Moodscape

Moodscape is my concept; it isn't a Feldenkraisian approach. Feldenkrais is all about proprioception, proprioception, proprioception: Based on the stress and strain in your muscles and joints, how do you know where you are in space? When Feldenkrais said 'pay attention' he meant 'pay attention to that muscle stuff.' This goes back to the idea that movement is voluntary and the other internal mish-mash is autonomous, robotic, inaccessible. Pshaw! Of course mood shifts are knowable and influenceable. We have access to assessments from nervous, immune, endocrine and cardiovascular data and the combinations thereof. When I teach, I want you to use anything that is accessible to you: recognize a shift, figure out what you like it for, and be in choice about it—whether that is a muscle pattern or a lift in your spirits. If something helps you understand your inner patterns better, and if you can reorganize those patterns to be more satisfying to you, then I don't care whether your insight comes from a mood or a musical motif or a specific muscle: let's use it.