Brain Plasticity and the POWER of YET
When making mistakes is not a disaster anymore Carol Dweck, pioneer researcher in motivation and successful learning, explains in her TED talk the power of cultivating a “Growth Mind-Set”, in other words, shifting our mind-set from “I failed” to “I didn´t get it right yet”. “Fixed Mind-Set” vs “Growth Mind-Set” While students with a “Fixed […]
Read More
Join me for Body & Voice Workshops at the International Focusing Institute
Come and join us at the International Focusing Institute’s week long certification program in Punto de Tralca, Chile January 13 – 18, 2019. I’ll be giving a series of five Bioenergetics and Feldenkrais group classes. The workshop will combine body and voice based practices in which we will explore different ways to connect with ourselves […]
Read More
Join me for a Free Running Clinic in Golden, Colorado
For those of you in the Golden, Denver, Boulder area – come and join me for a free running clinic at Bentgate Mountaineering, on October 17th between 6-7pm. Whether you’re an experienced runner or you’ve just started jogging for fun, we all share one desire: To feel our body at ease and to experience this rewarding feeling of lightness and […]
Read More
Free Lesson – The Four Diagonals free, advanced Feldenkrais Lesson
I recently gave an advanced Feldenkrais lesson “Four diagonals in folding” to a group of over 20 experienced practitioners who joined me online from as far away as Italy, Japan and Canada. You can listen or download the audio recording of the lesson for free. Enjoy! Agnes
Read More
THE LIMBIC SYSTEM OR HOW OUR EMOTIONAL STATE DEPENDS PRIMARILY ON BODY CUES
What is the common factor between doing body-mind oriented psychotherapy, taking a class and /or an individual session of the Feldenkrais method, Fitzmaurice VoiceWork or Focusing? Your body and the way it influences your behavior! Your brain, your prefrontal cortex more precisely, is heavily reliant on the messages sent by your body. Let’s see what Scientists can tell us about it. The limbic system (see diagram) is […]
Read More