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Course: |
HHP 125
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Title: | Feldenkrais Awareness |
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Long Title: | Feldenkrasis Awareness Through Movement |
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Course Description: | Incorporates a series of lessons in how the body functions and how to use it more intelligently. Through gentle and exploratory movements, a student learns to retrain the central nervous system and free oneself from habitual patterns of moving, thinking, and feeling that contribute to stress and dis-ease. Through increased bodily awareness, the student examines ways to move more easily during activities from vigorous sports to breathing, standing and walking. |
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Min Credit: | .5 |
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STANDARD COMPETENCIES:
I. The student should have increased self-awareness and understanding of self-imposed muscular tension and stress.
II. The student should understand how to modify behavior and movement to
III. increase comfort and health.
IV. The student should be able to examine self to identify and contrast sensations in the body.
TOPICAL OUTLINE:
I. Activating the flexors
II. Activation of the extensors
III. Arm reach and roll
IV. Rolling onto the side
V. Pelvic movements
VI. Shoulder and arm circles
VII. Spine as chain
VIII. Crossed knee drop/rotating
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