Feldenkrais Professional Training

Introduction

Welcome to the Program Description for the fourth Melbourne Feldenkrais Professional Training Program (Melbourne 4 FPTP). This site describes the program, explains its design, discusses logistics, and tells you how to apply for it. A printed copy of this guide is available on request.

From The Educational Director, Julie Peck:

The educational team for the Melbourne 4 FPTP is committed to offering a program that prepares you to be a competent and effective Feldenkrais practitioner.

The design of the program continues the experiential tradition begun by Dr Moshe Feldenkrais. We will utilise his materials - books, articles, videos and interviews, so that you can develop a personal sense of the man and the development of his method. This will be further enhanced and developed by the experience and knowledge of the members of the Educational faculty. These people bring a blend of different backgrounds to enrich your learning, including education, the arts, physiotherapy, cybernetics and neurology. They all have extensive Feldenkrais practice experience.

In putting the curriculum together we are looking to provide a balance of learning opportunities. Engaging in the sensory-based strategies upon which the method is founded, you will cultivate the keen observation, refined sensitivity, and new ways of thinking, required when practicing the method. We will support this sensory-motor based learning with discussions, reading and projects. We are committed to creating new ways of articulating the method and further expanding its applications.

Learning is a fundamental ingredient in the Feldenkrais Method. You will have the opportunity to explore how you learn, how you enhance your learning and how you get in the way of your learning. This will help you develop the qualities of an independent learner.Members of the team will meet regularly with you to address any questions or needs and to give feedback on your progress.

I invite you to read this Program Description and consider whether the Melbourne 4 FPTP is the right program for you.

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"Harmonious, efficient movement prevents wear and tear. More important however, is what it does to the image of ourselves and our relationship to the world around us." (Moshe Feldenkrais)

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Feldenkrais Method®, Functional Integration®, Awareness Through Movement®, and the Feldenkrais Logo are registered trade or service marks held by the Australian Feldenkrais Guild (AFG). This being the case, the student contract requires you to follow the guidelines regarding the use of these service marks established by the AFG.