Sounder Sleep System Workshop

SOUNDER SLEEP SYSTEM™ WORKSHOP WHEN: Saturday, January 18th, 12:00-6:00pm Sunday, January 19th, 12:00-6:00pm Monday January 20th, 10:00-4:00pm Each day there will be a 1.5 hour break for a self-catered lunch WHERE: The Arlington Center (369 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington, MA 02474) FEE: $350 extra early-bird (by midnight on November 15th) $400 early-bird (by midnight on January 7th) $500 regular price 10% off for Feldenkrais Guild members (use the discount code FELDYPRAX) This workshop will be the first module of the three-module Sounder Sleep System teacher training. The other two modules are scheduled for April 26-28, 2025 and July 19-21, 2025. It is recommended that you have had a minimum of 10 Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement® lessons before enrolling in the full Sounder Sleep System training. The workshop is limited to 20 participants. ABOUT THE SOUNDER SLEEP SYSTEM: It is well known that fast, vigorous, physical movements like we do in aerobics or competitive sports activate the&nbsp;sympathetic&nbsp;nervous system, producing a “stress response” marked by heightened vigilance. Your blood pressure, heart rate, muscle tone, and other metabolic factors are elevated, and brain activity is increased. In other words, powerful movements wake you up. “Since I took the Sounder Sleep System workshop I am truly sleeping better than in many years. I get up feeling well rested and refreshed!”–&nbsp;J. R., cancer survivor &nbsp;Our great discovery is that the reverse is also true. At the opposite end of the movement spectrum, we find that tiny, slow, bodily movements directly activate the&nbsp;parasympathetic&nbsp;nervous system, triggering the body’s inborn mechanisms for rest, recuperation, and healing. Your blood pressure, heart rate, muscle tone, and other metabolic factors decline, brain activity slows, and vigilance is reduced. Your body relaxes and your mind is clear and calm. And as it turns out, these physiological and psychological responses to movement are the very same ones that occur at the onset of natural sleep. In other words, tiny, barely perceptible movements create all the physical and mental conditions necessary for natural, restful sleep. And the result is the exactly same: you feel deliciously drowsy, and little by little you drift into a blissful, restorative slumber. In this workshop you will be taught and&nbsp;led though these 'mini movements’ as you fall in and out of sleep, learning how to fall asleep and fall back into asleep after you wake up in the night. You will gain very simple techniques that you practice very briefly through your day to create the right situation for your system to take you to sleep naturally with out any gadgets or medications. When you leave, you will have handouts and an easy plan to continue the work on your own. Paris will allow you to record the workshop if you wish as well. Learn more about the Sounder Sleep System: <ol><li><a href="https://www.pariskern.com/sounder-sleep" target="_blank">https://www.pariskern.com/sounder-sleep</a></li><li><a href="https://soundersleepsystem.org/en" target="_blank">https://soundersleepsystem.org/en</a></li></ol> For any questions please email: eve@feldenkraisjamaicaplain.com Please Note:&nbsp;&nbsp;The&nbsp;Sounder Sleep System workshops are designed and presented for your&nbsp;personal&nbsp;learning goals. As with all other movement education programs of our genre, these seminars do&nbsp;not&nbsp;offer or grant you any academic recognition, credit or credential, or opportunity for professional / governmental licensure. Nor will your completion of these experiential seminars by itself lead to employment or income in any job or occupation. REFUND POLICY: <ol><li>If the organizers cancel the event, you will receive a full refund.</li><li>If participants change their mind, full refunds are available when requested up to fourteen days before the event.</li><li>To request a refund, participants must send an email to eve@feldenkraisjamaicaplain.com with the subject line "Refund Request - Sounder Sleep System workshop". The email should include the participant's full name and the reason for the refund request.</li></ol> <img src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5de94a63146fd50982f01d6d/9c2d0a1d-5eb5-4e72-bb18-8eb6c4726c94/paris+kern.jpg"> ABOUT PARIS KERN Paris Kern is a singer, communicator, community builder and teacher. She has been a Sounder Sleep System® Teacher since 1999 when it’s creator, Michael Krugman, completed his first teacher training . She has also been Feldenkrais Practitioner since 1992, and has attained the highest professional certification as a designated Feldenkrais Teacher Trainer. Over the years Paris has taught the Sounder Sleep System and the Feldenkrais Method traveling around North America and Europe. In 2019 it became obvious that many more people were in need of stress reduction, anxiety relief and a method to bring themselves to better sleep. After a few public live online workshops many of her students expressed a desire to progress to become teachers of the Sounder Sleep System and she recreated Michael’s teacher training curriculum and textbook to suit this new paradigm. Paris’ trainings have reached people in Asia, Australia, South and North America, Great Britain, Europe and the Near East. This growing number of new SSS teachers around the globe inspires more and more people to learn this wonderful system. Paris is a steady and inspiring presence, who brings a compassionate and light hearted manner to her work. She has the ability to simplify complex theories and principles of the Sounder Sleep System® and the Feldenkrais Method®. Through stories and demonstrations, she de-mystifies challenging concepts and brings a common sense approach to her work. TESTIMONIALS "I have to thank you because my sleep is so much better. I sleep for hours on end and have less time to read at night because I can't sleep, and the work continues inside me. The experience has been very positive and helpful. Thanks!" &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; —Jane Cooper "My personal favorite is the way the thought process becomes very quiet by focusing attention on the body and its sensations. This in itself evokes a lot of relaxation. And the mini moves are the icing on the cake. They are very enjoyable, and, Yes! - somehow it reminds me of being held by my mother or father while I was a baby." &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; —Wade Warren “The Sounder Sleep System Teacher Training truly changed my life. I had a new way to regulate my central nervous system – and therefore my sleep – and a way to teach others this skill. I have learned that having a good night's sleep is a practice - something that can easily be incorporated into your daily routine both day and night with a little intention and focus. The teacher creates a warm place for the practitioner when teaching. Community. The training is experiential, in-depth and educational! ” &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; —Brooklyn Simmons “Attending Ms. Paris’s sleep workshop gave me the confidence to see that sleep would appear at an unexpected moment, a moment I thought would never come again.” &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; —Sabrina Castillo-Gallus "Attending Paris Kern's Sounder Sleep System class was a gift to calming my body. After the class, I slept deeply and woke up calmer and more relaxed. In the weeks after taking the sleep class, I share small exercises with friends and clients every day. This sharing allows me to improve my Sounder sleep practice and deepen my contextual learning. Personally, we find peace with each other. , I found myself unapologetically exploring the parts of myself that wanted (and needed) a break. This is a beautiful gift from within me: coming to terms with my resting self. At Mind-Body Education and Therapy, we know the importance of cultivating natural presence and connection to bring in the restorative energy we need every day. " &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; —Alfo Humano "Paris' teaching is very clear, with practical tips and methods to help us become healthier sleepers. The workshop materials are easy to use and well organized. We can do it at our own pace, anytime, anywhere , to calm our nervous system. I highly recommend everyone to attend this workshop! ” &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; —Simon “Teacher Paris is a very experienced Sounder Sleep System (SSS) instructor. Not only does she lead the course with a calm and hypnotic voice, but she is also very sharp and clear. In the teaching class, when asked what is the main difference between guiding students to do SSS's mini movements and Feldenkrais's movements, Teacher Paris pointed out succinctly: Feldenkrais focuses on guiding awareness, while SSS focuses on guiding awareness. Inducing sleep. Sounder Sleep System's courses are just like the teacher's style, concise and clear, but very effective. If you want to quickly understand sleep and learn a set of convenient and practical sleep adjustment methods, SSS is an ideal choice.” &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; —Jia Ning (China’s second Feldenkrais teacher student, internationally certified Feldenkrais teacher) “I haven’t had complete sleep since giving birth, and I woke up early in the morning and had a hard time falling back to sleep. This situation has become more and more serious after suffering from the new coronavirus. My sleep status seriously affects my daily life and emotional state. Meeting Paris and participating in SSS was a very important turning point for me. After systematic study and practice, the quality of sleep has been significantly improved, it is easier to fall asleep, and there is no need to worry about being kicked awake by the baby in the middle of the night. Paris said that good actions can be reversed. And sleep is also an action, and we can freely reverse between sleep and wakefulness. It is recommended that you take the Sounder sleep system course to learn this reversal ability. The framework constructed by Teacher Paris is particularly good, with sufficient information in all aspects, rich course materials, and clear internal logic, which is very suitable for Chinese students to learn.” &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; —Chen Lu (China’s third Feldenkrais teacher trainee)

