Fitness for Life

Fitness – I have always known that I teach what I have to learn. Being fit  has always been a way of life for me, I took it for granted.

Now I am 55 years old. I get winded more than I want to admit. I have been diagnosed with osteopinea, like most people over 50 it seems like there is a little brain-lag when I am retrieving information. So I want to do everything I can to stay and be fit. I am planning to live to be 103, so I need to get into practice now.

In the past I have relied on my interests, which have been many – dancing, walking, biking. All of those activities are still appealing, but I think some concentration of aerobic and muscle strengthening would be beneficial for me. At least that is what the research points toward.

To this end, I have developed, along with Rich Goldsand The Feldenkrais Fitness Program. By practicing Awareness Through Movement lessons, I have found that my muscle soreness abates quickly and that by using my integrated whole-self while lifting weights I am provided a sense of safety. Paying attention to small nuances of movement while I exercise decreases the monotony of training.

I am officially on board with staying fit for the rest of my life. Are you?

Thank you, Donna Ray

Feld Fitness Workshops

Feldenkrais Fitness

With Donna Ray and Rich Goldsand

 

Announcing Workshops: CA Orange County, San Diego. AZ Scottsdale

Special offer: 2 for 1 (Feldy with a friend)

For more information about this program click here: (see Schedule of Events)

What does it mean to be fit?

Does it mean:

• A trim, hard body suitable for a magazine cover?
• Soreness after workouts?
• Cardiovascular conditioning?
• Improved flexibility, strength and balance?
• A more active-and happier-lifestyle?

How we view fitness involves an intricate interplay between mind and body. On the one hand, there’s your own self image, your aspirations and goals; on the other, there’s your physical reality and the techniques you use to improve it.

Most of us need to expand our notion of just what it means to be fit. And to do that, we must bridge the gap between two traditionally separate communities: the world of Psychotherapy (why we try to stay fit and what motivates us) and the world of Athletics (the actual physical exercises we use to achieve fitness).

This Program is dedicated to bringing those two worlds together, to exploring how they affect each other and learning how we can use the insights of both to our advantage. To bridge the gap, we will use the Feldenkrais Method, a system designed to tap the power of the central nervous system to improve human functioning. Developed by physicist Moshé Feldenkrais, “Awareness Through Movement Lessons” concentrate on the relationship between movement and thought and the extraordinary benefits between increased mental awareness and enhanced physical skills.

In this Program, participants will clearly see and experience how these movement lessons can be adapted to the warm-up exercises and full workout regimens taught by athletic trainers. Beyond that, they will explore motivations for staying fit and they will learn why often, less is more.

This unique approach will give participants a deeper understanding of just what it means to be fit. Even more important, it will provide a foundation for keeping both mind and body active and sound over years and decades of changing physical circumstances. Using Feldenkrais principles and techniques, participants will learn nothing less than how to get-and remain-healthier.