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Sunyata Movement Studio - Feldenkrais Method®

Self-Trust: Discovering through sensation, not instruction

Published 9 months ago • 2 min read

A wonderful gift of Awareness Through Movement® lessons is the development of self-trust.

Through ATM™ lessons, we learn and discover not so much by instruction, but through sensation — your own personal sensations.

I know, I know...

You can't have anything other than "your own personal sensations".

And still, Reader, what I see over and over again is the tendency for Feldnekrais® students from all walks of life to look for external validation and/or demonstrate a lack of trust in their own brilliance.

It shows up in all sorts of ways:

  • Moving too fast
  • Making moves too big
  • Not pausing enough between moves
  • Not creating space to think/sense/feel before moving and throughout a move
  • Not orienting their movements clearly and only going for what's easy and habitual

It makes me realize, again, that this work requires a fair bit of trust.

Trust in process (not outcome).

Trust in sensation (not instruction).

Trust in self (not teachers or experts).

Learning isn't something you do —it's who you are. You don't have to try so hard. Learning is built in. You are brilliant.

Next time you do an ATM lesson, trust yourself and the process even more than you do already.

Be curious, and have fun!

Cheers,

Gisele

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Sunyata Movement Studio - Feldenkrais Method®

With Gisele St. Hilaire

The Feldenkrais Method® does so much more than simply help you move better. It also helps you learn better and deeper, shows you how to develop richer attending skills and improves your self-awareness.

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