The worldwide roots of somatics

The Legacy and Evolution Challenge of ISMETA (the Worldwide Somatic Training and Remedy Affiliation) researched the lineages that formed modern somatic practices by interviewing esteemed elders of the rising occupation. These preliminary conversations had been distilled into three hour-long movies, every interweaving the contributions of three pioneering practitioners: 

The primary video options Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, Eleanor Criswell-Hanna, and Paul Linden. The second incorporates contributions from Sondra Fraleigh, Daria Halprin, and me. The third installment contains Patricia Bardi, Alice Cummins, and Mariko Tanabe. 

I could also be biased, however I can’t assist however discover how the numerous contribution of Moshe Feldenkrais — and the traditions that he primarily based his system on — to at this time’s somatic arts and sciences. Daria Halprin teaches the Artwork/Life Course of, which contains Moshe’s methodology; the Hanna Somatic Training strategy taught by Eleanor Criswell is an offshoot of the Feldenkrais Technique.  My buddy Sondra Fraliegh incorporates her Feldenkrais coaching within the Eastwest Somatics she developed. Paul Linden, who brings Aikido and Feldenkrais collectively, was my classmate within the last trainer coaching program Moshe taught in Amherst, Massachusetts, within the early Eighties. 

For those who’re curious to study extra, you may get a fast (lower than a minute) glimpse right here. You may as well watch a free 22-minute preview of the primary video.

The complete three-video package deal is out there at a particular introductory discounted value by means of October twentieth, 2024. You may as well buy particular person full-length movies. To seek out out extra, please go to this part of the ISMETA web site.