was much improved after just 15 minutes. Thank you from Wisconsin for sharing this. I love this video and will do often!
nodding "yes" or shaking "no" will never be the same again. thanks and keep making the videos.
ps. ordered your book...as promised..
Please make more videos! Many teachers make Feldenkrais interesting, but you make it interesting and fun!
Wow this is brilliant stuff, Alfonso. Love the connection between relaxed neck and relaxed hamstrings
It is, changed how I look at running. Thank you for your feedback :-)
Hi Alfons - Thanks for your reply. I have just started a business called 'Spring into Action' based on the view that human movement is based on spring and elasticity rather than muscle power. Doing one class a week just, started. I would be very interested to hear your views on running. My own running is going great based on what I am doing. Thanks a lot for your videos, they will be a big help to me.
Peter Varley Spring + Elasticity ... nice ! :-) I think your business will be an important contribution to the world. How / Where will you publish? I myself I did not investigate into running yet. I studied groundwork for many years now, and just recently started to explore deeper into getting up from the floor (new videos coming up soon). To be honest, whenever I see dogs walking and running I get a little bit jealous.. Dogs seem to float and really make good use of their spring mechanism. Many years ago I bought a book called "Running with the Whole Body: A 30-Day Program to Running Faster with Less Effort" by Jack Heggie. I studied bits of it already (the ones with Feldenkrais on the floor), but will look into it more too.
I had a problem with my right side of the neck. After doing this excersises my neck started move more easier and lighter. I was realy surprised. Thank you, Alfons, so much!
Thank you very much, Alfonz, for creating these fabulous Feldenkrais lessons on UA-cam. I’ve been going to day-long Feldenkrais workshops in Berkeley, CA, for a number of years, despite the 75-minute drive. But having those videos available is a godsend. I wish I had found them sooner. I’m definitely sharing these videos with anyone who’s at all curious about Feldenkrais. Keep up the great work.
So glad you mention the chest movement, & that it happens IRL even though we can't see it in the imagination. Good vid.
totally! glad I mentioned it :-) Thank you for your feedback, great observer
thank you for suggesting this video.. this one, i definitely can do at the office and what is more important before my dance class. I do know about the stiff neck restricting the movement. My turns always suffer when i take a class after work, because i have been staring at the screen all day long, thus stiff neck and shoulders, shortened lower back etc. when i take class on the weekend, where i am relaxed before class, my turns are free and effortless. So, this one is really hits the spot. Thank you so much..
Alfons thank you! What a delight to find someone with such fantastic personality doing Feldenkrais. I am about to start teaching classes and will model myself on you!
SO great and so simple! Thanks Alfons for another fab video - even though it's quite old and I only discovered it today!
This is really a good feeling ! Yes to feel your head on your shoulders. Simple and really deep feeling of awareness. I am surprise of this discovery. Thank you.
My neck is feeling less stiff and my head is also feeling lighter. Thank you so much Alfons! Your videos are amazing! I'm lucky that i've found your UA-cam channel
Your channel is a gem. Thank you so much for posting these videos.
I had a question. When I do these exercises, my back pops, cracks, and releases all over. I have a history of childhood trauma and I feel like these subtle movements have a really profound impact on my nervous system. Have you heard of this kind of a reaction?
I think this is the best lesson I have watched ! It is so useful with the skeleton clarification and I have watched many times ! Well done Alfonso and thank you :)
Great job
Love your presentations. Thank you. Greetings from Melbourne Australia.
Ok, Alfons.... the software is rad AF. Your enthusiasm is contagious. Thanks for sharing. I will refer many to your channel. ;)
I’m a physical therapist! I really like these videos
Many thanks Alfons, good work and great animation. I can’t thank you enough. Feels so good.
Thanks a lot for this class !!! I really enjoy all your classes and method to teach . Thanks
Everything what comes from you Alfons is great deal of knowledge and comfort at the end!!!! Big thanks and keep doing it please
Thank you for your feedback. I too love the knowledge I discovered, I find it a great deal helpful for myself :-)
thank you so ,wish i could come and visit you! I did alot of head and shoulder videos tonight . I will never do yoga again ,too much directions on how to do it perfect ,yoga sucks .I am so glad i found you ! when i do a lesson or a few lessons back to back i feel sooooo much better . Please keep doing this for us. I am a seventy year old woman and i have weak knees . My left knee was so painfull thats why i started feldenkraist with you. the pain is gone but my knee feels like jello so i use a kane and sometimes i put a brace on it . NOW my other knee is kinda weak too I have been doing your knee pain movements and my knees are getting a little better slowly .i really did not realize my neck and shoulders were so stiff until i started doing the different neck and shoulder videos oh i feels so nice to feel my vertibrae and ribs . to be aware of my body .
thank you
Linda Clark
thank you very much for this lesson! my overall spinal alignment is crooked and my neck is straight instead of curved and ive been getting debilitating headaches along with upper back, shoulder and neck pain for about a year now! i have been looking for a video like this so i can work on improving my neck each day at home or throughout the day so this is just what i needed!
