November, 2006: News for Member's Newsletters

A Foot in the Door…

Over the past 4 years, Feldenkrais Practitioners in Europe, Australasia and also in North and South America have been experiencing a new way of learning and sharing their discoveries together through contact with each other in the IFF Academy. As in a lesson, an intention is explored; reflected upon; the learning shared and the process evaluated. In this ‘group lesson’ practitioners anywhere can share from their own experience as well as learning from the development experiences of other practitioners towards more quality and competency in their practice.

Perhaps you have had an ‘aha!’ moment in your learning with your peers which you would like to share with others. Or, you have already started a project on your own or with some peers but you do not know how to continue with it public and get feedback about your work? The IFF Academy offers the environment for this to happen.

Or you are longing to work together with other practitioners and try out processes other practitioners have used to extend their skills and knowledge in an environment of local and global teamwork, reflection and participation. How can this be done?
 
The IFF Academy is a unique model of reflective practise in the Feldenkrais world. Since 2001 processes or workshops have been created and developed by practitioners working in teams on a certain issue and over a certain period. These teams are known as Local Academy Feet –LAF (or Teams-LAT if you prefer this name). The term Feet acknowledges that the Feldenkrais Method is grounded in you, the Practitioner.

These Academy activities have been co-practised, evaluated and are subject to further experience done by other teams. The specificity of the IFF Academy is to enable continuity of Feldenkrais activities by setting up a frame of co-producing, evaluating and networking designs and outcome within a cooperative and supportive culture of Feldenkrais colleagues.
You could be one of those teams! For example at http://feldenkrais-method.org/en/node/844 you can find in the list of the IFF Academy Workshops developed by LAF/LAT related to the work of “Feldenkrais Practitioners and Psychology”, “Feldenkrais and Horse Riding”, “Air” working with egg-balls, the “PRISMA” workshops which highlights the work of Feldenkrais Practitioners and quality development from different perspectives, the workshop “Skeletonian Harmonists – Moving Bones” to deepen anatomy knowledge and observe movements, and  more…

Are you ready to put your foot in the door? The IFF Academy invites you to make use of this open source to enrich your practice and get new impulses.
If you want to create your own LAF/LAT, or if you are interested in one of the workshops, please contact the IFF Academy Coordinator, for more information at: academy@feldenkrais-method.org.

Update, Feb 2007: You may have met Marie-Christine Schmoetzer, Coordinator for 2006. She has now finished her term, and a new Coordinator has begun, Ritz Wood.

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