A while ago, a dear patron shared with me that he has returned to the lessons in my hip joint series on YouTube well over a hundred times.

In that same spirit, though on a much smaller scale, two days ago, @georgsgotwood4301 wrote:

been doing this four days in a row, doesn’t get boring, actually the opposite is true. I get a better feeling for the directions of movement through my body. Thanks, great stuff. Now i will go back to lifting heavy planks of wood from one place to the other.

I was thinking: Excellent! Most excellent strategy!  To stick with a lesson, to do it over and over again. Go deeper and deeper. Most excellent!

Students of classic Feldenkrais are usually presented with a new lesson every time they practice. This might seem like… listening to a new song every time we listen to a song, or picking up a new book every time we sit down to read a book. Small wonder many beginner students will complain: What’s the purpose of this? It’s confusing! What are the principles? There are too many lessons!

In the same spirit, but this time as a promise rather than a report, @raycaspio commented just yesterday:

Alfons – What sorcery is this?! Hips are more open. Throughout, I felt increased awareness and beautiful releases in my neck, upper back, mid-back, shoulders, lower jaw, and groin. My back began to feel wider and more rested on the floor. Excellent lesson I will return to often.

I love large, beautiful libraries, especially those housed in most magnificent architectural masterpieces. To marvel, browse, glance, taste, sample. To get a sense of what books are out there (and which topics are kept from ever appearing in the catalogue.) And eventually, to find a favourite book (or series) to return to again and again. Just as with a great painting, or piece of music, a good movement lesson holds enough detail and variation to entertain and reward us each time we move through it.

@anndyercervantes8352 commented just today:

Marvelous lesson! The variations are mind blowing. So much more integrated, so much more ease in my body. Thank you!

And to top off this blog post, like chocolate nibs on ice cream, two more (very recent) comments:

“Dear Alfons, what an amazing lesson! It gave me so much joy, pure and simple joy 😄🥳 What a discovery 🤩 Thanks a lot! ❤️” – @aleksandrasteczkowska31

“Thank you, Alfons, it is always a new world of walking after one of your somatic movement experiences!” – @OriginalArtOnCommission

All comments were on these lessons:

And also, holy smokes, did this blog post eat away on time: