Reducing Noise in the Brain Using Feldenkrais
Channel: Future Life Now
Date: 2018-02-03

Sorry about the multiple camera angles and the poor lighting but the content is good. Cynthia Allen explains how a disordered nervous system contributes to chronic pain. And then offer two ways on how you can start reducing the noise in your brain using Feldenkrais.

Cynthia Allen is a movement educator, Feldenkrais Practitioner, Sr. Trainer in Movement Intelligence and creator of Better Back program. Her on-line products and memberships are at futurelifenow-online.com. You can schedule private video sessions with her at futurelifenow.com

Timestamps:
0:00 - Start.
0:18 - Possible reasons for a disorganized sensory motor loop
1:35 - Chronic pain situations are for growth more than it is to be fixed.
2:02 - Chronic pain that lasts months or years is more often than not, erroneous. 
2:46 - In order for the Nervous System to survive, you need to be able to feel pain.
3:00 - To feel pain, means it prioritizes pain signals over pleasure ease. 
3:39 - Possible reasons for a disorganized nervous system.
4:48 - Practical ways to reduce the noise in the nervous system.
5:48 - Just pause for a moment and feel your breathing. Feel your breathing without trying to change it.
8:30 - Bell hand movement.
8:48 - Put your hand on your lap and feel your fingertips dragging across the surface of your leg.
8:48 - Do it in a very soft rhythmical way that makes sense for you.
11:17 - Ask your nervous system to attend to this kind of very soft rhythmical way of moving..
15:15 - You can lie down for optimal results
15:28 - Close your eyes and bring your right hand up over your right eye.
15:40 - Bring your left hand up over your left eye.
15:54 - Then lie down for a moment. 
16:20 - Make your hands a little bit softer to reduce the incoming light.
16:38 - Begin to notice the color you see even when the eyes are closed.
17:20 - Feel your breath arising and falling.
18:00 - Notice the warmth of your hands touching your skin.
18:20 - Notice again your breathing.
18:20 - Allow yourself to find a place in the visual field, something darker than other areas. 
18:45 - Begin to allow that dark area to grow slowly and gently using your imagination to let the dark areas expand.
20:26 - Notice the color that you see now.
21:00 - Imagine that you could paint the surface of your eye.
22:00 - Keep your eyes closed softly and remove one hand followed by the other hand.
22:23 - Allow your eyes to open somewhere else in the room that does not have bright light softly.
22:50 - When you are ready, come back to meet face to face but with a very soft gaze.

Check out these related videos!
What is Feldenkrais
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54lde4Oy_5A&t=0s 

Confusion and the Feldenkrais Method
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kV_Zo3lCNus&t=0s 

Feldenkrais Method and Chronic Pain: How does it work?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rSrHzApNaY&t=12s 

Calming Your Nervous System with Feldenkrais
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaZVHq2Wvis 

7 Balance Exercises You Need to Know | Feldenkrais style
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGa5C1Qs8jA&t=30s 

What is Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQjBXunhOVQ&t=37s 

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