Your Poetic Pelvis: Awareness Through Movement

A 10 lesson Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement Series with Sarah Baumert

Over ten sessions, we will explore the pelvis and its connections to the whole self. Everything is related to even small changes in the pelvis. . .

The pelvis is a highly mobile structure, constantly responding to movement above and below it. Muscles that attach to the pelvis move in many directions, some connecting all the way to the upper spine, others crossing the hip joints and connecting into the legs all the way to the knees. This series will help you improve and clarify the fundamental movements of your pelvis for more effective action in your daily functions like walking, standing, and sitting. For those that recently took the pelvic floor series, this series can act like a Part 2, as we will continue to understand the pelvis through a whole new series of creative explorations (less focused on the pelvic floor itself).

A few lessons in this series will specifically reveal the important role of the buttocks! Your gluteus maximus is your largest muscle, more commonly known as the buttocks, the gluteus maximus plays a more important role than you may realize. As well as being a cushy place to sit on, it helps to keep your body upright and balanced and is where the power to propel one foot forward comes from.

These lessons will be helpful for athletes, dancers, musicians, and anyone interested in gaining an understanding of how harmonizing the pelvis with the whole self can create more ease-filled, elegant, and powerful movement.

 
 
 
 

“This poem accurately explains that a pelvis is not just a pelvis. It is so much more. It contains memories and experiences. It allows for the greatest forms of vulnerability, intimacy, and therefore potential pain.  It has the ability to bring forth life. It is linked to relationships and connected to our very breath. It is the stable foundation for all our upper and lower body movements. It truly is our center. We can do without our arms or legs, but we cannot function without a pelvis.”

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$200
$100 for the 10 lesson course.

 
 
 

Create a peaceful relationship with your pelvis.

Sense the space around yourself. 
Move with presence. 
Slow down the mind. 
Become aware of inefficient patterns.
Discover more efficient patterns.
Enjoy the interconnectedness of the moving body.
Learn a more clear understanding of the role your pelvis has. 
Bring clarity to the connection between the movements of the pelvis, the head, and the spine.

Lessons will be done in various positions including, sitting, standing, back lying, side lying, and front lying. 

 
 

What You’ll Discover In This Online Series?

Movement: This series will include ten lessons in total. Two variations of each lesson are included, for 20 total classes.

Lessons Included in This Series:
1. Rolling Head and Pelvis with Leg Circles
2. Lifting the Hip Joint with Diagonal Bending
3. Leg Swings on the Side + Pads of the Feet
4. Swinging the Leg with More of Yourself
5. Pelvic Circles in Three Positions
6. More Pelvic Circles
7. Sacral Clock
8. The Buttocks
9. Walking on the Buttocks
10. Circling the Hips on the Belly

Educational Talks:
Pre lesson Anatomy Lessons
The philosophical framework for ATM

Connection:
20 livestream classes to practice these lessons
Recorded Q & A to listen to questions, connect with the other students, and discuss the method and tools we are learning about. 

Optional 10 minute consultation with Sarah
Email support

Ways to keep practicing:
Stream recordings indefinitely
Option to download recordings

Recordings will be accessed via the BODY MATTER studio platform using Marvelous software. Once you have purchased the series, you will have access to the livestream classes and recordings.

How to use the Marvelous software for livestream and recorded classes.


About Sarah: Sarah Baumert is known for her thorough and diverse instruction and her dedication to holding space for individual personal discovery. She facilitates whole body alignment in her students as a way for them to access balance, strength, mobility and physical clarity. Through sensory rich movement experiments, she guides students in cultivating mindfulness and deepening their learning process. She works with a variety of populations including athletes, seniors, artists, dancers, musicians, and those experiencing injury or surgery recovery. Sarah is a certified Yoga Therapist, an Authorized Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement® Teacher and Feldenkrais Functional Integration® Practitioner. Her objective is to acquire the most effective skills for helping her students live with less pain and more pleasure in their bodies.

 
 

What people are saying about Sarah's teaching and this course:

 
I had a moment where I was feeling being propelled by my pelvis and it was so distinct. Everything felt easier, just less effort. And I was shocked when I got to standing! It just felt like gravity in the room was different. Because that is always difficult and it was actually kind of easy in a way.

I haven’t done a lesson in a while and I felt like my body just immediately sunk into a relaxed state. I was able to stand up in a way that I have not been able to feel in a long time.

I especially like what you said at the beginning, to allow us to let go of expectations and to drop into a beginner’s mind. I’ve done enough Feldenkrais now that I know I am going to be prompted to try to feel certain things. But these ideas of being curious and letting things happen, and letting go of some control… Wow, I am always surprised at how much I need this every time. I appreciate these classes so much.

This is a non-judgemental, non-corrective, and liberating way to experience your body in motion. You will experience learning at your pace where noticing what makes you feel good is a priority. Notice what you are curious about, and recognize that experiencing pleasure and enjoyment in your body are measures of freedom. The lessons will be suitable for all levels, and will include a variety of positions, from lying on the back or side, to hands and knees, moving from sitting to lying, or rolling.