The Embodied Life

Free Introductory Talk

with Russell Delman

Meditation, Guided Inquiry and the Teachings of Moshe Feldenkrais

Friday March 14th 2014 ~ 7.00 - 8.30 pm

suggested donation $10

Russell Delman began to study Zen meditation and somatic psychology in 1970 as an undergraduate and student in psychology. His training and personal relationship with Moshe Feldenkrais began in 1975 and he has since helped train more than 2500 Feldenkrais teachers all over the world. In recent years Russell's close friendship with Eugene Gendlin ('Focusing') has strongly influenced his work. Other powerful influences include Non Violent Communication and his work with Mother Theresa in India. Russell offers seminars, retreats and a 3 year mentorship program 'The Embodied Life'. www.russelldelman.com

Public workshop follows on Saturday and Sunday 15th & 16th March (not at m'illumino)

Contact LeeAnn Starovasnik  206 372 8822 or LeeAnn@NextStepConsultingInc.com

FREE New Year Feldenkrais(R) classes Monday 2nd January

FREE New Year Morning and Evening Feldenkrais classes

Monday 2 January 2012

with LeeAnn Starovasnik, GCFP.

It's the first Monday of the New Year!

How will you move in the direction of this year's intentions, goals or resolutions?

Move into the New Year

with Awareness, Ease, Balance, Power and Grace

Beginning early, LeeAnn will teach 30 minute FREE

Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement(R) classes.

Move into your new year in a new way.

Come on the half hour and stay as long as you like.

7:30 - 8:00am

8:00 - 8:30am

8:30 - 9:00am

9:00 - 9:30am

For those of you who are busy in the morning, come to one of the FREE EVENING Classes

5:30 - 6:00pm

6:00 - 6:30pm

6:30 - 7:00pm

7:00 - 7:30pm

LeeAnn is also offering private sessions ($100 value) on a love offering basis during the day from 11:30 - 5pm on a first come, first serve basis

call to schedule a 30 or 60 minute session - 206-372-8822.

ALL FRIENDS ARE WELCOME!

Integration, or searching for yourself

by Bridget Thompson
 
Integration is a fancy word but what does it actually mean? Primarily integration provides a sense of connection within and without; connection to self, other, the world and God. We all yearn for connection – to recapture what we once had and believe that we have lost. Integration is the jewel revealed when we peel away the layers of misunderstanding, mistreatment, misalignment, judgment, denial, tension, expectation and perspective - layers inflicted on us by parents, siblings, teachers and ourselves.


Integration means that I experience a spreading sense of harmony throughout myself. Each part of me sings its part in relationship. I am well-orchestrated. This provides me the opportunity to drop my preoccupations, obsessions and fixations. I am now able to respond from my whole self, my heart if you like, because I am not spending all my time and energy maintaining my balance, or uprightness, or holding in my outbursts, or suppressing my grief. Being integrated doesn’t mean that I will always be happy, or move like a superb athlete. It means that I become more myself, understanding what it means to be free, being in a state of listening and anticipation with the ability to respond to whatever comes my way. I am ready but not wary and watchful – except when I need to be. It is an open awareness that is comfortable and easy. My life is graceful. When there is stagnation, I recognize it and find a way to move through it. My periods of being stuck last minutes rather than years. I have more and more experiences of congruence, connection, harmony, effective thought and action. I am free to think, act, sense and feel, to express my humanity.

m'illumino (www.m-illumino.com) provides an ideal environment where you can find ease, grace, freedom, and the conditions and opportunities that naturally direct you to discover yourself. Where you can let go of the relentless holding on that is exhausting and weakening. Where you can practice the discipline needed to focus inwardly, reach for yourself, expand into yourself. Discover connections within yourself, with others and in the world. That's integration.

'You cannot transcend what you do not know. To go beyond yourself, you must know yourself.'
Sri Nisargadatta Mahahraj