The Arlington Center

Gaga + Feldenkrais

Come join Ana Harmon and Eve Boltax for an afternoon of movement with Gaga Movement Language and the Feldenkrais Method! Everyone is welcome; no prior experience required. Expect to explore your full range of movement potential from stillness on the ground to an exhilarating dance experience. Date: Saturday, October 26th, 2024 Time: 11:00am - 1:15pm Location: First Church of Jamaica Plain (6 Eliot Street, Jamaica Plain 02130) Space is limited to 25 participants, please register at your earliest convenience. Masking is optional. All abilities are welcomed. _______________________________________________________________ About Gaga: Gaga classes are predicated on a deep activation of the body and physical sensations. The instructions are deployed to increase awareness of and further amplify sensation, and rather than turning from one prompt to another, information is layered, building into a multi-sensory, physically challenging experience. Participants awaken numb areas, increase their awareness of habits, improve their efficiency of movement inside multilayered tasks, and are encouraged to connect to pleasure inside moments of effort. The research of Gaga is in a continual process of evolution, and the classes vary and develop accordingly. About Feldenkrais: Through guided attention and playful movements, Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement® lessons engage your whole self to explore the dynamic relationships of how you move and hold yourself. Recreating the way young children learn new motor skills, these classes provide a safe environment to let go of habitual, unconscious, and unnecessary muscular work. Grounded in neuroscience, physics, martial arts, and psychology, the Feldenkrais Method® offers a direct and effective means to attain greater ease, comfort, and stability in all of your physical activities. A regular Feldenkrais practice is great for improving coordination and flexibility, decreasing anxiety and stress, refining performance in your favorite athletic or creative pursuits, as well as injury prevention and recovery.

First Church of Jamaica Plain

Discover Self-Improvement with Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement

Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement® class 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Tuesdays, 2024 Tickets: $20 <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/feldenkrais-awareness-through-movement-class-tickets-819385252347?aff=oddtdtcreator" target="_blank">REGISTER HERE</a> This is an ongoing, drop-in class. Space is limited, registration in advance is required New to Feldenkrais with Eve? You are invited to try your first class for free. Reach out to&nbsp;<a href="mailto:eve@feldenkraisjamaicaplain.com" target="_blank">eve@feldenkraisjamaicaplain.com</a> Accessibility note: no elevator, up two flights of stairs Bring a yoga mat, bath towel, and wear comfortable clothing for movement. The Feldenkrais Method of Somatic Education® is a learning system that helps improve human functioning through movement and awareness. Awareness Through Movement® lessons are verbally-guided gentle, novel, and mindful "movement puzzles" involving sensing, thinking, moving, and imagining. The benefits: -reduce your discomfort, pain, and anxiety -regulate your nervous system -stimulate your neuroplasticity -move with more ease, grace, and potency -deepen your quality of attention -improve your balance -regain your flexibility without&nbsp;stretching -enhance your self-image and sense of well-being -un-do movement and tension habits -improve your skill (dancers, musicians, athletes, actors, et al) Eve Boltax is a certified Feldenkrais® practitioner and musician based in Jamaica Plain, MA. Her work has been described as magical, bold, insightful, calming, and steadfast. In addition to having an active individual practice and teaching regular group classes, she hosts the Somatic Musicians Lab, an online practice community for musicians. In the past year, she has guest taught at the Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival and Harvard University. She continues to perform professionally as a violist and teach violin to children. Learn more:&nbsp; @boltaxcam <a href="http://www.feldenkraisjamaicaplain.com/" target="_blank">www.feldenkraisjamaicaplain.com</a>

