About a year ago, I wrote about Dr. Norman Doidge's new book: The Brain's Way of Healing. I was excited, in part, because two chapters focus on the Feldenkrais Method. Doidge's book has recently come out as a paperback, presumably dropping the pricetag and making it more accessible. I hope so, because it is a fascinating book that clearly describes a number of approaches to healing that use the changeable or "plastic" nature of the brain.

In this nine-minute interview, with Dr. Virginia Campbell of "The Brain Science Podcast", Dr. Doidge talks about Moshe Feldenkrais as a man way ahead of time, before brain plasticity was understood or accepted. After giving a very brief description of Feldenkrais' background, Doidge highlights a couple of Moshe's key insights:

* applying awareness to movement can change the movement and the involved connections in the brain
* moving slowly and gently allows us to observe the effect of the movement thereby opening the door of awareness.
We use these and other principles in our weekly classes.
Click here for the interview segment.

Awareness Through Movement®

Register at first class for the six-week series
When: Tuesdays Feb 9 - March 15 Noon - 1 pm
Where: Corvallis Friends Meeting House,
3311 NW Polk Ave, Corvallis
6-week Series: $48 -- $10/class Drop-in

Parking available in front, and next to school yard playground across the street. Please bring a blanket or mat for use on the carpeted floor.