How are you doing?. Is it, better?.✌️
You have such a fun way of teaching awareness! Thank you! I am sending this to a friend :)
After 10 minutes of those movements I got so relaxed that I had to take a nap.
that‘s the right spirit! 😅😃
Brilliamt, my shoulders feel softer and more relaxed. Thank you
You'd be a fun friend, Alfons. Thanks for your videos. We listened to them in Maui. They helped us. Gina
I' love it! Thanks Alfons. I go now for lesson in my city, but I also like to do your lessons at home. Thanks for your effort.
Good feeling to feel the movements in my neck with my close yes. 🌟
Thank you Alfon, wonderful. 😍
Wonderful - thank you! Feeling inspired so have booked a session w local practitioner. Love the connxn btwn hamstring & neck as have really stiff neck & walking is challenging right now. xx
Innovative and fun. Did you say how many times for each exercise and how many times a day?
Très belle découverte ce matin. I love this routine
Thanks so much for your work Alfons, great!!! At 10.33 of this video you talk about a fascia guru who wrote an article about runners but I do not understand the name. Thank you, Marina
Robert Schleip
Thank you so much, it's a lovely feeling, after doing these exercises, to have in the neck and the face and back and chest and all around. :)
+Miruna Macavei , magnificent ! :-)
Very good lesson, you are inspiring and fun teacher. Thank you for sharing.
I have had a sore neck on the right side for years. 10 years. maybe more. tight right hip and tight right shoulder. please advise which videos to follow for relief. Im doing a weekly class at a community centre as well. I am so happy to find your channel. Even my physio told me not to do yoga. Too competitive.
Start with "Relief for Shoulder and Neck" (1) and (2), where I am on the red checkered blanket. Repeat for a couple of times, until you know both lessons by heart and you can practice on your own. Do them often. If you have a busy lifestyle: 2 minutes is better than nothing. While practicing, challenge yourself by doing less and going slower. Submit yourself to the floor. Be the floor !
I work as a ballet class pianist. Sometimes I sit for 6 hours a day. I always insist on using a real piano bench, whish is flat, no back. Sometimes I lean back to the wall between playing, but I sit flat, not in the curved chairs the other pianists bring in. I KNEW there was a reason my body liked the flat bench!
''Feldenkrais it feels so nice'' move your nose, its lighter than your head.
THKU for a wonderful lesson !!!
Great seeing the skeleton...enhances understanding of what is happening inside. Can you do more videos accompanying with movements via skeleton. Thank you.
haha yes, the skeleton is great ! I try whenever I feel it's necessary. I used the skeleton in my hip joints video series ua-cam.com/video/O6mBMrX4fss/v-deo.html
I enjoyed this video very much. Thank you! :) Loved the animated skeleton. :)
Brilliant
Really beautiful lesson. Question : is this a good set of movements for a pinched nerve in the neck. I have been diagnosed with straight neck. But nobody can help me. Thank you. Anna
Hi, thanks for your message here on UA-cam. If you practice at home on your own without guidance I would recommend you to work with another video: ua-cam.com/video/MXPcCHdXtAU/v-deo.html It's called "Relief for Shoulder and Neck". Actually there are 2 videos. Do them slowly and very carefully (just as I describe it in my book). Don't put effort, make the movements very, very small. Do them as you would be learning and exploring, instead of looking at it as an exercise. Wish you all the best ! :-)
Thanks so much Alfons. I like so much how you teach Feldenkreis letting the body move by itself. Like this there is such joy and happiness. Anna
Feldenkrais with Alfons
Dear Alfons
I try to do this one everyday . i love this
That approach is fantastic, I'm not even counting now. thanks!@@ImprovingAbility
More please! 🤗 thank you!
I hear a crackling sound during rotation..What does that mean
Thank you so much for all of these, they are so helpful
Can you please share the video of the feet exercise that combines with this?.✌️
+Feldenkrais + Fitness I stumbled across your videos and Feldenkrais for the first time today. I'm dealing with acute health issues that makes my head so very heavy and my neck sore and these movements are quite soothing.
I watched your video about not stretching hamstrings to lengthen them. Very interesting. I stretched every day for over 20 years but than stopped a few years ago. Recently I tried to stretch again and my muscles became very painful. Thanks to your video about how to relieve back pain without stretching I now know why, thankfully. Phew! :) I was worried there was something wrong since I used to be able to stretch without problem. Anyway, I just borrowed the first edition of your book and hope to learn more about Feldenkrais by using your book and your videos. Do you offer Skype lessons or consultation to help with learning? Thank you.