Vivid Oblivion

Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement® class 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Mondays, 2024 Tickets: $20 Location: Small studio - 85 Seaverns Ave, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 This is an ongoing, drop-in class. Space is limited, registration in advance is required Come try your first Feldenkrais in this new space for free! Use the discount code: FIRST-FREE Limited income rate ($12/class) for working artists, students, low-income. Use the discount code: ATM-JP-discount Mats are provided. Wear comfortable clothing for movement. The Feldenkrais Method of Somatic Education® is a learning system that helps improve human functioning through movement and awareness. Awareness Through Movement® lessons are verbally-guided gentle, novel, and mindful "movement puzzles" involving sensing, thinking, moving, and imagining. The benefits: -reduce your discomfort, pain, and anxiety -regulate your nervous system -stimulate your neuroplasticity -move with more ease, grace, and potency -deepen your quality of attention -improve your balance -regain your flexibility without&nbsp;stretching -enhance your self-image and sense of well-being -un-do movement and tension habits -improve your skill (dancers, musicians, athletes, actors, et al) Eve Boltax is a certified Feldenkrais® practitioner and musician based in Jamaica Plain, MA. Her work has been described as magical, bold, insightful, calming, and steadfast. In addition to having an active individual practice and teaching regular group classes, she hosts the Somatic Musicians Lab, an online practice community for musicians. In the past year, she has guest taught at the Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival and Harvard University. She continues to perform professionally as a violist and teach violin to children. Learn more:&nbsp; Insta: @boltaxcam <a href="http://www.feldenkraisjamaicaplain.com/" target="_blank">www.feldenkraisjamaicaplain.com</a>

Jo-Me Dance Arts

Feldenkrais with Eve Boltax

Awareness Through Movement® (ATM®) are the group classes within the Feldenkrais Method of Somatic Education®. The repertoire of ATM lessons consists of thousands of guided movement lessons designed to enhance self-awareness and improve movement patterns. Through gentle and mindful exploration of various movements, individuals develop a deeper understanding of their habitual patterns and inefficient habits. By increasing awareness of these patterns, people can discover new possibilities for movement and develop more efficient ways of functioning. ATM is used to recover from injuries, manage chronic pain, enhance athletic or stage performance, and promote overall well-being. It is based on neuroscience and motor learning principles, emphasizing the connection between movement, perception, and the nervous system's development. Ultimately, Awareness Through Movement offers a pathway to improved physical functioning, coordination, and overall self-expression. ​ Eve Boltax&nbsp;is a certified Feldenkrais® practitioner based in Jamaica Plain, MA. She has taught group Feldenkrais classes in living rooms, synagogues, churches, yoga studios, and regularly teaches online. She has worked with musicians at the Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival, Boston University Tanglewood Institute, and Berklee College of Music. Her work has been described as magical, bold, insightful, calming, and steadfast. She was introduced to Feldenkrais while in graduate school at the Longy School of Music of Bard College. She maintains a private practice in her home studio in Jamaica Plain for individual hands-on Functional Integration® and additionally works as a professional violist and Suzuki violin teacher. Learn more:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.feldenkraisjamaicaplain.com/" target="_blank">www.feldenkraisjamaicaplain.com</a> Parking &amp; Public Transit Street parking can be found on Hampshire Street and Cambridge Street. Please do not park in the parking lots at the base of the building as they are private and will tow. Central Square Cambridge public transportation is .7 miles away. Union Square Somerville Green Line stop is .6 miles away. Bus lines that run through Inman Sq are the 83 and 69. Venue The event will take place at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/nu_____v_o/" target="_blank">Vivid Oblivion</a>, a 1200 sq ft studio in Inman Sq Cambridge dedicated to strengthening intersectional, international, and intergenerational co-creative dialogue to catalyze change, deepening networks within ourselves, place, and each other in service of visioning new and better futures. The studio opens new trajectories within body and landscape, through the wilds of interdisciplinary exchange, rigor and the untamed in performance, dance, somatics, design, and emerging spiritualities.

