Read about The Feldenkrais Method in the New York Times.

"I was so glad to be continuously reminded to slow down to increase my learning, to slow down if something felt confusing, to slow down if something felt hard, and that only I can prevent myself from injury. I was so blown away with how simple awareness and attention changed the way my body felt almost instantly. I have been carrying these lessons into my life, everyday!"

I love learning, so always enjoyed school. I was inspired by teachers, encouraged by classmates, and transported by new ideas. But as I got older I realized I couldn’t learn everything I wanted to know in a classroom. The way school taught things—as if the wisdom were trickling down from a smarter teacher to a less smart student—didn’t seem to work for many things it would be helpful to learn.

A recent New York Times article by Alison Gopnik, What Babies Know About Physics and Foreign Languages, confirmed my suspicion. It points to evidence that in children, learning by observation and experimentation allows for more creativity and spontaneity than learning from instruction.