Programme Description

The 3rd Perth Feldenkrais Professional Training Programme

2013 - 2017

actors, athletes, computer programmers, chiropractors, dancers, doctors, educators, engineers, gardeners golfers, jewellers, lawyers, martial artists, massage therapists, musicians, painters, performers, physiotherapists, psychologists, runners, singers, skiers, sportsmen, taxi drivers, teachers, visual artists, yoga teachers, and many others have found a new and creative means to personal and professional development will you?

elcome to the Programme Description for the third Perth Feldenkrais Professional Training Programme. In the following pages, we describe the programme, explain its design, discuss logistics, and tell you how to apply for it.

From The Educational Director, Julie Peck: Our educational team for this training is committed to offering a programme that prepares you to be a competent, effective Feldenkrais practitioner. The programme continues the tradition begun by Dr Moshe Feldenkrais. It is an exciting experiential program and we utilise his materials books, articles, videos and interviews, so that you can develop a personal sense of the man and the development of the Feldenkrais Method. The programme is enhanced by the experience and knowledge of our teaching team. Carefully chosen to enrich your learning, they have expertise in education, the arts, physiotherapy, cybernetics and neurology. They are all experienced Feldenkrais practitioners. Our curriculum includes the sensory-based learning on which the method is founded. We will support this with discussions, reading and projects. Our programme also contains an exciting on-line learning component to provide continuous opportunities and support for our students. Learning is a fundamental ingredient in the Feldenkrais Method. Your personal learning techniques and capacities will be developed and extended. Members of the team will meet regularly with you to address any questions or needs and to give feedback on your progress. I invite you to read this program description and consider whether this is the right training for you.

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Harmonious, efficient movement prevents wear and tear. More important however, is what it does to the image of ourselves and our relationship to the world around us. Moshe Feldenkrais

Feldenkrais Method, Functional Integration, Awareness Through Movement, and the Feldenkrais Logo are registered trade or service marks held by the Australian Feldenkrais Guild (AFG). This being the case, the student contract requires you to follow the guidelines regarding the use of these service marks established by the AFG.

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Contents
The Feldenkrais Method Perth 3 Feldenkrais Professional Training Programme The Training Programme Evaluation Process Graduate Attributes Graduation Schedule Teaching Staff Application Information Tuition Fees Location How to Apply Resources Contacts 26 29 31 33 back cover 7 8 14 15 16 17 19 5

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The Feldenkrais Method

The Feldenkrais Method, developed through 40 years of study by Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais, is a revolutionary approach to understanding human functioning. It utilizes movement and attention to enhance our natural abilities to learn, to change and to continue to develop throughout our lifetime. Throughout the world, the Feldenkrais Method is growing in recognition and with wider application in the sciences and the arts. Certified Feldenkrais Practitioners use movement, attention and sensory re-education to promote ease and comfort, improve coordination and flexibility, expand self-awareness and evoke greater vitality. Feldenkrais provides a new and creative way to refine human performances in sports and the arts. It is impressive in its versatility. It can facilitate rehabilitation from accidents and illnesses, prevent on the job injuries, and assist those with learning disabilities. Feldenkrais draws on the physical sciences, martial arts, and all the human sciences. It encompasses the developmentally based patterns of human movement and behaviour. Feldenkrais lessons take two main forms - Awareness Through Movement and Functional Integration. Awareness Through Movement lessons are verbally directed movement lessons, usually done in a group. As each person explores the movements, they experience more of the range of possibilities of human movement and functioning. Movement patterns are explored in various positions including sitting, lying, standing, and walking. A Functional Integration session is an individual lesson, using a gentle, noninvasive hands-on interaction to guide the student towards a new or more varied use of themselves. As well as preparing you for an exciting new career, training in the Feldenkrais Method provides intensive personal learning and growth.

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Moshe Feldenkrais D.Sc

(1904-1984) Moshe Feldenkrais was born in Russia and immigrated to Israel at the age of thirteen. An engineer and physicist, he studied at the Sorbonne in Paris, where he assisted Joliet-Curie in early nuclear research. He studied with Professor Kano, the developer of Judo, and was one of the first Europeans to earn a black belt in the martial art (1936). With his broad range of knowledge in movement, learning theories, neuroscience, psychology and systems theory, Dr. Feldenkrais developed revolutionary concepts about consciousness, movement and human functioning.

