Sleep is so important to our day-to-day function, health, and mood. And yet, the loss of sleep is many times overlooked as our source for high stress levels. Tammy has studied with Michael Krugman, (the Developer of the Sounder Sleep Method and author of "The Insomnia Solution"). She is now able to bring this simple series of Mini-Moves, based on the Feldenkrais Method, to the Tri-State area to help you solve your "Can't Sleep Blues". Check our Calendar Section for upcoming Workshops and Sominars, or contact Tammy for Individual sessions.
"The whole world is hurried, worried, and harried. But you don’t have to be. Creating a more peaceful life is the secret of sounder sleep." - Michael Krugman, author
"I use these techniques with all my patients because they're so simple and effective." - Jeanne Melvin, Behavioral Sleep Medicine Consultant, UCLA Sleep and Autonomic Disorders Center, Los Angeles
"Reversibility is a feature of all correct action, even sleep. Thus, the well-coordinated mature person, such as found among people who have succeeded in making their occupation their pleasure, can go off to sleep when he feels like it and wake up when necessary. Moreover, all healthy animals and humans do not object to being awakened, as they can stop sleeping and resume sleeping without trouble. The ability to stop an action, a process, restart it, reverse it, or drop it all together is one of the finer criteria of proper acture." - "The Potent Self", Moshe Feldenkrais
Originally appeared in the Village Voice, NYC, March 13-19, 2002
Michael Krugman's Sounder Sleep System, he says, "helps you learn what good sleepers already know: how to relax and clear your mind and allow yourself to fall asleep. You can't try to go to sleep. The minute there's effort involved, you're doomed." Designed to evoke a state of profound relaxation through gentle, expressive movement, pleasure, and self-awareness, the system is a re-education in the art of relaxation, and a set of tools you can use on your own.
A group class begins with seated movements coordinated with breathing. Krugman is both teacher and DJ. We follow his lead, repeatedly bowing forward and rising, our legs crossed in front of us on the floor. After a while, he invites us to close our eyes and move our hands, arms, and torsos to the music. It feels a little silly, but no one's watching; it's really satisfying to shape the air like a sculptor or move sinuously like a belly dancer.
Krugman explains that the pleasure of dancing freely (but not strenuously) to music is a key part of the system: It helps quiet the mind. Enjoyment and relaxation are closely related. Rippling movements through the spine and rhythmic breathing trigger deeply relaxing physiological changes.
As I interlace my fingers and move them delicately with my breath, I begin to feel as relaxed as during a good massage. I yawn. I lay my hands down for a moment, and then I'm fast asleep. The music laces through my dreams, and my breath feels fresh in my spacious chest.
He teaches daytime exercises that can be done unobtrusively on the subway, in a meeting, or at your desk. Breaking up your day with very brief periods of tiny, relaxing movements and dreamy rest, you'll feel smarter, and more discerning. And you'll sleep better.
If you are trying to avoid taking sleep medications, trying to stop taking medication, or haven't seeked help for your sleeping problems yet - Don't Wait, register now for your relief. Our Sounder Sleep Sominars are 3 hours of interactive learning. There is limited enrollment for all Sominars, contact CELEBRATE! at 240.420.5555.
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