+Angela Siegfried, thank you for your comment :-) I can relate, we CAN hurt, even with movements or loads that we think should be fine. Good that you found a better way! Yes, I do offer lessons via skype, please contact me via email: alfonsgrabher@hotmail.com best greetings!
+Feldenkrais + Fitness Ⓥ Thank you for the quick reply. I'm going to spend a little more time with your videos and book and then I will contact you about lessons. Cheers!
Hi Alfons thank you so much for sharing your videos. During this video you talk about the connection between neck and feet. Is there a video that show us how to practice it? Bye and keep sharing with us your interesting lessons. Matteo
thank you Matteo, +Teo Van Rufo yes, my latest two videos elaborate on this connection (the knee exercise - lift your head while coming onto your toes, also do the "Best knee exercise ever" video - and the flexible spine video) ua-cam.com/video/KYayjU3fUs0/v-deo.html so that's 3 videos on the topic. One more in the pipeline, spine like a broomstick, but not sure if I have enough time this week to film and cut it.
Hello, when you said, do 25 minutes of this*, did you mean, 25 minutes of all head movements or just the circle one?.
Thanks for the video. ✌️
Hey Alfons! I've been watching your videos and started following them. I'm already feeling my neck a lot better, still have room for improvement but I'm very glad with the progress so far, thank you!
About the comment you made related to chairs, what type of chair do you recommend for office work? I usually work around 10 hours per day with my computer. Thanks again for the lessons and for making me laugh with every video.
Thanks Alfons! that's great.
Great video to promote neck awareness, thank you
Neck awareness is the best thing since sliced bread and washing machines ! :-)
What is this software? 🙏
Love this, thank you! Where is the foot lesson referenced in this video?
Hello, Alfons. I hope all is well with you.
At one point on this video you mentioned that the movement has to be about 30 minutes long; however, I am not sure if you mean, 30 minutes for each direction or overall. Can you please let me know?
Thank you ✌️
Hi Luyz, good questions! I will have to rewatch the video and see if I have to make a follow up one. Meanwhile please feel free to draw your own conclusions 😅
Dear Alfons. You are my Gem Feldenkrais teacher. A true body/spirit alchemist/ Thank you so much for your inspiring humor seeded lessons. Talma /Israel
P.s. Do you have an "anti Corona" lesson ? something that Merlin have used to ward evil effect?
Like a lesson for hand washing? 😅 Interlacing and sliding fingers ... thank you for your fun to read yet sincere comment, Talma
@@ImprovingAbility yes please. Also do you have an on going class on zoom? I wish i could have a real group retreat with you.
@@ImprovingAbility Yes please. Also, do you have an ongoing international zoom class? & maybe a future Feldekrais retreat?
I have no Zoom classes planned yet. I tried it on and off for years but wasn’t too happy with the limitations. Sometimes I have really beautiful one-on-one sessions with great results, but they require so much more focused attention on my side that I don’t offer them readily ;)
great vid, love the skeleton! keep the vids coming, very helpful
I instantly feel much more relaxed
Lovely video! Thank you!
hi alfons, i hope you are able to provide me with some guidance...even before i had the pain (explained in my previous comment) i didnt like to sit still for long and would prefer to be moving around whenever possible. but of course there are situations that do require me to sit down but i can't get comfortable in any type of chair or sofa no matter how i adjust my position! i really need a comfortable seating platform in my bedroom for studying at my desk/working on my computer but don't what to look for! the desk in my room but all of the "back support" chairs ive seen are mainly for office workers and don't address the type of back pain that i have.
i do happen to have a wedge pillow similar to the one shown in this video. could a comfortable backless stool of the proper height with this pillow work as an alternative to a desk chair?
Привет из России. Замечательно, Глубоко и действенно!!!
🤯🥰😍 Wicked cool software. Wish it could upload CT scans and render it in clean 3D view
Love this.. Works like a charm.. Thank you!
When i watch your video, it is so helpful and my neck does not hurt any more and i know i can see stars and moon hahaha goodbye hurting hihi . Thank you for your sharing ! I appreciate it so much :)
Hola, Alfonso.
What is the name of the software you used on this video?.
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I made this with Poser Pro 11, it stopped working on my computer though, it’s a very old software
Me gusta el vídeo, lástima que no tiene subtitulos en español! Gracias
You are truly amazing
does it help with double chin
Please do more videos
Thanks Alfons, love your uploaded viedeos. Great lesson, even for my 15year old pupils. Maybe you could extend the lesson with small horizontal circles?