Workshop: To Come Home To Yourself

This two day immersive Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement® workshop will offer a gentle and pleasant way for you to return to your natural state of self-connection, grounding, and nervous system regulation. By engaging with your habits of movement in supportive and exploratory ways, this workshop will help you to discover more comfortable and efficient ways of moving and being. Safe and slow, yet challenging in surprising and satisfying ways, the material in this workshop is tailored to the needs and interests of the participants. Wear comfortable clothes for movement, and bring a journal to write/draw in. Mats are provided. The title of this workshop comes from a poem by John O’Donahue. Eve Boltax is a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner and musician based in Jamaica Plain, MA and Montpelier, VT. She has an active Feldenkrais practice and enjoys working with a wide variety of people in individual Functional Integration® lessons and group Awareness Through Movement® classes. Her work has been described as magical, bold, insightful, calming, and steadfast. Eve graduated from the Boston Feldenkrais Training Program in 2020 under the direction of Aliza Stewart and Tiffany Sankary. Learn more: <a href="http://www.feldenkraisjamaicaplain.com/">www.feldenkraisjamaicaplain.com</a> “Eve is a sensitive, intuitive, creative, articulate Feldenkrais practitioner – I highly recommend!” - Ana Harmon, Gaga Movement teacher “I started doing Feldenkrais not knowing what to expect and I’ve been very pleased to find a space where we are always taught to think about ‘doing less’ in a world where we are constantly told and feel the need to do more. As someone who suffers from chronic pain, I found it very helpful to find a time to focus on my body in ways that are not about pushing it.” -N.M. Cost Early-bird price (by December 23rd): $150 Regular price: $200 Minimum 8 participants and maximum 14 participants Cancellation policy Full refund minus $25 for cancellation by January 13th. 50% refund for cancellation after December 30th. Recording All participants will receive an audio recording of the workshop for their personal practice at home. Parking &amp; Public Transit Street parking can be found on Hampshire St. and Cambridge St. Please do not park in the parking lots at the base of the building as they are private and will tow. Central Sq Cambridge public transportation is .7 miles away. Union Sq Somerville greenline stop is .6 miles away. Bus lines that run through Inman Sq are the 83 and 69.

Workshop: Feldenkrais + Gaga

Come join us for an afternoon of movement with the Feldenkrais Method and Gaga Movement Language! Everyone is welcome; no prior experience required. Date: Saturday, December 2nd Time: 2:00 - 5:00pm Location: The Dance Complex (Cambridge MA) Space is limited to 25 participants, please register at your earliest convenience. Masking is optional. All abilities are welcomed. One volunteer spot is available, in exchange for the cost of the class. Please email <a href="mailto:eve@feldenkraisjamaicaplain.com">eve@feldenkraisjamaicaplain.com</a> Through guided attention and playful movements, Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement® lessons engage your whole self to explore the dynamic relationships of how you move and hold yourself. Recreating the way young children learn new motor skills, these classes provide a safe environment to let go of habitual, unconscious, and unnecessary muscular work. Grounded in neuroscience, physics, martial arts, and psychology, the Feldenkrais Method® offers a direct and effective means to attain greater ease, comfort, and stability in all of your physical activities. A regular Feldenkrais practice is great for improving coordination and flexibility, decreasing anxiety and stress, refining performance in your favorite athletic or creative pursuits, as well as injury prevention and recovery. Gaga classes are predicated on a deep activation of the body and physical sensations. The instructions are deployed to increase awareness of and further amplify sensation, and rather than turning from one prompt to another, information is layered, building into a multi-sensory, physically challenging experience. Participants awaken numb areas, increase their awareness of habits, improve their efficiency of movement inside multilayered tasks, and are encouraged to connect to pleasure inside moments of effort. The research of Gaga is in a continual process of evolution, and the classes vary and develop accordingly.

