by Lavinia Plonka | Jan 17, 2016 | Movement as Medicine, The Feldenkrais Method®
“…rest is the vital principle which recuperates. It regalvanizes the nerve-centres, collects the scattered forces and so reinvigorates the body.” Genevieve Stebbins, Dynamic Breathing and Harmonic Gymnastics ©1892I was in a dance class the other day where we were...
by Lavinia Plonka | Jan 9, 2016 | The Creative Body, The Feldenkrais Method® |
“What I’m after is to restore each person to their human dignity.” Moshe FeldenkraisI’ve always been intrigued by humans’ fascination with transformation. From Clark Kent in the phone booth to the Transformers phenomenon, we harbor a secret desire to be, if not...
by Lavinia Plonka | Nov 29, 2015 | The Creative Body
“When you come to a fork in the road, take it.” Yogi Berra There are pundits nowadays who complain that we have too many choices in life. Barry Schwartz, in his 2004 book, The Paradox of Choice, says, “Autonomy and freedom of choice are critical to our well being, and...
by Lavinia Plonka | Sep 7, 2015 | The Creative Body
Years ago, I read an article in Wired Magazine that predicted the end of money as our currency of exchange, replaced by what the author called attention. The suggestion was that in a world filled with goods and information, the resource that is scarce is not money,...
by Lavinia Plonka | Sep 3, 2015 | The Creative Body, The Feldenkrais Method®
My husband Ron and I recently had a lively debate on the subject of quality and experience. He’s an artist, with a firm belief that anyone can sense quality when they experience it. I insisted that a person can only discriminate based on previous experience. I...
by Lavinia Plonka | Aug 10, 2015 | Movement as Medicine, The Feldenkrais Method®
I’m standing as I write this article. Well, not just standing. I’m also periodically jogging in place, practicing my Zumba moves and throwing in an occasional downward facing dog. You see, I’m preparing myself for a brave new world. It seems that while I was sprawled...
by Lavinia Plonka | Jul 8, 2015 | Body Language, Movement as Medicine, The Feldenkrais Method®
My synesthete friend Gretta once told me that my name is white and green with shades of pink. Two musical synesthetes, from different parts of time and space have sung my name in an identical melody as if they knew a secret language. I have often envied people with...
by Lavinia Plonka | Jun 10, 2015 | Movement as Medicine, The Creative Body, The Feldenkrais Method®
My husband Ron and I recently had a lively debate on the subject of quality and experience. He’s an artist, with a firm belief that anyone can sense quality when they experience it. I insisted that a person can only discriminate based on previous experience. I...
by Lavinia Plonka | May 26, 2015 | Movement and The Spirit, Movement as Medicine, The Feldenkrais Method®
When we look at sea creatures opening and closing, flowers unfolding from their buds, the pulsing of galaxies millions of light years away, we feel the connection between that perpetual motion and the pulsation in our own bodies. Here’s a free Feldenkrais...
by Lavinia Plonka | May 10, 2015 | Body Language, Humor/CosmiComedy, Movement as Medicine, The Creative Body
“A person who smiles a lot is either a fool or an American.” Russian saying Gray skies are gonna clear up Put on a happy face. Brush off that frown and cheer up Put on a happy face. From Bye Bye Birdie I...
