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Please keep this material exclusive to elib.tech! Sharing elsewhere will result in being banned! Embracing the Unexpected: Prelude to the 5 Winds Katawith Dennis Leri & Carol KressDescription:Embodying all the principles of Judo, the 5 Winds Kata was deconstructed by Moshe Feldenkrais to make this traditional form accessible to an audience wider than one interested in martial arts. The lessons presented in this Workshop are foundational to both the Kata and the Feldenkrais Method®. If you can enjoy and understand the process of learning begun with these lessons, then you will find a profound deepening of your understanding of Awareness Through Movement® and the Feldenkrais fMethod. This selection of Awareness Through Movement (ATM) lessons were designed to prepare you for the upcoming ATM Intensive by Dennis and Carol which will center on the 5 Winds Kata Series, or as it is named in Japanese, the Itsutsu no kata. A kata (literally – Form in Japanese) is a choreographed pattern of movements practiced either solo or in pairs which emphasizes the form and order of a process. A “Wind” is an invisible force of tradition which furnishes momentum to any art that incorporates it. Just as a leaf is propelled along by an invisible wind, so does a tradition whose influence is palpable but unseen, propel one along a path like Judo or here the Feldenkrais Method.Lessons & ChaptersDay OneThe Wave #1 (DL)Subtle Breathing #1 (CK)Hip Joints #1 (CK)Lifting Elbows (CK)Day TwoSawing Arms #1 (DL)The Wave #2 (DL)Subtle Breathing (CK)Sawing Arms #2 (DL)Day ThreeSawing Arms #3 (DL)Subtle Breathing #3 (CK)Sitting, Eyes (CK)Hip Joints #2 (CK)Day FourSawing Arms #4 (DL)Eyeball Sculpting (DL)Hip Joints #3 (CK)Interlacing Toes (DL)Day FiveThe Wave #3 – Arms Behind (DL)Subtle Breathing #4 (CK)Tongue (CK)Kata – A Glimpse (DL)