At Plesni Teater Ljubljana, we invite you to a three-day Feldenkrais Method workshop led by Maria Nurmela. The workshop will take place on December 1, 2 and 3, from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm, at Prijateljeva ulica 2a. Registration for all three days is encouraged. Registration is required and must be completed by filling out the application form.
Contribution for all three days: €30
Contribution for single session: €15
V Plesnem Teatru Ljubljana vabimo na tridnevno delavnico po metodi Feldenkrais, ki jo bo vodila Maria Nurmela. Delavnice bodo potekale 1., 2. in 3. decembra ob 19.30 do 21.00 na Prijateljevi ulici 2a. Zaželjene so prijave na vse 3 dni. Obvezne prijave z izpolnjevanjem obrazca.
Prostovoljni prispevek za celoto: 30,00 eur
Posamezen obisk: 15,00 eur
Dodatna vprašanja lahko naslovite na plesniteaterljubljana@gmail.com. / For further information, contact us via plesniteaterljubljana@gmail.com.
About the Method:
The Feldenkrais® Method is a holistic approach to embodied learning. Through gentle movement, you can improve your body awareness, deepen your attention and perception, and discover freer ways of moving and acting in everyday life. The method is based on embodied learning and the plasticity of the nervous system, which is its ability to form new, more efficient movement patterns.
In class, we explore how different parts of the body relate to one another, how they coordinate, and the quality of the movement itself. Most of the work happens lying on the floor or sitting. The teacher guides you verbally through sequences of movement, which you follow at your own pace, guided by your own sensations. These small, attentive movement explorations draw on the brain’s plasticity, helping you learn to move and act with greater ease, integration and efficiency. After a class, many people feel taller, breathe more freely and move with a new lightness.
The method was developed by Moshe Feldenkrais (1904–1984), a physicist, engineer and judo master. From the 1940s onward, he combined his knowledge of physics, biomechanics, neurology and psychology to create it. His famous words are: “Make the impossible possible, the possible easy, and the easy elegant.” He also said that his aim was “not flexible bodies, but flexible brains.” The international Feldenkrais community keeps the method alive and developing. Its global umbrella organisation, the International Feldenkrais Federation, oversees how it is taught and how it develops.
Today, the Feldenkrais® Method is widely used in rehabilitation, sports and the arts. It is also practised more generally to support wellbeing and body awareness. No special skills are needed, and it suits people of all ages and fitness levels.
About teacher:
Maria Nurmela is a dance artist, educator and certified Feldenkrais® practitioner (Instituto Feldenkrais de Madrid/Lisbon, 2021–2025). She has worked as a professional dance artist since 2002, including with Tero Saarinen Company (2003–2017). Alongside her artistic work, Maria teaches people of all ages and backgrounds who want to deepen their relationship with movement and the body. Her four years of Feldenkrais® training gave her a new understanding of bodily wisdom and transformed her artistic practice. Her focus shifted from achievement to process. What fascinates Maria about the Feldenkrais® Method is the chance it offers to deepen somatic awareness and to improve both physical functioning and artistic sensitivity.
O metodi Feldenkrais:
Metoda Feldenkrais® je celosten pristop k utelešenemu učenju. Z nežnim gibanjem lahko izboljšamo zavedanje lastnega telesa, poglobimo pozornost in zaznavanje ter odkrijemo svobodnejše načine gibanja in delovanja v vsakdanjem življenju. Metoda temelji na utelešenem učenju in plastičnosti živčnega sistema, torej njegovi sposobnosti oblikovanja novih, učinkovitejših gibalnih vzorcev.
Na urah raziskujemo, kako so različni deli telesa med seboj povezani, kako se usklajujejo in kakšna je kakovost samega gibanja. Večina vaj poteka leže na tleh ali sede. Učiteljica vas z besednimi navodili vodi skozi zaporedja gibov, ki jim sledite v svojem ritmu in ob upoštevanju lastnih občutkov. Te drobne, pozorne gibalne raziskave spodbujajo plastičnost možganov ter vam pomagajo razvijati sposobnost gibanja in delovanja z večjo lahkotnostjo, usklajenostjo in učinkovitostjo. Po uri se mnogi počutijo višje, dihajo bolj sproščeno in se gibljejo z novim občutkom lahkotnosti.
Metodo je razvil Moshe Feldenkrais (1904–1984), fizik, inženir in mojster juda. Od štiridesetih let 20. stoletja dalje je pri njenem oblikovanju povezoval svoje znanje fizike, biomehanike, nevrologije in psihologije. Njegove znane besede so: »Nemogoče naredite mogoče, mogoče preprosto, preprosto pa elegantno.« Dejal je tudi, da njegov cilj niso »prožna telesa, temveč prožni možgani«. Mednarodna skupnost Feldenkrais skrbi, da metoda ostaja živa in se še naprej razvija. Njena krovna svetovna organizacija, International Feldenkrais Federation (Mednarodna zveza Feldenkrais), skrbi za strokovne standarde poučevanja in razvoj metode.
Danes se metoda Feldenkrais® široko uporablja na področjih rehabilitacije, športa in umetnosti. Prakticira se tudi kot splošen pristop k spodbujanju dobrega počutja in zavedanja telesa. Predhodno znanje ali posebne spretnosti niso potrebni. Primerna je za ljudi vseh starosti in različnih ravni telesne pripravljenosti.
O mentorici:
Maria Nurmela je plesna umetnica, pedagoginja in certificirana izvajalka metode Feldenkrais® (Instituto Feldenkrais de Madrid/Lisbon, 2021–2025). Kot profesionalna plesna umetnica deluje od leta 2002, med drugim je sodelovala s skupino Tero Saarinen Company (2003–2017).
Poleg umetniškega ustvarjanja Maria poučuje ljudi vseh starosti in različnih življenjskih ozadij, ki želijo poglobiti svoj odnos do gibanja in telesa. Štiriletno izobraževanje iz metode Feldenkrais® ji je prineslo novo razumevanje telesne modrosti in preobrazilo njeno umetniško prakso. Težišče njenega dela se je premaknilo od dosežka k procesu.
Metodo Feldenkrais® Maria še posebej navdušuje zaradi možnosti, ki jo ponuja za poglabljanje somatskega zavedanja ter izboljševanje tako telesnega delovanja kot umetniške senzibilnosti.