Dance Complex

Self-Care Through Movement

Embrace pleasant, exploratory movements designed to foster a deep integration of your dynamic wholeness! In this six-week series, you will cultivate heightened awareness of yourself in action, reduce unnecessary tensions, and promote a balanced nervous system. The lessons are gentle and adaptable, making them suitable for adults of all ages and abilities. “Self-Care through Movement” provides a safe, supportive, and creative environment for people to develop their movement potential and develop a foundational practice that they can take with them into their daily lives. Each lesson is recorded and sent to participants within 48 hours of class for repeated practice or those who can’t make it live. For those for whom paying the full price is a difficulty, email <a href="mailto:eve@feldenkraisjamaicaplain.com">eve@feldenkraisjamaicaplain.com</a> for the pay-what-you-can option. No one is turned away for a lack of funds.

Blissful Monkey Studio

Self-Care Through Movement (online)

Verbally-guided via zoom without you needing to look at the screen! Embrace pleasant, exploratory movements designed to foster a deep integration of your dynamic wholeness! In this six-week series, you will cultivate heightened awareness of yourself in action, reduce unnecessary tensions, and promote a balanced nervous system. The lessons are gentle and adaptable, making them suitable for adults of all ages and abilities. “Self-Care through Movement” provides a safe, supportive, and creative environment for people to develop their movement potential and develop a foundational practice that they can take with them into their daily lives. Each lesson is recorded and sent to participants within 48 hours of class for repeated practice or those who can’t make it live. For those for whom paying the full price is a difficulty, email <a href="mailto:eve@feldenkraisjamaicaplain.com">eve@feldenkraisjamaicaplain.com</a> for the pay-what-you-can option. No one is turned away for a lack of funds.

Online

Feldenkrais & Gaga

Come join us for an afternoon of movement with the Feldenkrais Method and Gaga Movement Language! Everyone is welcome; no prior experience required. Feldenkrais is a process of movement education that aims to improve awareness and understanding of how the body moves, while Gaga is a movement language developed by choreographer Ohad Naharin that emphasizes sensation, pleasure, and physical exploration. ​ This combined workshop is an invitation to move with greater ease, comfort, creativity, and expression, as participants are guided to explore novel ways of connecting with their bodies and fellow movers in the room. Date: Saturday, April 22nd Time: 3:00 - 5:30pm Location: <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/First+Church+In+Jamaica+Plain/@42.3100339,-71.1184106,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x89e3796c0dd6df57:0x74ff58f2ba5d447b!8m2!3d42.3100339!4d-71.1162219!16s%2Fm%2F0409d5j">First Church of Jamaica Plain (6 Eliot Street)</a> Space is limited to 30 participants, please register at your earliest convenience. Masking is optional. All abilities are welcomed.

Feldenkrais + Gaga Movement Workshop

Come join us for an afternoon of movement with the Feldenkrais Method and Gaga Movement Language! Everyone is welcome; no prior experience required. Date: Sunday, February 26th Time: 1:45 - 4:15pm Location: The Dance Complex (Studio 1) - 536 Mass Ave, Cambridge MA 02139 Space is limited to 25 participants, please register at your earliest convenience. Masking is encouraged. All abilities are welcomed. Two volunteer spots are available, in exchange for the cost of the class. Please email <a href="mailto:ana.harmon@gmail.com">ana.harmon@gmail.com</a> ________________________________________________________________________ Through guided attention and playful movements, Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement® lessons engage your whole self to explore the dynamic relationships of how you move and hold yourself. Recreating the way young children learn new motor skills, these classes provide a safe environment to let go of habitual, unconscious, and unnecessary muscular work. Grounded in neuroscience, physics, martial arts, and psychology, the Feldenkrais Method® offers a direct and effective means to attain greater ease, comfort, and stability in all of your physical activities. A regular Feldenkrais practice is great for improving coordination and flexibility, decreasing anxiety and stress, refining performance in your favorite athletic or creative pursuits, as well as injury prevention and recovery. Gaga classes are predicated on a deep activation of the body and physical sensations. The instructions are deployed to increase awareness of and further amplify sensation, and rather than turning from one prompt to another, information is layered, building into a multi-sensory, physically challenging experience. Participants awaken numb areas, increase their awareness of habits, improve their efficiency of movement inside multilayered tasks, and are encouraged to connect to pleasure inside moments of effort. The research of Gaga is in a continual process of evolution, and the classes vary and develop accordingly. ________________________________________________________________________ Eve Boltax is a certified Feldenkrais® practitioner based in Jamaica Plain, MA. She currently teaches Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement® classes at Blissful Monkey in JP and offers individual Functional Integration sessions out of her home studio. She started playing the violin at age 6 and discovered the Feldenkrais Method® when she was a graduate student at the Longy School of Music of Bard College. Her work has been described as “magical,” “bold,” “insightful,” “calming,” and “steadfast.” Learn more: <a href="http://www.feldenkraisjamaicaplain.com">www.feldenkraisjamaicaplain.com</a> Ana Harmon is a dancer and arts advocate currently living in Boston, MA. Ana attended Boston Latin High School while training with Boston Ballet’s pre-professional program, before joining Ballet Austin II in 2008. After completing MASA Dance Journey on Kibbutz Ga’aton in 2010, she joined Kamea Dance Company in Beer Sheva where she danced for three years, touring across Israel and internationally. Ana received a BA Summa Cum Laude in Liberal Arts from Tel Aviv University in 2016. From 2016-2018 she worked for Batsheva Dance Company’s International Development department. Today Ana is the International Project Manager for Gaga Movement Research and is a certified Gaga teacher. <a href="https://www.gagapeople.com/en/">https://www.gagapeople.com/en/</a>

