No Effort

While I’ve been having a lot of good experiences, it’s been a long time since I tried something new. For the past few days, I have participated in a series of Feldenkrais classes. I first learned of the method years ago and had it on my list of things I wanted to explore in relation to my repetitive strain injury. However, the nearest practitioner was some drive from here and private sessions were not in my budget. Because I recently started reading Muscular Retraining for Pain-Free Living, I was searching online for related information. That is when I stumbled on an affordable Feldenkrais series in walking distance from my apartment. How perfect! I wasn’t disappointed either. It’s been a wonderful experience and I’m looking forward to future series being offered. The classes as a whole are a relaxing experience and you leave feeling stretched. As we focused on the individual movements, we watched for unnecessary effort and tensing of our muscles. My intention in taking the classes was to explore the ways that my habitual movements and tendencies to tense up could be contributing to my ongoing chronic pain. I highly recommend giving Feldenkrais (and similar methods such as Alexander Technique) a try and I will report back more about the book as I get further along. The classes were the experiential accompaniment to the book that I was looking for.