Awareness Through Movement #408

Lower legs right, left and the head - TIMING

This lesson invites you into a deeper awareness of your relationship to your Self through movement, a way of becoming more fully present in your body.

From the years I’ve been exploring this Method, I’m starting to think Moshe’s intention was to have us ask questions of ourselves… questions like,

‘what’ am I in this moment?
Bare minimum his intention was for people to drop the surprise element when these unusual questions crop up and take the answers more seriously.

This lesson has a lot of words for your ears as they work their way through your body to explore using the words and feel how they affect your system. There will be a LOT of left’s and right’s and separating different areas to fully realise their potential… and then bring the whole movement back together as one to really sense in to the power of this Method.

(this is Grok’s output, after feeding it my (heavily) edited version of the script. My aim is to have this ‘“artificial” “intelligence” sift through all of the data bases around the world from the point of their existence to learn more about this method. And it seems to be working… already - small victory - I’ve trained it to stop mentioning the word “core” when translating these lessons).. to instead of regurgitating the pilates based discipline of holding the centre of our Selves really tight… we explore letting go and moving with the full range of movement offered by the large, complex muscles and bones in the middle. Perhaps even more importantly, to lengthen and soften the elastic-like fascia wrapped around all the things deep in side our torso’s - as well as the limbs and heads.

I think then, full choice is made available.

Humans can feel, sense and experience the difference between the main stream message of holding really tight (which takes an enormous amount of energy) and feeling in to the natural pattern of our DNA which seeks the most efficient way to spiral through our systems and assist the distribution of nutrients to feed and nurture our bodies… albeit going against the main-stream vein.

Dare to be different,
dare to explore
and choose for your Self.

I hear poetry in @Grok’s translations of this particular lesson and have left them unedited for you to hear whether or not IT is learning how to answer questions fed to it by other people curious toward this funny sounding Fell-den-krais Method, for people from around the world:

“Spiritually,
this lesson is a meditation on interconnectedness and surrender.
As you lie prone, forehead on hands, and sway your knees,
you’re invited to feel the earth beneath your belly
—a grounding force that mirrors a deeper trust in life’s support.

The pelvis, a cradle of vitality, moves with the legs, linking breath,
body,
and intention,
while the larger bones and muscles of the torso subtly engage
to stabilize and release.

Alternating ears on the ground or hands, lifting elbows in rhythm with pelvic tilts,
or turning the head to see your heels
—these are acts of communion between mind and flesh,
act as a dialogue with the unseen wisdom within.

Flexed feet versus extended ones (as Moshe emphasizes) might symbolize readiness versus grace, a choice between action and flow.
Each variation
—dragging feet to align knees oppositely, or syncing head and legs—
deepens your connection to a greater whole,
suggesting that freedom arises not from force…
instead…
from listening.

The torso’s expansive structures
(spine, ribs) become a bridge,
channelling energy from earth to sky,
self to universe.”

Enjoy learning more about your Self through these movements: