Feldenkrais® Awareness Through Movement® Pelvic Clock Lesson

Following Dr. Sc. Moshe Feldenkrais´ success in Esalen the year before, in June 1973, he was invited again for a 5-week workshop in Berkeley. It attracted much attention and directly led to the 1975 San Francisco training. This is arguably the most famous ATM lesson devised by Feldenkrais.   David Zemach-Bersin, a senior at UC Berkeley at the time, saw a flyer stuck to a telephone pole. He says, "My psychotherapist had seen him work on somebody, and was impressed...I decided to register...It was extraordinary! There were two workshops; one during the day that met for five weeks, and an evening class twice a week, open to the public. I went to one of the evening classes, which was very crowded. Probably 150 people were there. I was immediately hooked and began sneaking into the daytime class, limited to only about 30 participants studying in depth with Dr. Feldenkrais. He was in Berkeley for five weeks in June, and I managed to study with him most days during those five weeks. I was stunned by the positive changes that Feldenkrais achieved working with people with severe challenges. A middle-aged man with cerebral palsy began to walk with ease, and an older woman who had suffered a stroke recovered her abilities. And I was stunned by the changes I felt in myself. I was extremely excited by the idea that we each have an intelligent brain predisposed to learning and helping us. And the fact that it's possible to access that capacity by creating an opportunity in which sensory-motor learning can take place. Dr. Feldenkrais had figured out how to access the brain's neuroplasticity to bring about positive change."  This version was recorded in Jacksonville, Oregon by Gabrielle Pullen, GCFP in December 2022.