Category Archives: Feldenkrais

Train Your Observational Skills To Improve Your Sport Or Generate Blogging Ideas

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Kevin Morgan

You can hone your observational skills and your ability to free-associate around your observations to generate blogging ideas, in my case on safe exercise for better health. Continue reading →

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Finding The Most Effective Way To Move Body Parts Is Quite A Trick But Worth The Trouble

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Kevin Morgan

You can learn new biomechanical tricks to help your health and sport if you have the right teacher, some body awareness, and a little patience. Continue reading →

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Sports Training Art Or Science?

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Kevin Morgan

Athletic skill probably comes from the right balance of thought and feeling, or science and art, so finding the right balance is key for success in sports. Continue reading →

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Lemons Always Remind Me Of Zaid And The Ugly Duckling

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Kevin Morgan

Ancient memories mold your psyche (self-esteem) and sports performance (guarding); just because feels right doesn’t mean it is right. Continue reading →

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Swimming Is Helping My Running Due To Improved Lat Involvement And Conditioning Thanks To Jack Heggie

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Kevin Morgan

Improving your lat involvement during swimming may help running through links between the shoulder girdle and hips. Continue reading →

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Conflicting Instructions On Head Position In The Water: Can Both Coaches Be Right Or Is It All In The Eyeballs?

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Kevin Morgan

When you receive conflicting advice from excellent sports coaches, I suggest that you go away and explore the matter, as both coaches will have perfectly good reasons for saying what they do, but you have to work out which advice to follow, and this certainly true for head position whilst swimming freestyle, where FitOldDog thinks that eyeball positions plays a critical role. I have never had a coach talk about eyeball position, I got this idea from Feldenkrais and Continuum. Continue reading →

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How Do We Become Aware Of That Which We Are Unaware?

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Kevin Morgan

One of the greatest challenges in life is developing a healthy level of self-awareness, with respect to your body, your mind, and the World around you. The development of such awareness, which is part of life’s journey from childhood to healthy, happy adult, will lead to a balanced and fulfilling life. Continue reading →

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Learn To Stand Before You Walk Before You Run

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Kevin Morgan

The way you stand, which can always be improved, will determine the functional state of your body as you progress through walking to running. Your standing stance was determined when you were a toddler, with modifications by life experiences such as teetering or falling. Continue reading →

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How To Approach Exercise Following Corrective Surgery For Aortic Dissection

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Kevin Morgan

This post provides advice, with a list of issues to consider, when attempting to exercise following aortic surgery, or other challenging health change. The bottom line: don’t give up, don’t hesitate to ask for more information, and use the inspiration of others to keep you going on difficult days. Continue reading →

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The Feldenkrais Approach To Shoulder Flexibility

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Kevin Morgan

Tweet   Hi folks, Well, Halloween is over, and we are settling in for the winter training season, which I am glad to say will include plenty of strength training during the fall. I really enjoy working with weights in … Continue reading →

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