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Perth 3 Feldenkrais Professional Training Programme (FPTP) The Training

Perth 3 FPTP follows international guidelines and is approved by the Australian Feldenkrais Guild Inc. and accredited by the Australian Training and Accreditation Board (AusTAB). The training will commence in July 2013 and end in January 2017. Participants will receive 40 days (6 hours per day) of face to face training each year, a total in excess of 800 hours. This time will be divided into 18 segments consisting of 3 week (15 day) segments, 2 week (10 day) segments, and 1 week (5 day) segments. There will also be several 5 day segments spread over Sundays of consecutive weekends. The longer 2 and 3 week segments coincide with the school holidays in Western Australia. Between segments, students will participate in ongoing learning, comprising individual study, study groups and online discussions. There will be an optional fifth year as a transition to practice. Upon successful completion of the training, graduates will be eligible for certification and membership of the Australian Feldenkrais Guild, or any other Feldenkrais Guild worldwide. After successful completion of the first two years of the programme you will be authorized to teach Awareness Through Movement lessons, on a provisional basis. You will be authorized to teach Functional Integration lessons after successful graduation from the full course. Applicants may also apply to attend the programme with a personal use stream. We offer this option in recognition that some people may wish to engage in the unique learning environment of a Feldenkrais Method programme for personal development, without the aim of attaining Practitioner status. In these instances a personal learning contract and level of engagement, will be negotiated between the student and the Educational Director.

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Programme
Year One
In the first year of the programme, the primary theme is embodied learning that is learning through the direct experience of thinking, feeling, sensing and acting. To develop your appreciation of the work from the inside out, you are immersed in Awareness Through Movement (ATM). We present the basic tenets of the Feldenkrais Method (FM) and fundamental ideas from associated disciplines will be introduced through experiential learning. You begin by working on sensing yourself - to develop your ability to sense or to observe movement and understand the movements. Observing yourself and then other trainees, you will begin to recognize how individuals organize similar actions differently. Functional Integration (FI) training will introduce the art of making contact and the various ways of touching. Exercises will emphasize developing tactile sensitivity, working with awareness through touch, making distinctions in what you are sensing and observing basic skeletal anatomy through experiential exercises, and understanding the principles of movement. Some of the fundamentals of the Feldenkrais Method will be explored in light of current understandings such as the balance between implicit and explicit learning, developmental themes and the concept of multiple frameworks of understanding. The online learning modules will cover fundamental knowledge such as human structure and function (anatomy and physiology) to support the experiential learning gained in the ATM. The online learning will consolidate your learning from the previous segment, draw connections to previous learning, and develop your attributes to become a self-autonomous learner. By the end of the first year, you will appreciate the facets of embodied learning as a self-referential system and begin to apply this implicit learning in your engagement with others.

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Year Two
In the second year, the theme broadens to learning to facilitate embodied learning in others via language. You develop an understanding of the grammar and syntax of ATM lessons. You look in depth at a number of classic ATM lessons. You review and elaborate on the themes from Year One. Personal experience and discussion will guide you in reflecting upon what constitutes the underlying structure of a lesson. You learn how to use your voice as a compelling instrument, how to give instructions and guide a class, as well as how to relate the lessons to activity in daily life. You will teach lessons to each other while being supervised by teaching staff. In this year, you will also begin to explore the relationship between ATM and FI. Hands-on work is introduced through guided activities in pairs and small groups, and from the beginning you learn to translate the embodied learning gained from ATM into powerful and safe self-use, as well as clear observational skills of another persons organisation. As your understanding of the Feldenkrais Method develops, you will practice articulating its unique distinctions. At the end of the second year you will be authorised to teach ATM to the public on a provisional basis. This will be supported by the development of appropriate professional skills and behaviours.

