Crescenta Valley Music Studio & LA Piano Unit
Presents
Feldenkrais® Workshop
For pianists
Workshop and discussion about the awareness of your body movement
Want to be comfortable in sitting as you play piano?
Would you like to be more expressive and dynamic player ?
The Feldenkrais Method®gives you the way to play piano in the most functional way and to be more graceful.
Date: Feb. 6th (Fri) 2009
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Crescenta Valley Music Studio
3131 Foothill Boulevard, Suite I La Crescenta, California 91214
Phone Number: 818-248-2789
Fee: $25 with advance reservation $30 for walk in
Please show up with comfortable cloth. If you have a yoga mat and towel, bring them as well.
Reservation: Misuzu Kitazumi mkitazumi@gmail.com
workshop Leader: Meyu Kobayashi felcafe@mail.goo.ne.jp
The Feldenkrais Method is an educational system centered on movement, aiming to expand and refine the use of the self through awareness. It is intended for those who wish to improve their movement repertoire (dancers, musicians, artists), as well as those wishing to reduce pain or limitations in movement, and many who want to improve their general well-being and personal development. Because it uses movement as the primary vehicle for gaining awareness, it is directly applicable to disorders that arise from restricted or habitually poor movement. But as a process for gaining awareness, it can expand a person's choices and responses to many aspects of life: emotions, relationships, and intellectual tasks; and it applies at any level, from severe disorder to highly professional performance. The Feldenkrais Method holds that there is no separation between mind and body, and thus learning to move better can improve one's overall well-being on many levels. web: www.feldenkrais.com/
About Meyu Kobayashi:
Meyu Kobayashi, from Kyoto Japan, is a Feldenkrais practitioner, martial artist and dancer with an emphasis on improvisation. She holds a BFA in Dance from the California Institute of the Arts and she graduated form Hawaii Feldenkrais training where she studied with Jerry Karzen who is the most well-know trainer and closest student of Moshe Feldenkrais. With a deep interest in the Feldenkrias method, she has explored the intersection and integration of atmosphere and movement. She is performing a solo dance piece at the end of Feb at Electric Lodge in Venice. With her background of being dancer and performer , she has been held the feldenkrais introduction workshop for the artists, performers in Tokyo , Japan and US.