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I am sorry.
I am sorry I have not been in touch much over the last two years. In mid-2020 I was commissioned to write a book on Shakespeare and Lecoq...
Ed Woodall
Jul 1, 20233 min read


Hero worship!
I have a confession to make. It is an addiction. Something that was introduced to my life as a pre-teen and still persists. I am a...
Ed Woodall
Jun 29, 20237 min read


Smooth transition of power?
What is the Feldenkrais take on the American election? Well, there isn't one because Feldenkrais is not a political practice but of...
Ed Woodall
Nov 12, 20204 min read


Isolation Consolation.
I am happy to say that Feldenkrais on line is a very nice alternative to the physical version. Classes are full of people from all over...
Ed Woodall
Apr 5, 20205 min read


How can Feldenkrais help your Yoga?
However kind you are to yourself, in Yoga you are inevitably judging yourself against the pose. Feldenkrais does something very powerful to
Ed Woodall
Jan 7, 20204 min read


Lessons learned on Snowdon.
In my early 20s I was given a shocking diagnosis that I had severe osteoarthritis in my two bog toe joints.
Ed Woodall
Jan 6, 20207 min read


Bringing European forces together with Feldenkrais Method.
This summer I took part in a pan-european theatre and performance exchange in Leeds.
Ed Woodall
Nov 26, 20199 min read


Who says you can't act BIG on TV?!
Phillipe Duclos is a great french actor who lights up the screen in Spiral. He shows how release and control can help you to act BIG!
Ed Woodall
Nov 14, 20194 min read


Swimming that changed my life.
Swimming better is a feat of ingenuity. Total Immersion taught me to find pleasure in what had been a chore and I teach that in Feldenkrais.
Ed Woodall
Oct 24, 20192 min read


What's all this, dancing?
Feldenkrais was not a dancer but he was a black belt in Judo. He was not involved in the performing arts directly but has influenced them...
Ed Woodall
Oct 20, 20197 min read


Interoception: have you heard of it?
Have you realised how the Feldenkrais Method and autistic spectrum disorders might be connected? Here is my work in progress report.
Ed Woodall
Oct 1, 20195 min read


Learning while teaching
It is a bit of a cliché that you learn from your students. As soon as a teacher says that you wonder if they are JUST saying it. It makes...
Ed Woodall
Sep 1, 20195 min read


The opioid crisis; chronic greed.
As I now am approached regularly by people with chronic pain for help, my attention has been more focused on the opioid crisis. This is a...
Ed Woodall
Aug 25, 20193 min read


A sad synchronicity.
He was the sort of man who knew reams and reams of poetry by heart; not a skill much adhered to nowadays. As an actor he had a richness of
Ed Woodall
Jul 12, 20193 min read


Ikebana for me.
A human being initially moves and reacts to the space beyond them; their environment. Later, when we want to improve ourselves, we can lear
Ed Woodall
Jun 1, 20193 min read


It's all down to the myelin.
As I start this new blog, I am mindful of how a blog can be a "flash in the pan" affair or, at it's best, a long-term tool to inform,...
Ed Woodall
Apr 3, 20193 min read


Its obvious to me.
I am not a neurologist or a neuro-surgeon but as a Feldenkrais practitioner, I am intimately familiar with what is known as...
Ed Woodall
Apr 3, 20192 min read


The Spiral of Life.
Spiralling is a very important component of movement, human and otherwise. Like a lot of things nowadays- after my training in...
Ed Woodall
Apr 3, 20194 min read


About time, NHS.
Last month I heard a really encouraging article on the Radio about how the NHS is planning to shift to a more preventative system. The...
Ed Woodall
Apr 3, 20195 min read
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