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Year Three
In the third year the theme is facilitating embodied learning via other modalities, in particular using touch as another means of communication. You clarify concepts and refine the hands-on skills needed to achieve competence in FI. These skills develop through active learning and problem solving a looped process of questioning, exploring, evaluating and directing. Your perceptual skills (both visual and tactile) will continue to develop as you shift between the ideal and the reality of an individuals organisation and movement. Both hands-on and group teaching skills will continue to be developed throughout the year. Inquiry into the teaching of ATM continues into the third and fourth year. You will begin to apply what you have learned to real-life ATM classes. As you begin to teach ATM outside the programme, we will provide forums for questions, discussions, and evaluations. Other online learning continues to add to your knowledge base. You will be giving Functional Integration lessons to other trainees and working with a client from outside the programme. In a private tutorial we work closely with you to identify your areas of need and to develop specific, personalized solutions. Continued discussion of the fundamental principles of the Feldenkrais Method occurs throughout the next two years, along with the growth of professional skills. By the end of year three you will have gained experience as an ATM teacher and be developing competencies in the basics of FI.

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Year Four
In the fourth year the theme is one of integration of all the composite skills and knowledge required to be a professional practitioner; of both intrinsic and extrinsic learning; of socialising your work into the context of the broader community. Some more unusual and challenging positions and situations will be introduced in both the group lessons and in the hands-on work. You will continue to explore what constitutes a lesson and to develop your understanding of how it works. You will observe the teachers giving two to three lessons with the same outside person. The ideas behind a series of lessons will be developed. Special attention will be given to the beginning and ending of lessons and interviewing will be practised. You will be paying special attention to your ability to articulate and present the work at this stage. Your ability to track learning in your lessons and to facilitate the appropriate transfer into function will be developed. Ongoing attention to congruent self-use is facilitated by feedback, ATM and self-monitoring. During year four you will be supervised giving Functional Integration lessons to the general public. Online learning will support your understanding of the structure of FI (and ATM) and re-visit foundation knowledge gained in earlier years. Specific professional aspects will be explored such as ethics, responsibilities, boundaries and safety, as well as skills related to marketing and business management. At the completion of this year you will be eligible to graduate as a Feldenkrais Practitioner and the process of lifelong learning starts afresh. To provide a supported transition to fully independent practice and learning an optional fifth year programme will be offered. This will include ongoing online communication and a short face to face component in the middle of the year where you can reflect on your progress and fill the gaps in skills and knowledge that have emerged in your practice. The content will be based on the expressed needs of the participants.

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Learning Strategies
The training will draw on many teaching-learning approaches in keeping with the work of Moshe Feldenkrais. In order to benefit fully from these, each day will consist of 6 hours of face to face time, as well as online learning time for the remainder of each term.

Awareness Through Movement

You will experience many hours of Awareness Through Movement (ATM) lessons throughout the training. ATMs are an integral part of how you create conditions for learning for yourself, and from that, how you do this for others. The core of the lessons will be drawn from the trainings of Moshe Feldenkrais. We feel that it is important for you to experience different types of lessons, from simple to complex, single lessons to a series that covers a wide range of human action.

Functional Integration
As part of your training experience, you will receive at least three individual Functional Integration (FI) lessons each year from members of the staff. We also invite experienced practitioners to attend the training and to offer supplementary lessons. Beyond that, you will be given opportunities to observe lessons given during class, lessons given to other students during non-class hours, and video tapes of Moshe Feldenkrais giving lessons. Both ATM and FI practice will be encouraged throughout the whole of each term. Touching and contact skills will be introduced early in the programme. Using your knowledge of classic Feldenkrais strategies you will learn how to create meaningful lessons by refining your tactile, kinaesthetic, and visual discrimination. In the third and fourth years you will be giving supervised FI to the teaching staff in one-on-one tutorials, to fellow trainees and to the public. Individual and group feedback will be given. You will also be making a video of an FI lesson you have given and going through this lesson with one of the teaching team members.

Small Group Activities

Group activities, such as discussions and practical exercises, will be used to analyse and develop your understanding of course materials, ATM and FI. Through these processes an atmosphere of open learning develops that acknowledges and draws from the diversity of the students different backgrounds, skills, knowledge, and experiences.
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Individual processes
Continuing the theme of self-directed learning in ATM, students will engage in a variety of learning processes designed to promote reflection on course materials and experiences. Students are required to keep a journal throughout the programme to support the process of reflective learning.

