The Embodied Life
Weekend
Workshop:

May 19th - May 20th, 2012

Location:
St. Charles Health and Learning Center
Bend, OR 97702

Cost:
2 or more: $140 each
$150 by 4/21/12
or $160 thereafter
$130 if also attending the Breitenbush Retreat

Please bring a blanket, mat, or pad to lie on
for the ATM movement lessons, alternately
there is the option to sit on a chair.

Our bodies live in the present moment, while sometimes our minds are elsewhere. True satisfaction only exists in our Presence, through being consciously alive in the present moment. The Embodied Life workshop inquires deeply into this basic, genuine and satisfying reality.

The workshop will include several gentle Awareness Through Movement® lessons, in-depth discussions of awareness and Q & A offered by Russell, as well as short meditations.

Awareness Through Movement® lessons are ingenious sensory/motor explorations designed
by Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais, to improve movement, expand attentional capacities and develop mental clarity. As we reduce unnecessary habitual tension, our breathing and posture become more skeletal, thus easier, more natural and satisfying. Surprisingly, people at all levels of health can benefit
from the same lessons.

Meditation We will explore a simple, non-sectarian approach to the study of ourselves, through
direct, personal experience of the ‘living truth’. Settling comfortably into the moment, ‘just as it is,’ without manipulation, becomes the basis for living a deeper, more connected life.

If you are experienced with meditation and are looking for a more in-depth experience, consider our week-long workshop at Breitenbush:

The Embodied Life
Week-long
Meditation/Feldenkrais®
Retreat

May 21st to 25th, 2012

Breitenbush, Oregon
www.breitenbush.com

Cost:
$602 if registering before 4/20/12 or $652 thereafter.
Add $64 if you want a cabin with a bathroom.
(fee includes room and wonderful vegetarian meals!)

The meditation we practice is a bare-bones approach to experiencing the present moment as it is; this is the basis for being at home in ourselves. Beyond ideology, it addresses the question: unless we learn to be at ease within our body/mind, can we ever be deeply at peace? This workshop is of interest to anyone who is already on the path towards awakening in this lifetime. You will experience meaningful and joyful time through a combination of meditations, Feldenkrais® movements, and awareness practices and conversation.

The Feldenkrais Method of Awareness Through Movement® is recognized as a brilliant sensory/motor approach to re-educating the nervous system and for developing clear self awareness. This method is used throughout this workshop. Our physicality can be a great ally in this process.

About the Instructor: Russell began his study of body/mind perspectives and human potential in 1969 as an undergraduate student in psychology. At this time he consciously began his commitment toward awareness and freedom along with his practice of meditation. Russell is able to help guide people away from self-defeating habits into happier, more successful and engaging lives.

In 1984 Russell became one of the first people in the world authorized to lead Feldenkrais® Professional training programs. He has helped in the training of more than 2000 Feldenkrais teachers in 10 different countries. Russell's teaching has been strongly influenced by more than thirty years of meditation, predominately in the Zen tradition. Perhaps the strongest influences on Russell's life are his almost 30 years of relationship with Linda and the journey of fathering his daughter, Lily.

For more information about Russell go to RussellDelman.com