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	Awareness Through Movement
		Awareness Through Movement (ATM) is a verbally directed technique designed for group work or as a form of "exercise" that can be done on one's own.
		ATM lessons incorporate active movements and directed sensory attention or imagery.
		developmental movements such as rolling, crawling, and standing up; functions such as posture and breathing; systematic explorations of the kinetic possibilities of the joint and muscle groups; and experiments in movement-based imagery and visualization that pertain to perception, cognition, and other aspects of motor function.
	www.feldenkraislearning.com /awareness_through_movement.htm (167 words)

	Frequently Asked Questions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		By expanding the self-image through movement sequences that bring attention to the parts of the self that are out of awareness, the Method enables you to include more of yourself in your functioning movements.
		Through increased awareness, you will learn to abandon habitual patterns of movement and develop new alternatives, resulting in improved flexibility and coordination.
		The main purpose of the training is for the trainees to acquire for themselves a deep understanding of movement and its formation, to become aware of their own movement, to become astute observers of movement in others, and to be able to teach other people to enlarge their awareness and movement skills.
	www.feldenkrais.com /method/faq.html (1737 words)

	Rosen Method Resources - Movement Awareness
		Movement practices are a wonderful way to access the parts of ourselves we have put away, allowing them to find free expression.
		She has combined her work as a dance therapist with a deep understanding of the mind/body connection to create two movement practices that are powerful and transformative: Essential Motion and Eyes of the Beholder.
		The idea is to expand awareness of your potential for moving, rather than be limited by the habitual patterns you've developed.
	www.balanceflow.com /RRMmovement.htm (2200 words)

	Motion Potion: FAQ File 3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Awareness through Movement consists of verbally directed movement sequences presented primarily to groups.
		There are hundreds of ATM lessons that vary for all levels of movement ability, from simple in structure and physical demand to more difficult lessons.
		Through increased awareness, the student learns to abandon habitual patterns of movement and develop new alternatives with improved flexibility and coordination the result.
	www.wozny.org /faq3.html (523 words)

	Find Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement by Feldenkrais Center of Houston on Course Junction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Using movement sequences that bring awareness and involvement to the whole self evokes improved ability.
		Awareness Through Movement lessons are engaging and enjoyable.
		Helping people to find increased ease, ability, and enjoyment in movement and in life, we developed the following mission statement: Our mission is to use humor and curiosity to inspire, appreciate, and assist others in discovering and celebrating their sacred uniqueness: enabling all to lead a happy, fulfilled, self-actualized and abundant life.
	www.coursejunction.com /course_detail.cfm/id/9774 (694 words)

	Kinesthetic Awareness Through Movement at Holistic Junction
		Through the use of Kinesthetic Awareness through Movement, one may use facial expressions, hand guestures and whole body movement, altogether.
		In addition, Kinesthetic Awareness through Movement helps individuals to be more receptive and perceptive to sensory feedback acquired through hearing, touch and visual fields; and in doing so, are more able to adapt to more focused movements.
		Overall, Kinesthetic Awareness through Movement is beneficial in that it helps develop motor and social skills, attain rhythm and also assists in cognitive and emotional growth.
	www.holisticjunction.com /categories/HAD/kinesthetic-awareness-through-movement.html (218 words)

	VocalDynamix \| Vocal Cords Awareness Through Movement Lesson \| A.T.M.
		One of the factors that makes vocal awareness work so interesting is that we humans are usually much less sensitive to those areas of our musculature that need to function automatically and constantly.
		The vocal cords are part of the mechanism for protecting the airway from foreign bodies, and consequently they are not very sensitive to pain; you may have noticed that, compared to the misery of a sore throat, losing your voice is pretty pain-free.
		Fortunately purposeful movement gives us an effective tool for increasing muscle awareness, and thus it is possible to learn to override these protective mechanisms, with practise.
	www.vocaldynamix.com /vocaldynamix/sample_lesson.html (728 words)