Talks and presentations

Talks on the Method will be presented by the educational team (including those given by Moshe Feldenkrais from primary source video materials) on related areas of current knowledge, and on developing and running a practice. You will learn about Moshe Feldenkrais and how the historic, philosophical, and scientific bases of his education and experience led to the Feldenkrais Method. So that you understand how Feldenkrais differs from prevailing ideas about movement and learning, you will be introduced to relevant topics in the movement arts and sciences, contemporary education, and philosophy.

Online Learning
Students will engage in various learning activities and projects during all 12 terms of the training. These include: completing a selection of online modules covering disciplines related to understanding and practicing the Method; participating in face-to-face, and online forums, group discussions, ATM classes, having FI lessons; reading selected books and articles. To promote reflective learning journal templates will be provided.

Supervision
Each student will be assigned to a mentoring group under the supervision of an educational team member. You will meet in this group throughout the segment and also continue an online relationship during the part of the segment that is not face to face. You will be monitored through group interaction, individual conversations, participation in online activities and by means of a personal journal which will be reviewed by your mentor periodically. Their feedback and support will enable you optimise your learning strategies.

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Evaluation Process
Our emphasis is on personalized training, in which you will have ongoing contact with the Educational Team. Supervision and feedback are inherent in the training process. Your progress and learning will be closely followed, supported, and guided throughout the programme. We expect trainees to exhibit professional behaviour throughout the training. However, should this not occur, we will address the matter immediately and seek a positive solution. To graduate from the Perth 3 Feldenkrais Professional Training Programme you will be required to: demonstrate, in-class, the ability to teach Awareness Through Movement and give Functional Integration lessons to a professional standard exhibit an understanding of the Feldenkrais Method maintain a self reflective journal complete online learning modules attend fully throughout all the face to face segments Any student missing more than five face to face training days per year or more than a total of ten days over the course of the entire four years will be required to make up lost time before being eligible for graduation. Tuition will not be reimbursed for missed days. Should you miss more than the maximum allowed number of class days, special arrangements must be made with the Educational Director to make up class time in another training programme. This will incur additional costs. The Educational Director reserves the right to ask any student to receive further training before being considered for graduation.

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Graduate Attributes
Graduates from the Perth 3 FPTP will have: 1. A deep knowledge of the Feldenkrais Method; a cognitive and experiential understanding of the human skeleton its structure and function and its potential (for movement and action); learning models; human development.

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The skills necessary for teaching ATM and FI as the application of the knowledge and concepts described above and including: analyzing, evaluating, designing and executing lessons in relation to the practitioner/client interaction, using touch and language as effective and potent communication tools. Accountability as a professional practitioner working with individuals and groups via professional and ethical behavior, the ability to reflect on all interactions and use of knowledge, concepts and skills, accountability in all domains to self, clients, the profession, allied professions, the market place, society.

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Graduation
Graduation from the Perth 3 Feldenkrais Professional Training means you are qualified to practice as a Feldenkrais practitioner. As a graduate you will be eligible to apply to The Australian Feldenkrais Guild (AFG) for certification as a practitioner of the Feldenkrais Method. This will give you the rights to use the service marks the AFG now own that protect the Feldenkrais Method in the community. Certification is entirely the responsibility of the graduate. You receive a certificate of Graduation that is recognised by all Guilds who are members of the International Feldenkrais Federation. Graduation is complete only after all monies have been paid in full.

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Schedule ~ Programme Dates

It is anticipated that training days will start at 9.30am and finish at 4.30pm Monday to Friday. There will be a one hour lunch break each day. Students may need to be available for individual Functional Integration lessons after class occasionally. We expect to be able to adhere to this programme, but there may be changes due to the availability of staff or facilities. Segment Year One 2013/4 Segment 1 Segment 2 Dates 8th July 19th July 2013 (10 days) Julie Peck 30th September 11th October 2013 (10 days) Stephanie Spink 6th January 24th January 2014 (15 days) Arlyn Zones Julie Peck 14th April 18th April 2014 (5 days) Julie Peck 7th July 18th July 2014 (10 days) Julie Peck 29th September 10th October 2014 (10 days) Larry Goldfarb 4th January 23rd January 2015 (15 days) Susan Hillier* Julie Peck 13th April 17th April 2015 (5 days) Julie Peck

