Posts by Erin
Why Do Feldenkrais?
Why Do Feldenkrais? by Erin Geesaman Rabke Age gracefully I’m so inspired by my teachers in their 80s. They continue to improve their movement habits even as they age – just as others their age seem to keep declining. Several years ago, one 80-year-old teacher of ours fell off his mountain bike and fractured his…
Read MorePay Attention. It’s Passing. Everything is a Gift. Nothing Lasts.
Hello, dear human being, reading these words, wherever you might be… Are you comfortable in your skin? Before you read, can I invite you to take 30 seconds to feel your whole self, notice any tiny shifts you could make that might increase pleasure and decrease tension? Toes, neck, face, hands, shoulders, belly, posture? How about…
Read MoreTen Delights + Breathing Out Blessings + Two Offerings
A note from Erin: It’s hard to know what to write these days when there are kids in cages, families experiencing such unimaginable tragedy. And when it’s so tempting to numb out because it’s all just so heavy and too much to take. Yesterday’s announcement about Trump planning to roll back the Endangered Species act just slayed me.…
Read MoreYour Voice Is Missed + A Big Update
A note from Erin: Hi friends, Thank you, from my heart, for being a part of our community! There’s a line in a song by Rising Appalachia that I love: “Good people all around me, acting kindly, acting wisely… open your eyes, what do you see?” I’m grateful to see, in addition to heartbreaking news, that…
Read MoreA Poetic Medley for Tender Hearts: Bells & Seeds
I am, as always, so grateful for the poets. Today, for Rainer Maria Rilke, Denise Levertov, Brooke McNamara, Fred LaMotte. And for bells. And for seeds. And for you. xo Erin
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