	Moshe Feldenkrais
		Movement should be limited by the skeletal structure and not the musculature.
		The healthy co-ordinated movements of the body as a whole obey the mechanical principle of least action, while the muscles work in step and perform their task with the least expenditure of metabolic energy.
		The awareness of the location and function in these joints is non-existent compared with that of people who sit on the ground and not on chairs.
	www.positivehealth.com /permit/Articles/People/felden.htm (2284 words)

	Yoga Darsana Institute \| Current Shop - Awareness Through Movement: Easy-to-Do Health Exercises to Improve Your ...
		The finale soars high: Moshe believed that human awareness is still in its infancy, on the doorstep to the emergence of the mature human species.
		Awareness is discussed in terms of co-ordination between intention and action.
		The movement patterns provided in the book help me rollerblade without fear (well, a reasonable level of fear!) and increase the likelihood that I'll still be able to chase men when I'm old enough to know better but still too young--what's 95 anyway?-- to care.
	www.yogadarsana.org /buy-0062503227.html (3028 words)

	DANCE Movement Awareness (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Movement Awareness focuses on approaches to authentic movement which engage both the intellect and the body, and most importantly, the dialogue between the two In this class students are encouraged to experience movement rather than simply replicate movement patterns created by the instructor.
		Somatics, a field of study that supports an expanded range of volitional movement consciousness, is at the core of many movement principles that will be examined.
		The Movement Awareness class will incorporate a variety of somatic modalities and philosophical perspectives to increase the student’s awareness of personal movement characteristics and potential.
	home.gwu.edu /~buckley/Awarenessf2000.html (420 words)

	The Feldenkrais Method: Awareness through Movement – Functional Integration (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		In our classes and public workshops, Awareness Through Movement is done by participants as means for attaining personal benefit - be it to deal with injury or pain, to improve physical skill, or to come to a deeper understanding of themselves in relationship to their past and present life.
		Provisional permission to teach Awareness Through Movement to the public is granted to the students in the Feldenkrais Training program at the end of the second year of training.
		As an "education of the self" in awareness, creativity, and spontaneity in self-expression, it benefits those who seek improvement in their ability to be genuine and self-possessed in their art and in their lives.
	www.feldnet.com /method.cfm (775 words)

	Awareness Thru Movement at Holistic Junction
		Awareness thru movement involves different modalities of therapies such as Feldenkrais, guided and freeform dance, imagery, tai chi, yoga, aikido, energy work and other motion arts.
		Awareness thru movement is a venue for creative self-expression, healing, fitness and integration of the whole.
		Awareness thru Movement is able to restore painless function to the body, and stimulates the nervous system.
	www.holisticjunction.com /categories/HPD/awareness-thru-movement.html (143 words)

	Feldenkrais Movement Institute - Advanced Trainings
		There are fundamental principles shared between the development of awareness in the Feldenkrais Method and the biological evolution of life on earth.
		We will work with the similarities in the design and generation of Awareness Through Movement and Functional Integration lessons to the similarities in the emergence and development of new life forms.
		Through Awareness Through Movement and Functional Integration lessons you will move towards integrating all expressive functions in order to work more completely with the whole person.
	www.feldenkraisinstitute.org /advancetrain.html (1351 words)

	Yoga Movement Breathwork Awareness (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Awareness is the key ingredient and the pre-requisite for the development of self discovery and human potential.
		Through yoga, we gain an increasing measure of control over therapeutic problems and enhance awareness of our functional anatomy.
		These movement patterns are designed to release tension, quiet the nervous system, and help you let go of habitual postures and movement patterns that no longer serve you.
	www.boulderyoga.com /ymba.html (536 words)