+Markus Keinrad Danke! Ja, gute Idee und guter Tipp ... knock yourself out, Kreativität ist gefragt! :-) die offiziellen Feldenkrais-Lektionen dazu heissen "pecking movements" (Englisch für die Bewegung, die Hühner beim Gehen und Essen machen)...
Hi Alfons. I would like to thank you for making me purchase a Wedge seat, that I am in love now !!! I even like my job better.... Seating in more comfortable way.... Thank you. Olga
I feel honored that you take my suggestions seriously :-)
Hi Alfons! You're so polite and nice. Not sure if you keep on replying anymore, but your lower back video was great. However, then I noticed my neck pain and I believe it's cause of my scoliosis. Do you have any videos for people with heavy scoliosis or recommendations (which not involve removing one's spine, though it sounds like a great idea)?
Hi Mercedes! Thank you for your nice feedback! I have three video lessons especially for the neck, something in there will help you. Also, I have a video series called "Getting better day by day". Birds and cats look like they have no spine, but they indeed do have one! 😊 Wish you all the best, Alfons
Hi Alfons! I should ask you, I got a very bad skating injure yesterday (was trying for something cardio and fun), and got an injure between the C1 and C7 area (in spanish, this is called cervicales entirely). Should I keep feldenkrais and yoga or go to kinesiology therapy? My legs, elbows and my forehead are also all injured but not so badly, mostly very bad bruises.
Thank you for this
Thank you very much. It is very important e it is very good your videos. Zen
Thanks! You are awesome.
Please give me a Video for Atlas and Axis.Thank's Hello from Germany.
What does it mean when you hear a lot of popping and weird crunching sounds - didn't hurt but gristle y sounding
+Carla Hohn Articular cartilage forms a smooth covering over the surface of healthy joints. Some joints can create a rubbing sound as you move. A courser grinding or crunching may indicate changes in the surfaces of one or more joints. A related medical term might be "Creptius". This kind of sound can be heard from all kind of locations (e. g. I often feel it in client's knee joints, also in young clients). Just in the neck we can hear it! As long as there is no pain coming from deep inside it's perfectly normal. Do the head movements slowly, don't push against limits, apply awareness, and enjoy yourself :-)
+Feldenkrais & Fitness Ⓥ THANKS! There is no pain so I should be good! I went to dentist recently as had "lock jaw" as I call it - could hardly stick a finger between my teeth and the only 2 teeth touching were left rear ones. He said TMJ (grinding) had worn away cartilage and the right disc had fallen off - which is why I have pain in my jaws. SO again thanks - I just didn't want to push it and hurt myself more in doing so! GREAT VIDEO by the way! Thanks and keep up the good work!
thanks ***** :-) you might want to try doing the neck movements with jaw slightly open. just let the jaw hang down... I mean, there's gravity, isn't it? :-) just feel that your jaw itself has some weight, and when you move your head (very slowly and minuscule amounts) you might feel your jaw hanging, and your mouth open and close by itself to various degrees
i have balance problems and weak body because of selfinflicted accident. How can i correct this?? im suffering and im in hell. Please help me, i can not do almost anything fysical in life anymore:(
will these (or other suggestions) for thoracic outlet syndrome?
try ua-cam.com/video/ed3dw_TPHzQ/v-deo.html
That was really cool
Again, gorgeous!
Thank you for a great lesson :-) I wonder how much do you involve the rest of the body? I mean are you keeping your back more or less still or do you make a circle with you hip and chest as well? Maybe thats another lesson... :-)
thank you :-) indeed, there's many ways to build a lesson. depends on what we want to learn or explore. Here I only focus on head movements, to highlight this area, and haha yes, there certainly is a "rest of the body" ! You can feel it :-) In these days I would teach such a whole body lesson in lying down, or on all fours... in order to put less stress onto the lower spine.
I am trying to learn chapter 9 in the Feldenkrais green book but its quite tricky when you read it but your lesson here made it more clear. :-)
Kristal andJonnyboy this whole ear and rubber band business from Moshé Feldenkrais ATM-Book lesson 9 "Spatial Relationships as a Means to Coordinated Action" is indeed next level convoluted.
So helpful, thank u!
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Hi Alfons, are there exercises that can alleviate a tinnitus?
Hi Irina, you can try, but chances are very small I'm afraid. I've talked to two specialists for tinnitus and there seems to be not much consensus. In my country about 12 % of people have tinnitus and are beyond help. I myself have no idea what causes it or what cures it.
Thank you, Alfons, for your prompt response. I will try your exercises anyway. Anything that reduces neck and shoulder tension, helps me in coping with my tinnitus. So far, the only Alexander Techniques helped me. You're probably are familiar with it. But recently I got interested in Feldenkrais and I am glad I found your channel. After my experience with Alexander Techniques, your exercises make so much sense. Thank you so much for sharing them.
May be I have to stop feldenkries because when
I move I have pain