Angel wings—what comes to mind for you? Angelic choirs up in the clouds. Shoulder blades that stick out. Perhaps John Travolta as an earthly angel in the film Michael, draping a trench coat over his shoulders to cover up his magnificent wings.
I’ve been thinking about the shoulder blades and elbows and about feeling light as a feather, moving so easily that it’s almost like flying. So our Thursday course in August is about shoulder blades and elbows. It’s pretty much impossible to move one without the other, and when we get them moving easily, standing, sitting, and walking become effortless. Our fingers and hands don’t have to work so hard. Our eyes are level with the horizon, and that nagging pain in the neck starts to go away.
It’s a lot to ask from just the shoulder blades and elbows, right? Perhaps not. If the elbows move, the shoulder blades can’t help but move. And then the collar bones have to move, which moves the sternum, which moves the ribs and then the spine. It’s all connected. Hold those shoulders too tightly, and movement gets difficult, tiresome, and eventually painful. So for this series, we’ll start with moving the elbows and shoulders in surprisingly easy ways, and watch the magic that happens when the ease begins to spread.
Please join me on Thursdays in August for a Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement course called “Angel Wings—Mobilizing the Shoulder Blades and Elbows.” It will surely make your body move more easily and lightly.
In a small-group, online setting, this four-week Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement® course will offer a new perspective on “angel wings.”
Classes are suitable for almost all fitness levels. Willingness to lie on the floor, and an interest in moving more easily are all you need.
Schedule
Four Thursdays, August 5, 12, 19, and 26, 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. U.S. Central Time
Location
Online via Zoom
Tuition
$30 for each session. Please register by 9:30 a.m. (Central Time) on the day of the class.
Participants will be provided access to an audio recording of each lesson, in case they need to miss a session or would like to refresh their experience of the lesson. Register
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