by Lavinia Plonka | Jan 6, 2022 | Humor/CosmiComedy, The Creative Body
I was writing in my journal, waxing profound about the arcs in my life. “Sometimes it seems like I’ve spent my life walking in place. I move along and then I hit a wall. After banging my head against it for a while, I often discover there was no wall, or that the wall...
by Lavinia Plonka | Jan 6, 2022 | Body Language, The Creative Body
Image: Jeff Sheridan performs in Central Park, NYC, circa 1970s. More than 45 years ago, I was sitting in a café at the end of an afternoon of performing in Central Park with our felliniesque collection of buskers ranging from the infamous Philip Petit to… well, me...
by Lavinia Plonka | Dec 3, 2021 | The Creative Body
“Learning is turning darkness, which is the absence of light, into light. Learning is creation. It is making something out of nothing. Learning grows until it dawns on you.” – Moshe Feldenkrais from Body Awareness as Healing Therapy: The Case of Nora...
by Lavinia Plonka | Nov 1, 2021 | The Creative Body
Around 15 years ago, a friend gave me a card she had made. I stuck it on my bulletin board. Today as I removed it to look at it (“What is this card anyway? Why is it here?”) I saw that there are many pushpin holes in it – obviously throughout the years, I’ve removed...
by Lavinia Plonka | Oct 6, 2021 | Movement and The Spirit, Movement as Medicine
My Web of Habits (And My Arachnid Teacher) In the Academy Award winning film, My Octopus Teacher, naturalist Craig Foster develops a deep relationship with a talented octopus who teaches him life lessons in her brief year on earth. The film has had such an impact on...
by Lavinia Plonka | Sep 1, 2021 | Movement as Medicine, The Creative Body
Are You Happy Yet? I’ve often wondered whether the founding fathers of this country laid some esoteric curse on its citizens when they declared our right to “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” What did they have in mind by making it a...
by Lavinia Plonka | Aug 19, 2021 | The Creative Body
Name(required) Email(required) Phone Emergency Contact Info Tell me a little bit about yourself, your movement experience and why you are coming (and “I just want to get out of winter” is a perfectly fine answer ☺) Do you have any physical, mental or emotional...
by Lavinia Plonka | Aug 2, 2021 | The Creative Body
I scroll down the NY Times feed with my morning coffee. Delta variant is threatening us. Delta 8 is offering to make me forget my fears. Delta Airlines is offering an escape with flexible cancellation. You know the rest of the headlines. I scroll and find that after...
by Lavinia Plonka | Aug 2, 2021 | Body Language, Humor/CosmiComedy
I was pondering the wonders and stories of our anatomy the other day, and realized I could probably write a post about every part of myself. Who knows how long this inspiration will last, this could be a very long series! That led me to reflecting on my hands. When...
by Lavinia Plonka | Jun 2, 2021 | The Creative Body, The Feldenkrais Method®
Misery or Samadhi? When I was a child, I had to practice my accordion for an hour every day. While I loved the sound of the instrument, I found the endless repetition tedious. I wanted to wail with rock ‘n roll songs, or improvise crazy gypsy sounding melodies...
