Free Hour Long Event
Intuition: When to Trust It — and When to Pause

How many times have you said, “I should have known,” “If only I’d paid attention,” “I didn’t see that coming?”

Perhaps you’ve observed someone who knew just what to say, whose timing seemed uncanny, or simply handled life challenges with aplomb. Intuition is not magic. It is not ESP, and it is not a personality trait you either have or lack. Intuition is a developed capacity — it arises when sensation, perception, emotion, thought, and action work together rather than at cross purposes. And of course, all of this lives in your body.

The quietly strange television series Moonhaven spotlights a uniquely somatic utopia: the citizens share ritual dances, a movement-based alphabet, and communal practices of listening and sensing, touching their hearts when they sense danger. It’s corny. And it’s moving. Because many of us secretly long for a world like that — one in which sensing, listening, and moving together are valued forms of intelligence.

Before Descartes and Newton, human beings relied far less on abstract reasoning, using their senses to navigate experience. As Shakespeare put it: Go to your bosom; / Knock there, and ask your heart what it doth know. We have the capacity for a deep knowing that goes beyond measurement.

Intuition is an embodied skill. Just like a musician sensing the exact pitch of a semi-tone, or a chef knowing just the right amount of oregano to add, intuition can be trained. The ability to listen more accurately, to distinguish clarity from fear, and to act with confidence — especially in moments of uncertainty — can be mastered. The result? Fewer misreads. Less reactivity. More grounded, timely response.

From Sensation to Insight offers three powerful sessions: using movement intelligence to develop your innate abilities for “knowing what to do,” especially when it matters. Each two hour session will include appropriate Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement® lessons integrated with the Kinēsa process of inquiry.   

Sometimes we look back at choice points or events and think, “How could I have missed that signal?” Or we find ourselves choosing something that “doesn’t feel right” but seems perfectly reasonable, only to realize we should have trusted our inner sensations.

We often talk about “gut feelings” as if they are either sacred truths or dangerous impulses. In reality, many things get mislabeled as intuition: fear, urgency, habit, wishful thinking, even trauma responses.

In this free one-hour webinar, we’ll explore:

• The difference between sensation, instinct, and intuition — Why a strong feeling isn’t always a clear signal — and how clarity feels different from urgency. 

• How fear often disguises itself as intuition
  “I’m going to fall!”
  “He’s got a gun.”
  “They’re going to hate this.”

Learn how imagined futures and conditioned responses can shanghai perception.

• Expanding your spatial awareness — an experiential Kinēsa process that will illustrate how movement intelligence — rather than thinking harder — helps distinguish reaction from
  choice, and sharpens our ability to sense what’s actually happening. 

• When to trust your physical cues — Learn to distinguish between a real and imagined threat — tightening in the stomach, hairs rising on the neck, a shift in someone’s voice.

As Moshe Feldenkrais repeatedly said, “If you know what you are doing, you can do what you want.” I like to add, if you know what you’re feeling, you can be who you want.

Join me for an empowering exploration of awareness, intuition and intent.
April 21 at 2 PM EDT

From Sensation to Insight

A Kinēsa® Process Embodied Training in Intuition

May 5, 12, & 19 from 2-4 PM

All Online via Zoom.
Can’t make it live? No problem!
You’ll also receive the replay on demand.

 Price: $149 USD

Get it for $119 when you register by April 30
AND receive a bonus audio lesson!

Schedule

FREE Introductory Webinar: Intuition: When to Trust It — and When to Pause
April 21, 2-3 PM

Session 1: Sensing: Orientation and Spatial Awareness
May 5, 2-4 PM

Session 2: Seeing: Second Sight and Insight
May 12, 2-4 PM

Session 3: Listening: Interoception — Connecting Within and Without
May 19, 2-4 PM

All Online via Zoom.
Can’t make a session? No problem!
Get the replay on demand.

Price: $149 USD

Early Bird Special Price until April 27: $149 $119

Session 1 — Sensing
Orientation and Spatial Awareness

 Did you know that your skin is your body’s largest organ? It senses the outside world and informs your internal experience. through vibration and subtle shifts that help orient you in every environment. When should you stride into the room, slip in quietly, claim your space, or wait and watch?

Exteroception, an awareness of your environment, and proprioception, an awareness of your personal shape and movement can be developed and refined as subtle “ninja” skills to help you learn to read a room, ground yourself and help deal with the unexpected.

You will learn to:

• Strengthen spatial orientation and grounding.

• Notice how posture shapes perception and mood.

• Recognize when you are over- or under-oriented to the environment (hair on fire vs. oblivious!).

• Recover more quickly from disorientation.

When spatial organization improves, perception stabilizes.

Session 2 — Seeing
Second Sight and Insight

Your eyes are the visible part of your brain. The eye receives light that becomes information. That information can be accurate or distorted based on your perception. How does attention shape experience? What happens when focus narrows under stress?

When does sensation turn into emotion? What role does tension play in protecting and preparing vs locking us into reaction?

You will learn to:

• Recognize when attention becomes constricted.

• Practice distinguishing observation from interpretation.

• Study how visual orientation affects thinking.

• Practice shifting between focused and panoramic awareness.

As attention reorganizes, urgency decreases and clarity increases. 

Session 3 — Listening
Interoception — Connecting Within and Without

 Listening is not just with the ears. Developing attention to cues from within — tension and relaxation, breath, physiological shifts like heart rate — allows us to literally “tune in” to our inner experience, allowing us to be more sensitive to other people and situations, even before we turn the sensation into conscious thoughts.

When does sensation turn into emotion? What role does tension play in protecting and preparing vs locking us into reaction?

You will learn to:

• Increase awareness of internal cues such as breath and muscular tone.

• Recognize sensations before they solidify into emotions or stories.

• Practice co-regulation through pacing and breath.

• Sense the difference between empathy and emotional merging.

When internal signals are clear, response becomes more appropriate.

And in this final session, you’ll bring sensing, seeing, and listening together in a guided movement process designed to test and apply what you’ve learned — in real time.

Meet Your Instructor

Lavinia is internationally known as a master Feldenkrais® teacher and lead instructor of the Emotional Body®. She has dedicated her life to studying physical and metaphysical transformation – decades of practice in yoga, aikido, dance and a life long practice of inner work and contemplation. Her books and audio programs explore the applications of movement to wellbeing and personal growth. Lavinia created Kinēsa® to explore the intersection between movement, science and ancient traditions. Learn more about Lavinia.

What People Say About Lavinia

“Having had numerous Feldenkrais instructors over three decades, Lavinia Plonka stands out as one of the finest. She ensures clarity of instruction for beginners and her array of offerings ensure that students of all ages sharpen movement awareness and gain mobility to function (and feel) better in daily activities.”

 – Connie F. 

“I came back to Lavinia after a few years and was amazed how much Feldenkrais helped improve my balance and how I navigated obstacles. It’s subtle but makes a huge difference!”

– Ginger G.

 “I also want to thank you for the series on self-image. Over the past couple of weeks, I noticed that I seemed to have more confidence and assurance, but didn’t really make the connection to your class. This summer. Last week, I was marveling at how I seem to be flowing along in my life and managing things in a more confident way. Then, the light bulb went off and I realized it was the lessons. Through the processes, I released the negativity I had taken in over the summer, even though I didn’t know I had embodied the experience. Many thanks and heartfelt appreciation for the important work you do.”

– Nancy H.