Santa Fe 5 Training Inspiration
A
letter to practitioners from Diana
Inspiration:
After years of witnessing students in trainings, I am very
interested in creating a practitioner training with people who are
deeply committed to dive into the personal aspect of the work as
well as apply themselves wholeheartedly to developing the skills
for bringing forth the professional potential that this work has to
offer. I admit it is impossible to know who fits this ambitious
description. Yet, you as a practitioner have the best chance at
guessing who might fit. I would love to have your help to create
some approximation of a group of trainees of this caliber.
Training with a
difference:
In order to honor these great people who make up this training
group, this training will provide a substantial number of
additional hours beyond guild regulations. Some of those hours will
be accomplished through technologically supported studies between
training segments. Because of this, students will need to feel
comfortable and able to access the internet, receive audio files,
be willing to chat via skype or similar means and learn to create
and send audio files via email. This will support the very strong
emphasis in this training for learning Awareness Through
Movement® teaching skills while also providing extra time and
support for developing Functional Integration® skills. During
years 3 and 4 there will be sessions for a few days before and/or
after some segments dedicated to hands-on refinement.
Mentoring
opportunities:
If you are a practitioner that would like to be involved in
supporting students you send to this training in a mentoring
capacity, I will be providing a format that will support and
accelerate the student's learning as well as be stimulating and
engaging for you. If you are interested and have questions, please
call me. I am also available to have a discussion about potential
trainees as to their readiness to make this kind of commitment. And
if not, is there something we could do that might bring them along.
To this end, I will be personally interviewing each applicant. I
look forward to collaborating in creating new practitioners that
will take the Feldenkrais Method® out into the
world.
Another
Option:
For students not wanting the professional aspect of a training, yet
would enjoy the personal development that comes via many hours
of ATM, they may be interested in the offering of a 9 month
intensive - The Journey Inward. This training will meet 4
days each month. If you know people who fit into this category,
please contact me, or have them do so. This could be for you as
well. Think about it.