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Year Two 2014/5

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Segment Year Three 2015/6 Segment 9 Segment 10

Dates 6th July - 17th July (10 days) Julie Peck 28th September 9th October (10 days) Zoran Kovich* 5 Sundays, 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th November 2015 Julie Peck 4th January 22nd January 2016 (15 days) Elizabeth Beringer Julie Peck 11th April 22nd April 2016 (10 days) Susan Hillier* Stephanie Spink 5 Sundays, 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th May 2016 Julie Peck 4th July 8th July 2016 (5 days) Zoran Kovich* 26th September 30th September 2016 (5 days) Julie Peck 5 Sundays, 23rd, 30th October, 6th 13th, 20th November 2016 (5 days) Julie Peck 9th January 20th January 2017 (10 days) Arlyn Zones Julie Peck

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Year Four 2016/7

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Segment 15 Segment 16

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Teaching Staff
The teaching staff consists of outstanding accredited trainers and assistant trainers. Julie Peck is the Educational Director. Arlyn Zones, Julie Peck, Stephanie Spink, Larry Goldfarb, Elizabeth Beringer, Susan Hillier*, and Zoran Kovich*, will be the trainers in the programme. Bronwyn Fewster*, our assistant trainer will also be part of the teaching staff. Working as a team, the staff teach Awareness Through Movement, give Functional Integration lessons and demonstrations, lead discussions, and direct small groups. The international training accreditation guidelines require that we maintain a student to teacher ratio of 20-to-1 for the first two years and of 15-to-1 for the final two years. To insure that you receive individual attention, we are committed to meeting, or exceeding, this requirement in every segment. Sara Elderfield as the administrator will co-ordinate onsite activities and liaise with the trainees. Experienced Feldenkrais practitioners from WA will also be part of the educational faculty. They will serve as tutor practitioners to provide support for the training and give FI lessons. To insure continuity and congruence, Julie Peck will be present at least 50% of the time and one permanent Assistant Trainer will be present throughout the training.
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The Australian, European and North American Training Accreditation guidelines establish strict criteria that must be met by those who want to be trainers and assistant trainers. The guidelines require that a trainer have at least ten years active professional experience, have assisted through a minimum of four complete years of training, and receive the support of the established body of trainers. Among other requirements, an assistant trainer must have at least five years professional experience and demonstrate proficiency in the practice of the method.

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Educational Director
Julie Peck, Certified Feldenkrais Trainer (CFT), B.App.Sc.(Physio) Perth, Western Australia Julie has a background in Physiotherapy and has maintained a busy private practice in Perth since graduating from the Sydney 1 FPTP in 1990. She became an Assistant Trainer in 1995 and Australia's first Trainer in 2003. Julie finds her private practice and sharing her experiences with colleagues, clients and students are the main source of her continual learning. She has found the journey of being both a Feldenkrais practitioner and trainer has enhanced and refined her abilities in innumerable ways, particularly in stimulating her ability to direct her own discoveries and learning. She is committed to furthering the understanding and practice of the Feldenkrais Method in Australia and to have fun while doing it!

TRAINERS Arlyn Zones, CFT, MA (Theatre Arts) San Francisco, USA Arlyn began studying the Feldenkrais Method in 1977 and graduated from the 1983 Amherst Training. She has maintained an active private practice since then, working with infants, children and adults. She has also taught in schools, clinics and hospitals, and has led special seminars for physical and occupational therapists on clinical applications of the Feldenkrais Method for orthopaedic and neurological difficulties. Arlyn became an Assistant Trainer of the Method in 1988 and a Trainer in 1994. She has taught extensively in the US, Europe and Australia in more than 30 training programmes. She also teaches advanced seminars for Feldenkrais Practitioners.

