What is Movement Education?
“There is no limit in the development of the mind, as there is
no limit to the feeling of the body. Self development is a never ending
process . . .
Dr. Milton Trager (from the Mentastics book)
Tammy Jo O'Neal is currently studying the Trager Approach. Trager, created by Milton Trager, MD, is a pleasurable, gentle and effective approach to movement education and psycophyscial (mind/body) integration.
There are two distinctive parts to the Trager Approach. In the first, usually referred to as the "table work", your body is supported and gently moved within its pain-free range and natural rhythm.
The second aspect, Mentastics, involves instruction in the use of self-care movements. Dr. Trager developed these simple movements to encourage playful exploration of "what could be freer, effortless, graceful and more pleasing" for our bodies.
Being more entuned with our kinesthic awareness, we can then have a greater sense of how we actually "feel"...a sense of how much muscular effort, proportion, tension, relaxation, spatial orientation, distance and balance we are using to move or support our bodies. This is essential to our posture and habitial paterns that can either create or alleviate muscular tension.
For more information visit the United States Trager Association Website http://www.tragerus.org
Tammy Jo, Trager Instructor Bill Scholl, Stephanie Artz, Penny Pollock, and Joe Crowe in Austin, TX
We're standing by Olivia, an olive tree, in Bill's back yard the day after his level 4 practitioner level training Feb. 26 -28, 2010
I was very honored to be an assistant along with Stephanie (the "tag team") during this weekend of exploring and asking "what does THIS body have to teach me today" and "what could be easier?"
Instructor, Roger Tolle and Tammy Jo
after a tutorial in Charlotte, NC