{"id":1383,"date":"2025-12-31T08:38:54","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T08:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.feldenkraisutrecht.nl\/curiously-experiencing-developmental-movements-in-feldenkrais\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T09:45:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T09:45:42","slug":"curiously-experiencing-developmental-movements-in-feldenkrais","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.feldenkraisutrecht.nl\/en\/curiously-experiencing-developmental-movements-in-feldenkrais\/","title":{"rendered":"Curiously experiencing developmental movements in Feldenkrais"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1383\" class=\"elementor elementor-1383 elementor-1342\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d1d45b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d1d45b9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-619e2e45\" data-id=\"619e2e45\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d406efb elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d406efb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Curiously experiencing developmental movements in Feldenkrais<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ac9b1f elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ac9b1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Curiously experiencing developmental movements in Feldenkrais<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eff2d17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eff2d17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>How you remind your body of what it already knows by moving with gravity<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p>Many Feldenkrais lessons are based on developmental movements in Feldenkrais: the sequence of movement development that every person goes through in their motor development. Movements we explored step by step as babies and young children, often playfully, curiously, and without a goal. <\/p><p>In the lessons, these movements begin small and simple, close to the floor and in cooperation with gravity. Gradually they become richer and more complex. They invite you to explore the space around you and to let movement slowly arise further away from the floor. In this way, you relearn how to relate to gravity\u2014not by using force, but by allowing cooperation.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a481dd elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a481dd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b4d8c2f\" data-id=\"b4d8c2f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac12d6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac12d6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Getting to know gravity again<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6e0b29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6e0b29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As adults, we often experience gravity as something heavy, something that pulls us down. But that heaviness usually isn\u2019t caused by gravity itself; it arises because we no longer clearly feel the supporting capacity of our skeleton. <\/p><p>When bones no longer fulfill their supporting role clearly, muscles start to compensate. They work harder than necessary and lose their natural cooperation. Movement can then feel heavy, as if living with gravity must by definition be strenuous.  <\/p><p>If you look at young children, you see something different: lightness, resilience, and a beautiful cooperation between muscles and bones. Through endless experimentation, new movement possibilities keep emerging. That ability is still stored in our adult bodies as well.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ee6114\" data-id=\"0ee6114\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ae9685 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1ae9685\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.feldenkraisutrecht.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PHOTO-2025-12-30-09-04-31-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1382\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.feldenkraisutrecht.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PHOTO-2025-12-30-09-04-31-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.feldenkraisutrecht.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PHOTO-2025-12-30-09-04-31-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.feldenkraisutrecht.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PHOTO-2025-12-30-09-04-31-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.feldenkraisutrecht.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PHOTO-2025-12-30-09-04-31-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.feldenkraisutrecht.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PHOTO-2025-12-30-09-04-31.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0fcc3e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0fcc3e7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7675ea0\" data-id=\"7675ea0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8dab59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a8dab59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Exploring timeless movement<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3b9357 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3b9357\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>That\u2019s what these lessons also ask of you: to move as if, like babies, you have all the time in the world. Without a performance goal, without needing to \u201cget\u201d anywhere. The more time you allow yourself to feel and explore, the deeper the process can work.  <\/p><p>It can feel quite miraculous: a movement that first felt heavy or even impossible suddenly falls into place by itself. But even if that moment doesn\u2019t come explicitly, you often notice that your everyday movements become lighter. You feel more stability, more coherence, more ease.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-119c44d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"119c44d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a826440\" data-id=\"a826440\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16d17a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16d17a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Movements stored deep in your brain<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f5ee02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f5ee02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Developmental movements in Feldenkrais touch patterns that are deeply embedded in your brain. They are part of the \u201cwiring\u201d that forms as a baby develops from being completely dependent to becoming a self-moving child. <\/p><p>Each time you explore these movements again, the corresponding organization in your nervous system is reawakened. And perhaps, as a child, you didn\u2019t fully use all the possibilities contained in that development. Revisiting these movements offers the opportunity to continue that development\u2014toward the richness and elegance that humans are capable of.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70db173 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70db173\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f0422e\" data-id=\"3f0422e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28c3a5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28c3a5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The memory of your body<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37f223a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37f223a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These lessons can also evoke memories from the time when these movements originally emerged. The memory of that period is not stored in words, but in your body. <br><br>The more you begin to feel yourself in movement, the more may be released as experience or memory. Sometimes that\u2019s joyful and light, sometimes sad or painful. Often these feelings are connected to parents or caregivers. As an adult, you can learn to hold these experiences with gentleness and attention. Sometimes it helps to imagine holding your inner child on your lap, comforting or reassuring it.    <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b98d8b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b98d8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Want to experience it yourself?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdd62fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bdd62fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These lessons are offered this spring semester in the weekly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.feldenkraisutrecht.nl\/en\/group-class\/\">Awareness Through Movement<\/a> classes at the Feldenkrais Centre Utrecht. It\u2019s also possible to follow the lessons from home <a href=\"https:\/\/www.feldenkraisutrecht.nl\/en\/group-class\/#les\">via Zoom.<\/a> <\/p><p>Are you reading this blog after the series has already started or finished and still feel curious? Feel free to <a href=\"mailto:feldenkraiscentrumutrecht@lombok.nl\">contact me.<\/a> <\/p><p>If you have questions or want to share experiences about your own development, you\u2019re welcome to respond below this blog. If you\u2019d rather keep it personal, you can also email me. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-036d4e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"036d4e1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a619e0b\" data-id=\"a619e0b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many Feldenkrais lessons are based on developmental movements in Feldenkrais: the sequence of movement development that every person goes through in their motor development. 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