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Lawrence Wm. Goldfarb, Ph.D., CFT Santa Cruz, U.S.A. Lawrence Wm. Goldfarb, Ph.D. (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1995) is a movement scientist, certified Feldenkrais trainer, pioneering practitioner, and multimedia author known for articulating the thinking behind the method. Besides directing and teaching in professional training programmes in Europe, Australia, and North America, Dr. Goldfarb teaches public workshops, professional seminars, and post-graduate courses the world over. He is also the founder of Mind in Motion and Mind in Motion online (www.mindinmotiononline.com). Having written extensively about the Feldenkrais Method of learning, Larry is committed to developing explicit frameworks for understanding the method and for making the method relevant in everyday life. Besides training new teachers, his current focus is on conducting post-graduate training programmes for Feldenkrais teachers, developing online learning programmes for the Mind in Motion website and spearheading an international project to create a database for Dr. Feldenkrais' lessons. He maintains the private practice he started nearly thirty years ago in Santa Cruz, CA.

Stephanie Spink, B.App.Sc.(Physio), CFT Melbourne Australia Stephanie Spink became involved with the Feldenkrais Method in 1982 and graduated from the first Melbourne Feldenkrais Training in 1991. She organised the second Melbourne Feldenkrais Training Programme and worked as the continuity assistant in the Melbourne III FPTP. She has a background in Physiotherapy, and since 1997, has taught functional anatomy workshops and advanced trainings in Australia and New Zealand. She was certified as an Assistant Trainer in 1998 and Trainer in 2010. She has worked in training programmes in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, New Zealand and Japan. She has been an active member of the Australian Training and Accreditation Board since 2002. She continues to maintain a Feldenkrais Private Practice in Eltham. She enjoys learning, life and travelling.

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Zoran Kovich, MSc(Cog.Sc), BA(Soc.Sc), BA(Perf.Arts), CFT* Sydney Australia Zoran graduated from the Melbourne I Feldenkrais training in 1991 and completed his masters degree in cognitive science in 1995, focusing on the relationship between movement, perception, and thought. Having a passion for teaching and learning, Zoran commenced working in trainings in 2000, and became an assistant trainer in 2004. From 1990 to 2009 he lectured in university performing arts programmes, using Feldenkrais/Somatic Education paedagogy to construct courses designed to enhance performing artists abilities. Since 2005 he has been facilitating a variety of regular, ongoing post-graduate programmes for Feldenkrais teachers. Zoran maintains a practice in Sydney using his knowledge of Feldenkrais, somatic education systems, martial arts, performing arts, cognitive and social sciences, to create practical lessons that address peoples' personal and professional needs and interests.

Elizabeth Beringer, CFT San Diego U.S.A Elizabeth Beringer has been involved with the practice and development of the Feldenkrais Method for more than 30 years. She studied directly with the founder of the Method, Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais, in both the U.S. and Israel between 1976 and 1983. Elizabeth has maintained an ongoing and varied private Feldenkrais somatic education practice working with a diverse population including those with severe movement limitations, seniors, musicians, children and those in chronic pain, including Feldenkrais for back pain. She has also worked extensively with athletes, martial artists and dancers and is known for her ability to apply the Method in dynamic situations. Elizabeth has also taught postgraduate seminars for physical and occupational therapists and she travels extensively teaching in postgraduate and practitioner training programmes in Europe, Australia and across the U.S. In addition to her Feldenkrais practice, Elizabeth has studied numerous other somatic disciplines. More recently she has pursued the study of the cognitive sciences and her teaching integrates current advances in the cognitive sciences into the Feldenkrais perspective. Elizabeth has practiced the martial art of aikido since 1977 and currently holds the rank of 6th-degree black belt. She lives in San Diego with her husband, Rafael Nunez, a professor of cognitive science at the University California San Diego, and their daughter.
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Susan Hillier, CFT*, Ph.D. Adelaide Australia Susan graduated from the Melbourne 1 Feldenkrais training programme in 1991. She incorporated the Feldenkrais Method into her work with people regaining function after catastrophic injury or illness. More recently she has worked as an academic, teaching and researching in the broad area of neuroscience with a particular interest in motor control and motor learning for adults and children who have challenging movement behaviours. She maintains a small private practice to inform and keep current her research and teaching in university, private and Feldenkrais Method training domains.