	October Marks First-Ever Movement Disorders Awareness Month, Bringing Much-Needed Attention to Conditions That Affect ...
		New Interactive Exhibit, the Movement Disorders Experience Center, to be Unveiled in New York City NEW YORK, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- WE MOVE(TM) (Worldwide Education and Awareness of Movement Disorders) is proud to announce that October 2005 has been declared, by resolution of the U.S. Congress, as Movement Disorders Awareness Month.
		In people with a movement disorder, this communication system is disrupted and interferes with the ability to produce and coordinate voluntary movements or the inability to stop unwanted involuntary movements.
		The effective management of a movement disorder usually involves a multi-disciplinary team of specialists and may include the patient's primary care physician, as well as the neurologist, physiatrist (physical rehabilitation specialist), nurses, and physical, occupational, and speech therapists.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/10-05-2005/0004160140&EDATE= (1509 words)

	Harmonious Movement - What Is The Feldenkrais Method
		The heightened awareness that develops through the use of this method leads to improved body image, organization and function.
		In an Awareness Through Movement lesson, the teacher verbally guides the students through a sequence of movements centered on a particular theme in human movement.
		Through these lessons, people can dramatically improve their quality of movement and acquire new coordination and skill.
	www.harmoniousmovement.com /What.htm (284 words)

	Awareness Through Movement: Achieving Excellence
		Although Feldenkrais developed this system working with basic movements such as standing, crawling, walking, running, and breathing, his approach can also be applied to improving the fine movements required to play a string instrument.
		By moving very slowly and paying attention to your movement, you should be able to feel that the movement the finger makes to stop the string is composed of four stages.
		When you are thoroughly familiar with this movement, close your eyes and continue to feel the movement of the arm.
	www.achievingexcellence.com /p-a_atm.html (1870 words)

	Training Program (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Awareness, as a tangible component of experience, is developed through coordinating intention and action both in one's self and in touching others.
		In order to prepare you for teaching ATM to the public at the end of the second year, the implicit structure and pattern of lessons will be made evident.
		Through our faces we present and express ourselves to a larger world contacting in a ongoing way how we perceive and wish to be perceived.
	www.feldenkrais-resources.com /trainingprog.htm#progressN (3901 words)

	The Therapeutic Effects of the Feldenkrais Method "Awareness Through Movement" in Patients with Eating ...
		Offering a unique opportunity to heal through combining traditional (psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral) treatment techniques with a novel new approach to self-awareness and learning, (The Feldenkrais Method, Awareness Through Movement), each psychotherapy/support group experience will be preceded by one half hour of Feldenkrais body movement.
		Based on hundreds of successful outcomes, this book shepherds concerned parents step-by-step through the processes of eating disorder recognition, confronting the child, finding the most effective treatment for patient and family, and evaluating and insuring a timely recovery.
		A guide to eating disorder prevention, this book is useful to parents, health professionals and school personnel alike in countering the pervasive epidemic of unhealthy eating and body image concerns, and destructive media and peer influences.
	www.empoweredparents.com /1treatment/treatment_02.htm (780 words)

	Ease physical, emotional and mental pain and discomfort with slow, attentive movement.
		physical, emotional and mental difficulty using movement as a means to new-found freedom.
		This revolutionary class combines elements of Yoga Nidra with Awareness Through Movement to focus your ability to intentionally transform old negative habits and tendencies into a newfound sense of well being.
		Release tension you are not even aware of, alleviating pain, irritablitiy and bound up reserves of energy.
	www.awarenessthroughmovement.info (593 words)

	Kripalu: Awareness Through Movement and Sound -
		Practice yoga to the accompaniment of the bansuri flute and discover the effortless harmony between movement and sound, gesture and melody, heart and form.
		Our focus will not be on alignment details or technique, but on deepening the connection to the internal landscape of each posture or movement through awareness and sound.
		As Brad leads us in breath and movement to generate energy and internal awareness, Steve plays to what he sees and feels unfolding in the room.
	www.kripalu.org /program/type5/all/ATMS51 (585 words)