Midsummer Slow Down (Awareness Through Movement®)

Pre-registration required: <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.feldenkraisjamaicaplain.com%2Fclasses%2Fin-person-workshop-midsummer-slow-down%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0IoPu8LyI8U5lK6HeF2YNFwn5hW79bqcmdrKQ0ohgJ5__0iCr3Lii-gYE&amp;h=AT23JsbI34o0Bj1v9L9r1_UFoskOLU_oc5Z0gncHWk7cmZmKTk-kC1ipwlERAGVzF_FAjBg0QOfXuj_V5VtVIeXmsN6fNj1G-5BKNSQUahUHLTCWuPW8Y1YPVP7T31tIh7I2b5q43A&amp;__tn__=q&amp;c%5B0%5D=AT2swvsXo1ZAExdcVa4cdsAJR8wZtAbmaaQ2hxk4dIHfuBCojPY8Qy30XN0f9PsRdVo-yDd8QfiHbVzIgEftyfCVTakos0tGGMty7zKSrJE5rXH47UEVBAUrLoYYvo8tipE">https://www.feldenkraisjamaicaplain.com/.../in-person...</a> Live, immersive day of Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement® lessons in Jamaica Plain! When: Saturday, July 23rd | 10:00am - 4:00pm (1 hour 15 minute break for lunch included) Where: First Church of Jamaica Plain Unitarian Universalist (6 Eliot Street) Extra-early-bird special: $60 (by July 5th) Early-bird special: $80 (by July 16th) Full price: $100 All participants must show proof of vaccination status or negative rapid test and wear a mask for the entire duration of the workshop. Minimum 6 participants; Maximum 25 participants. This workshop will not be recorded. The Feldenkrais Method® is a sensory-motor learning process for expanding possibilities in movement and life. With an understanding that the mind, body, and environment are inextricably linked, we use movement as an entry point to rewire patterns of thinking, feeling, sensing, and action on conscious and unconscious levels. The method is named after its founder: the brilliant 20th century engineer, physicist, and judo master Moshe Feldenkrais. Who is Feldenkrais® for? -you want to stay active as you age -you want to sustain a high level of performance -you want to improve posture, balance, or breathing -you suffer from repetitive stress injuries -you want to restore function after injury -you are living with chronic pain -you have a neurological condition -you want to reconnect with your natural abilities to move, think, and feel -you want to enhance your abilities, skill, and creativity Groups classes are called Awareness Through Movement® or ATM®. These lessons are verbally guided movement sequences. Each lesson is different and the emphasis is on making slow, easy movements with attention in a range that is comfortable for you. Lessons are organized around a theme of a functional or developmental movement (such as breathing, reaching, or crawling). The movements usually start off very small and gradually build to involve the whole self. Afterwards, people often report feeling good in themselves: taller, lighter, grounded, clearer, more balanced, more aware, and a whole world of new sensations. All are welcome in these classes. Please contact Eve (<a href="mailto:eve@feldenkraisjamaicaplain.com">eve@feldenkraisjamaicaplain.com</a>) if you have any questions regarding accessibility. “I am a physician who developed sciatica after being on crutches for an injury. I was struggling and had not found relief from usual medical treatments. I found Feldenkrais not only helped me slowly heal from tightened, misbalanced muscles as well as taught me how to listen and know my body. Today I am pain free and back to running but with a spirit of curiosity about my body’s ways of communicating to me and self-compassion. Thank you, Eve!!” -Laurel Leslie, MD MPH “Feldenkrais with Eve is such a wonderful invitation to rediscover how my body can move, hold itself up, and be at ease. Eve works in a gentle, collaborative, and insightful way. In turn, that helps trust my own body instead of being afraid of my injuries and chronic pain. That mind-body connection is so helpful for healing and renewal.” -Matan Ben Yishay