ASSISTANT TRAINER Bronwyn Fewster, CFAT*, B. App Sc. (Physio) Perth, Western Australia Bronwyn graduated from the Perth 1 Training Programme in 1999. Since then, she has incorporated the Feldenkrais Method into her work with Community Physiotherapy Services; teaching on-going group education and exercise classes for elderly clients with multiple chronic health conditions. She has maintained a private Feldenkrais practice providing both Awareness Through Movement classes and Functional Integration since graduating. Bronwyn is enthusiastic about how the Feldenkrais Method has enhanced her life and how it provides a framework and tools that encourage and empower us toward lifelong learning. She is keen to assist others in this endeavour and promote and further the Feldenkrais Method in any way she can.

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Administrative Director
Sara Elderfield, CFP**, Yoga and Meditation Instructor Sara Elderfield had her first taste of the Feldenkrais Method at a meditation retreat 20 years ago and was immediately determined to do the training. Many ATM classes and FIs later, she graduated from the Perth 2 FPTP (2009). Since then she has incorporated teaching ATM classes and individual Feldenkrais lessons (FI) into her busy yoga and meditation school, Yoga Moves in Shenton Park. Sara has a passion for learning and teaching and finds that the Feldenkrais Method has made her better at both.

** CFP ~ Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner

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Application Information Tuition Fees

The tuition fee for the first two years is $7700 including GST. Years three and four are $8250 including GST. The schedule of fees and payment dates are listed in the table which follows but generally payment for each segment is due one month before commencement. To avoid a late fee, payment is required by the due date. An early bird discount rate of $7150 (years one and two) and $7700 (years three and four) will be available to participants who either: pay each years full tuition fee by 1st June of that year; or have completed an automatic direct debit, monthly payment authority with their financial institution, such that all payments for each year will be completed by 1st June of that year. An application fee of $110 and deposit of $550 (upon acceptance) are included in these tuition fees. (The $660 application fee and deposit will be deducted from final years fees). Some scholarship positions may be available for participants willing to assist with operation of audio-visual equipment, library, kitchen and refreshment duties, or other training related tasks. Please express interest and tell us about your relevant skills if you wish to apply for one of these positions.

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Segment Pre payment application fee deposit early bird 2013 or segment 1 segment 2 segment 3 segment 4 Year Two 2014/5 early bird 2014 or segment 5 segment 6 segment 7 segment 8 Year Three 2015/6 early bird 2015 or segment 9 segment 10 segment 11 segment 12

Pay by with application on acceptance 1st June 2013

Fee $110 $550 $7150 (Includes GST) $1925 $1925 $2888 $962 $7150 (Includes GST) $1925 $1925 $2888 $962 $7700 (Includes GST) $2062 $2062 $1032 $3094

Year One 2013/4

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Year Four 2016/7

Segment early bird 2016 or segment 13 segment 14 segment 15 segment 16 segment 17 segment 18

Pay by June 1st 2016

Fee $7700 (Includes GST) $2062 $1032 $1032 $1032 $1032 $1400 (rest paid year 1)

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Location

~ The West Subiaco Masonic Hall, Shenton Park

The Masonic Hall in Shenton Park provides a comfortable and well-resourced base for the various activities included in a Feldenkrais Training Programme. Located opposite the park at Lake Jualbup, the venue is well serviced with a range of places to eat and shop. It is close to the Perth central business district, the restaurant and shopping districts of Subiaco, Leederville and Claremont, Kings Park, various beaches, and is easily accessible by train, bus or car. The building also houses the Yoga Moves studio run by Sara and a fully equipped kitchen.

Perth is the capital of Western Australia. Approximately 1.74 million live in the Perth metropolitan area which makes it Australias fourth largest city. It is set on the Swan River which was named after the native black swans seen in 1697 by Willem de Vlamingh, captain of a Dutch expedition. Traditionally, this water body has been known by Aboriginal inhabitants as Derbal Yerrigan. Originally founded by Captain James Stirling in 1829 as the administrative centre of the Swan River Colony, the first areas settled were on the Swan River, with the city's central business district and port (Fremantle) both still located on the river. Perth is renowned for its relaxed, outdoor lifestyle and abundance of good weather during the year.

