Please enjoy this Feldenkrais® Awareness Through Movement® lesson. It is not meant to replace medical advise. If you are under a doctor's care, please check with your doctor before doing the lesson.

The lesson is a classroom recording made in July 2007. The monthly theme this lesson was included in was "Back Bending (Not Breaking)". For more information on my classes, and writings about Feldenkrais, yoga, dance and other themes, please go to www.SheriCohenMovement.com. You can also sign up for my newsletter there.

If you are experiencing acute or chronic shoulder injury, you might choose to do the movements described only on the well side, then IMAGINE doing the movements on the injured side. There is a segment in this lesson instructing you in how to imagine, in case you need support with that.

Special note to my fellow Feldenkrais Teachers and trainees: I make some mistakes in language in a few places in this lesson. Can you find them? Only civil responses, please.

Special note to fellow students of Larry Goldfarb: I outright stole two Larry-isms, heard in this lesson. Extra points if you can name them.

Rolling with Arms Behind the Back

Zachary James Watkins 
"Affirmative Action" LP/DL

Coming March 29 2024 on SIGE Records.

Zachary James Watkins - on his practice: 

My art investigates the rich area of resonance and I engage in dialogue influenced by past works, current concerns and new directions. Works attempt to immerse the senses bringing to the fore natural phenomenon. I believe that sound can heal and that the conscious investigation of harmonic tunings, acoustic resonance as well as social relationships can yield powerful experiences. 

One of my objectives as an artist is to expose natural phenomena. I am interested in the physical aspects of sound and have developed a sensibility that focuses heavily on Resonance. Vibration is at the core of my experience of Resonance. I am moved by natural resonances that exist around us all. My own work strives to develop and nurture Resonances by negotiating sensitive relationships among a number of what I identify as critical ingredients for psychedelic phenomena: resonant bodies exciting harmonic energy creating diverse waves, beating and phase patterns diffused spatially with full dynamic range and a deep attention to the body and how it engages with the environment. 


Zachary James Watkins - selected quotes from his liner notes to “Affirmative...  more
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releases March 29, 2024 

Depth / Hard Work / Dedication / Art / Design / Performances / Inspiration / Support / Care / Belief / Championship / Time / Resources / Resonance / Relationships / Pain / Loss / Love / Patience / Friendship / Listening / SIGE (Aaron, Faith and Ashley) / The Living Earth Show (Andrew Meyerson / Travis Andrews) Santo Recording / Affirmative Action Composers: Morgan Craft, Ava Mendoza, Ravon Chacon and Sharmi Basu 

Recorded and Mixed by Zachary James Watkins at Santo Recording Oakland, California July 25th, 2017 and February 4th through 8th, 2021 

All compositions by Zachary James Watkins 

"Affirmative Action A-F" and "Texas Jailhouse Rock for Sandra Bland" performed with THE LIVING EARTH SHOW: Andy Meyerson - percussion, Travis Andrews - guitar.

Affirmative Action

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Zachary James Watkins 
"Affirmative Action"

Coming March 2024 on SIGE Records.

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Sheri Cohen (Assistant Feldenkrais® Trainer, RYT, she/her) has been researching the movement arts for over 30 years in the fields of dance, yoga and the Feldenkrais Method®. Sheri maintains a lively private practice in the Seattle area, teaches classes, retreats and workshops, and supports both yoga and Feldenkrais trainings with her experienced teaching. Sheri’s teaching creates a supportive, playful environment in which all individuals are learners.

Rolling with Arms Behind the Back

Sheri Cohen

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