We are delighted to announce the addition of group sessions of the Feldenkrais Method guided by Jennifer Blanco during this year’s festival, and the possibility to schedule private sessions with her outside of the seminars.
Over the years, we have received feedback from students expressing the desire for movement-related activities. In response, we have decided to incorporate these Feldenkrais Method lessons. Our aim is not only to provide a refreshing break from the prolonged periods of sitting but also to enhance and support the ongoing learning processes throughout the seminars. We hope that these sessions contribute to a more dynamic and engaging experience for all participants. The group sessions will take place throughout the festival days and consist of two one-hour sessions per week that will be offered free of charge for students participating in the seminars.
Timetable
1st Period: Friday 22/3, 15:45 – 16:45 & Monday 25/3, 15:45 – 16:45
2nd Period: Friday 29/3 15:45 – 16:45 & Monday 01/4, 15:45 – 16:45
What is Feldenkrais?
The Feldenkrais Method® is a somatic technique that uses touch, movement and directed attention to restore wellbeing and healthy functioning. In group Awareness Through Movement® lessons students are led through a sequence of movements in basic positions. These precisely structured movement explorations involve thinking, sensing, moving, feeling and imagining and enable you to become aware of habitual neuromuscular patterns and rigidities and learn to move in new ways, increasing range of motion and improving flexibility and coordination. Many lessons are based on developmental movements and ordinary functional activities (reaching, standing, lying to sitting, looking behind yourself, etc.). Some are based on more abstract explorations of joint, muscle and postural relationships.
“The aim of the Feldenkrais Method is a person that is organized to move with minimum effort and maximum efficiency, not through muscular strength, but through increased consciousness of how movement works.” – Moshé Feldenkrais
During the Labyrinth Catalunya Festival Jennifer will also be available for individual sessions of Functional Integration for those participants that would like to work with her individually. Functional Integration® lessons are individual sessions designed to meet personal interests and needs. The method works with the student’s ability to regulate and coordinate movement, which means working with the nervous system and with the person as a whole. If you are interested in scheduling an individual session with her, you can write to info@feldenkraiswithjen.com or +34 600 756 755 (WhatsApp) to book a time.
What to expect after a Feldenkrais lesson?
After experiencing Feldenkrais lessons, people often express feelings of relaxation and ease. They may breathe more freely and find their thoughts have more clarity. The learning process is usually full of pleasant surprises and personal breakthroughs. The Feldenkrais Method is for anyone who wants to reconnect with their natural abilities to move, think, and feel.
Bio
Jennifer Blanco is a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner with a background in acting, dance and music and a degree in Film and Television Production. Her interest in further understanding how movement could be used to improve and develop performance skills led her towards the Feldenkrais method. Currently she teaches Awareness Through Movement (ATM) and Functional Integration (FI) to actors, dancers and people interested in learning and developing through movement, in addition to her work as a performer.
More info:
https://www.feldenkraiswithjen.com/