Heuristic Learning
Heuristic Learning
This is the ability to enable someone to discover and learn something for themselves through self explorations. It’s a process of experimentation and comparisons. Through this process of trial and error, one is able to evaluate and integrate solutions to problems. It’s the better way we learn vs academic tests and memorization.
Now this is also what The Feldenkrais Method® is all about. Often referred to as a dynamic learning system, Feldenkrais deals with our ability to awaken our awareness so that we become more attuned problem solvers. Explorations are done through slow, guided efficient movements. Unless there is a desired constraint, all of you passively can participate in any movement without someone telling you what to do. Your intelligent brain begins to piece together the puzzle and then you own it!
These are the Awareness Through Movement (ATM)® lessons, thousand of lessons constructed at first from developmental movements we all made as infants and even in utero. Some themes move into the martial arts world as Dr Feldenkrais was trained by the creator of Judo and his sensei as a Black Belt 5th Dan. The Feldenkrais Method can attach itself to any form of movement.
In my practice, I also offer the hands on private sessions known as Functional Integration (FI.)® Here, through informed hands I honor what you are already doing, to enable you to give up the unnecessary, and too often unconscious muscular work. This is a total and complete non-judgmental approach that awakens options and choices, so you are able to sense for yourself what feels simpler and easier, then you get to chose which way you prefer. It’s all about learning in a healthy and respectful way.
I offer ATM lessons weekly, usually four Zoom classes depending on my travel schedule plus Virtual private sessions for those too far away from my office and of course, the best ever, Functional Integrations sessions that inform you of choices you often didn’t even realize you had. This is true heuristic learning.
Those interested in joining my classes when the timing is right, simply reach out and I will include you in my weekly Zoom ATM class links. For private sessions whether live or virtual, reach out, I’m quick to respond when you may be interested even if just to ask questions. Additionally, I offer FREE ATM lessons on my YouTube channel to enjoy, explore and play with at your leisure. Get curious and feel for yourself the difference in slowing it down, finding a simpler, easier pathway with less resistance, heat and friction, to sense how much easier life can be. I speak from decades of experience. From my first Feldenkrais experience, it changed my life and launched me on this pathway over 20 years ago.
“My purpose is to allow people to move closer to actually being creatures of free choice, to genuinely reflect individual creativity and emotion, freeing the body of habitual tensions and wired-patterns of behavior so that it may respond without inhibition to do what the person wants.” – Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais
I hope I have earned the privilege of your time and attention and look forward to connecting when the time is right!
Warmest,
Peggi
