by Lavinia Plonka | May 1, 2014 | Body Language, Movement as Medicine, The Creative Body, The Feldenkrais Method®
Enjoy this free companion audio lesson! Putting Your Head in Its Place- A free audio lesson from Lavinia Plonka’s book Walking Your Talk. More information on Walking Your Walk can be found here.
by Lavinia Plonka | Apr 7, 2014 | Body Language, Humor/CosmiComedy, Movement as Medicine, The Creative Body |
I’m told that a treadmill affords people the possibility of movement and exercise that would not be available because of weather or other circumstances. Yet every time I see someone walking or running, getting nowhere, I experience a poignant tug, somewhere between...
by Lavinia Plonka | Mar 11, 2014 | Body Language, Movement as Medicine, The Creative Body, The Feldenkrais Method®
As I sit quietly (for a change), I notice my shoulders are not symmetrical. Perhaps it’s not obvious to a casual observer, but suddenly I’m acutely aware that my left shoulder is curled slightly forward, causing my upper torso to rotate slightly to the...
by Lavinia Plonka | Jan 15, 2014 | Body Language, Movement and The Spirit, Movement as Medicine, The Creative Body, The Feldenkrais Method®
Power Walk – This is a longer article that explores the power in the pelvic/sacrum area With Open Arms – The symbolism of the cross and our gesture of opening the arms A New Year, A New You – Linking Awareness Through Movement to the myth of Isis and...
by Lavinia Plonka | Jan 15, 2014 | Body Language, The Creative Body
A man once came to see me for Feldenkrais lessons. He had severe pain in his feet and shoulders and had been to countless specialists to no avail. I asked him to walk across the room. He walked like a stick figure, arms and legs stiffly jerking ahead, his torso, head...
by Lavinia Plonka | Dec 19, 2013 | Body Language, Movement as Medicine, The Creative Body, The Feldenkrais Method®
As fortune would have it, I’ve been to the beach a few times in the last couple of weeks, walking long distances on sand packed so tight you can ride a bicycle, although most people power walk or jog. Each step leaves a footprint in the sand, just enough to tell the...
by Lavinia Plonka | Oct 21, 2013 | Body Language, The Creative Body
It seems so obvious, and yet so often…we forget to breathe.
by Lavinia Plonka | Sep 28, 2013 | Body Language, Movement as Medicine, The Creative Body |
Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais said that we move according to our perceived self-image. And we are stopped by our perceived limitations. In one of my many careers, I was a mime, which meant I made money creating illusions: imaginary adversaries, objects and challenges...
by Lavinia Plonka | Jul 29, 2013 | Body Language, Movement and The Spirit, The Creative Body
Someone recently shared her greatexcitement at a simple meditation by Thich Nhat Hanh. “I breathe in peace, I breathe out and smile.” She said she couldn’t believe how her emotional state changed simply by smiling as she exhaled. The other day, I was...
by Lavinia Plonka | Jan 28, 2013 | Body Language, The Creative Body |
I went to a performance the other night of a talented clown who billed himself as a “certified lunatic”. He expertly performed all kinds of schtick, much of which I’d seen before. I smiled and admired his skill, but didn’t really laugh much. Then he went out...
by Lavinia Plonka | Sep 6, 2012 | Body Language, The Creative Body
Just Google “politicians lying body language”, and you will come up with a plethora of “expert” articles that tell you open palms mean sincerity, but open palms from a politician mean he’s pretending to be sincere, but Al Gore’s open palms are real, or all politicians...
by Lavinia Plonka | Sep 16, 2008 | Body Language
When Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos was removed, his wife Imelda’s closet revealed thousands of pairs of shoes. I’m no Imelda, but I do love shoes. I used to buy vintage shoes at garage sales. Minnie Mouse and Betty Boop style pumps, grandma lace...