S22: conversations

Wondering what to do in Boston? Places to eat? Free activities? Good for a group? Date night spot? Girls night out? The best things to do? Ask Joyraft!

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S4: top picks

The most fun, cool and unique things to do in Boston. Can’t miss events, shows and experiences. Concerts, restaurants, bars, free things in Boston and beyond.

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S11: happening this weekend

What to do in Boston this weekend? From festivals, concerts, performances, free events, screenings and more, Joyraft has the best things to do in Boston.

25+ things to do in Boston/Cambridge/Somerville this weekend

Things to do in Boston this weekend

This wknd

This weekend for you

S21: roundups

Our top picks: outdoor dining, free events, spring festivals, best bars, upcoming concerts, museum parties - the latest in and around Boston.  Slug: joyraft-top-picks-best-things-to-do-boston-ma

Top picks of the best things to do in and around Boston

Joyraft picks: Boston’s best things to do

Roundups ⭐️

Curated by Joyraft ⭐️

S28: calendar experiences

This week in Boston

This week in Boston 📆

This week 📆

S20: c+d experiences

Discover new, unique events and experiences happening in and around Boston. Perfect for date night, good for a group or with a friend. Be the first to know.

The newest events happening in and around Boston

The newest events on Joyraft

Just added

Just added to Joyraft

S16: editor picks

The most unique and can’t miss things coming up in Boston / Cambridge / Somerville and beyond. Festivals, food, drinks, fairs, concerts, art and free activities.

Unique and Can’t Miss Things to Do in Boston

Can’t-miss things to do in Boston 🚨

Can't-miss things to do 🚨

S2 (A): top experiences

The most popular things to do on Joyraft. Concerts, restaurants, bars, events, parties, openings, kid friendly, date ideas, free things in Boston and beyond.

Top 20 things to do in Boston

Top 20: Joyraft’s most popular

Top 20

Top 20 on Joyraft

S3 (A): trending experiences

Discover can’t miss events and things to do in Boston. The most fun, unique and cool events coming to the Boston area this spring and summer.

The hottest events happening in Boston

Trending events on Joyraft

Trending 📈

S17: interest based

Your guide to everything free in and around Boston. From events, to fairs, to festivals, to outdoors. Joyraft has all the free events happening near you.

100+ free things to do in Boston and beyond

Free things to do in Boston

Free things to do

S19: interest based

Discover kid-friendly fun in Boston, Massachusetts, and surrounding areas! Enjoy hands-on exhibits at the Boston Children’s Museum, explore the New England Aquarium, and visit the Franklin Park Zoo. Find parks, playgrounds, and seasonal events perfect for families across Massachusetts.

Top 20 kid-friendly things to do in Boston, MA

Kid-friendly things to do in Boston

Kid-friendly events

S18: interest based

Where to eat and drink in Boston? Joyraft has Boston’s newest bars, restaurants and specials. Drinks and pre fixe dinner menus. Cambridge & Somerville too.