I am here in Bad Tolz to train again with a master, Mia Segal. Mia was Moshe Feldenkrais' only assistant for 15 years before he started training others to teach his work. She has been doing this work for over 50 years. She presents the work in clear simple terms so that anyone can understand that there is no mystery, simply good observational skills both with the eyes and hands.
It is this ability to observe that guides the practitioner as to where to put her hands and how much to do. Mia makes sure the practitioner sees the whole person, not just this knee or that shoulder, looking for patterns. It is Mia's gift to clearly demonstrate by example how to keep the work simple and clear. And this is what attracts me so that I fly across the ocean to spend more time with her.
Leora Gastor is Mia's daughter. She was just a baby when her mother began working with Feldenkrais. He was present in her home during her childhood and knows the work by living it all her life. Leora brings structure to the work. Together with Mia they have found the framework by which one can learn and become good practitioners.
I met Leora in the 90's in Connecticut. She asked me to give her daughter riding lessons. One time Mia came to watch the lesson. Little did I know that many years later I would be in training with these two marvelous women.
Sometimes it is amazing to sit back and watch how the connections in life play out with the ebb and flow of people moving through ones life. Who knew then that I would be here now? There was no way to predict but somehow listening and following I have ended up here - no complaints from this end!
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