Dear Janice & Sharon,
I just started,this past Tuesday, a group experience using the
Feldenkrais Method and as a veteran of many therapies I can tell
you it was a great beginning. There were only 10 or so participants
so there was much time to seek some individual attention. There
were only two rules "Be aware" and "pay attention" It was incredible
gentle as I moved with out any wish to compete with myself [or any one
else] One uses a mat to lay on and while I was aware of the fact that there were other people in the room I couldn't see them because I was
lying on my back and because I had no wish to see them. It is a purely hedonistic experience.
By the way I think that people who use services only when they
have to are missing the point as are people who utilize only one
or two services at a given time. The time for a new therapy is when it makes good sense to you not when you have to. You need, at some level,
to try and get ahead of this disease. Don't wait till your muscles start to waste away before you start exercising them. In addition to Feldenkrais I work out at a gym 3 times a week,take horseback riding
lessons[to work on my balance and coordination], swimming lessons [to work on my coordination], 90 minute massage weekly [to keep my muscles toned and loose],see my physical therapist monthly to work on new ideas,
take my meds as scheduled [primary drugs are sinemet,tasmar and mirapex] Walk 1-3 miles daily half of it backward[which helps
with my balance and building strength in my quads] and watch
what I eat-but not rigidly and acupunctured every other week to work on my 'emotional life." george