	Products (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Through a series of eleven original lessons on six audiotapes, and drawing on the Feldenkrais Method and the work of William Bates, M.D., Jack Heggie has developed a powerful series of exercises for improving the overall quality of your vision, posture and movement.
		Movement Nature Meant is an artful demonstration by Ruthy Alon of the gracefulness in Awareness Through Movement and how spontaneity and harmony in movement are aspects of bodily intelligence.
		Levine argues that through heightened awareness of the bodily sensations that govern our responses to overwhelming life events, it is possible to reverse psychological scarring.
	www.feldenkrais-resources.com /products.htm (10917 words)

	Working in Movement : Working in Movement
		In Body Awareness and Fitness, I cited an article by a physical fitness trainer who had experienced Feldenkrais for the first time.
		Feldenkrais® Awareness Through Movement and state anxiety investigated the effects of single and repeated Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement lessons on state anxiety.
		Faulty sensory appreciation is one of the biggest obstacles to improving movement and awareness.
	radio.weblogs.com /0128836/2004/06/09.html (381 words)

	Welcome to Tesi Environmental Awareness Movement (TEAM) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Through the combination of traditional Tibetan spiritual values with modern scientific knowledge about the environment, TEAM aims to empower Tibetans to live a sustainable and eco-friendly way of life.
		To promote environmental awareness among school children by providing activity-based educational materials to teachers and providing support to young environmental leaders in creation and sustenance of environmental clubs.
		To encourage organic farming by providing continued awareness amongst farmers and facilitating platforms where they can directly exchange their concerns with government representatives in prompting the Tibetan organic revolution.
	www.ecotibet.org (563 words)

	Uri Vardi, Cellist -- The Feldenkrais Method and Music
		This is because, in order for my students to gain the ability to meet any composition's demands, they must have a vast repertoire of movements that will give them the freedom to use their bodies with maximum efficiency.
		Through my experience, I have found that when students discover the power of becoming aware of minute differences in their movement, it is not only their sound that changes, but also their coordination, and overall technical proficiency.
		The course is open to all instrumentalists, and includes a weekly Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement class, and a weekly masterclass which concentrates on options of movement in relations to musical intention.
	www.harmoniousmovement.com /UriVardi.htm (1038 words)

	Feldenkrais - Journal of awareness through movement, by Donna Bervincha (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Over time, your overall ease of movement will improve and you may find yourself participating in, or returning to activities that you wanted to partake in or only dreamed of being capable of doing.
		The only requirement for attending classes is to be able to get up and down onto a mat; as well as to treat yourself with gentleness, awareness and respect.
		The terms Feldenkrais Method®, Awareness Through Movement®, and Functional Integration® are registered service marks of the Feldenkrais Guild®.
	www.feldenkraisblog.com /group.php (293 words)

	Feldenkrais - Feldenkrais Method - Awareness Through Movement - Functional Integration - Dance - Intelligent, ...
		I taught my first class since returning and I was thrilled to see that by allowing the students to explore and discover movement on their own they learned spontaneously and every student attacked the final combination in a way I have only hoped for in the past.
		Just as very small changes in ones movements have dramatic impact on ones well being, so do small changes in ones way of thinking and acting have much larger impacts on the quality of ones life and the ability to contribute to effective change.
		Through direct experience I felt how dancers can train and dance in a less injurious way." - Karen Summers, NM "Prisca has been extremely successful in developing her practice in Taos and has created the reputation of the Feldenkrais Method in Northern NM.
	www.moveintobalance.com /Testimonials.php (3756 words)

	Ease physical, emotional and mental pain and discomfort with slow, attentive movement. - AWARENESS THROUGH MOVEMENT ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Movement provides access to parts of you that have been buried under years of tension, stress and constraint.
		Any of these doorways is an opening through which we can learn to release rigidity, pain and stagnant physical, emotional or mental limitations.
		A class tailored to the kinds of mobility issues that accompany the onset of maturity such as, balance and maintaining the flexibility necessary to prevent falling, especially where osteoporosis is a concern.
	www.awarenessthroughmovement.info /wst_page2.html (1881 words)

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