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How to Apply
Perth 3 FPTP is a professional training programme designed to prepare you to become a Feldenkrais practitioner. As we are striving for a well-balanced student body that represents the full range of human experience, specific prerequisites for entry are simply some prior experience with the Feldenkrais Method. Please submit the application form, with the following information: educational background work history prior experience with the Feldenkrais Method your reasons for participating in the programme (include a description of what you think the Feldenkrais Method is and what you expect to get from the training) a description of your hobbies and interests a description of areas of life in which you find yourself successful, satisfied or competent. a description of areas in your life you would to enhance or improve, including dreams and goals. health status two letters of recommendation, including one from a Feldenkrais practitioner a current photo of yourself

The Educational Director and programme administrator will review applications and contact you to discuss your interest in the work as a profession, and the contributions you can make to the practice and development of the Method. We are committed to accepting people into the Perth 3 Feldenkrais Professional Training Programme regardless of race, gender, religion, physical limitation, age, or sexual orientation. You will be notified within 30 days of application. If you are accepted into the programme, you will receive orientation information and a student enrolment agreement. This is a contract that specifies your rights and responsibilities as a participant in the programme. To reserve your place in the training, sign the contract and return it, along with the deposit, within thirty days of notification.

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To apply, please complete and submit the enclosed application form, along with the letters of recommendation, a clear photograph of yourself, and AUD$110 application fee. The application fee will be deducted from your tuition if you are accepted into the programme. If you are accepted into the programme and choose not to attend, your application fee is non-refundable. Payments can be made by cheque, money order, or electronic funds transfer.

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Resources
To learn more about the Feldenkrais Method you may like to: Attend a Workshop Contact Sara for details of upcoming workshops and information sessions or look for details in the Feldenkrais section of the Yoga Moves website.

Attend 'Awareness Through Movement' (ATM) classes In Australia, details of local practitioners can be found by phoning the Australian Feldenkrais Guild on 1800 001 550 or at www.feldenkrais.org.au

Read some articles Some articles are available online at www.feldenkraisinstitute.com.au or search the web for interesting Guild or Practitioner sites. Listen to CDs Many practitioners have recorded their work for those who like to do home practice. You can purchase CDs of Awareness Through Movement lessons or Feldenkrais workshops. A range of these may be purchased from various suppliers. Two are included below:

Feldenkrais WA www.feldenkraiswa.com.au (08 9227 1431 or 0439 483 595) Feldebiz www.feldebiz.com (03 97379945)

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Try an Online Learning Activity Go to http://feldworks.com/kbp/entry/3/ Or from the Feldenkrais Institute website click on Knowledgebase and look in the Articles area - General Interest - Making the Most of Awareness Through Movement. Read some books by Moshe Feldenkrais Body and Mature Behavior: A Study of Anxiety, Sex, Gravitation and Learning. London: Routeledge and Kegan Paul, 1949; New York: International Universities Press, 1950 (soft-cover edition, out of print); TelAviv: Alef Ltd., 1966, 1980, 1988 (hardcover edition). Awareness Through Movement: Health Exercises for Personal Growth. New York/London: Harper & Row 1972, 1977; Toronto: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 1972, 1977 hardcover edition, out of print); Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England: Penguin Books, 1972, 1977; San Francisco: Harper Collins, 1990 (softcover edition). The Case of Nora: Body Awareness as Healing Therapy. New York/London: Harper & Row, 1977; Frog Ltd., Berkeley, CA, 1993. The Elusive Obvious. Cupertino, California: Meta Publications, 1981. The Master Moves. Cupertino, California: Meta Publications, 1984. The Potent Self. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1985. Harper Collins, New York, 1992, (softcover edition).

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Training Information Sessions

Short information workshops will be held in Perth prior to the commencement of the training. They will be suitable for those who would like to find out more about the Feldenkrais Method, the training programme or experience some of our teachers.

Details for planned events are listed on the Yoga Moves website and will be updated over the course of 2013. Please check the website: www.yogamoves.net.au and click on Feldenkrais.

Contact Sara Elderfield to register, or to find out about other Feldenkrais workshops which may be of interest: sara@yogamoves.net.au / 0415 363 313.

Contact
Administrative Director: Sara Elderfield Postal address: Yoga Moves
PO BOX 7191 Shenton Park WA 6008 Yoga Moves Studio address: 45 Evans Street, Shenton Park Phone: 0415 363 313 Email: sara@yogamoves.net.au Website: www.yogamoves.net.au

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