Feldenkrais International Training Program Wien 5
September 2008 – March 2012
The Feldenkrais Training Program is a fascinating educational process in the techniques and theoretical concepts of the method. You will graduate as a skilled and confident Feldenkrais Practitioner, certified to teach in the whole world (see below). The abilities of each student will be furthered in a non-competitive way. A highly supportive environment is developed so that optimal conditions will prevail for one’s own personal exploration and experience. The Training Program develops personal competencies for practicing and understanding the Method. The necessary skills for leading Awareness through Movement groups and practicing hands-on Functional Integration are taught. By experiencing hundreds of Awareness Through Movement lessons you will learn observational skills, ways to improve your own sensitivity and awareness, didactic skills and the ability to articulate your own learning and understanding. Personal supervision will lead you to develop ways of using your hands in a feeling and clear technical manner.
Syllabus
The Training Program is spread over a four year period where each year is divided into two learning segments (20 and 20 days each).
During the first year of the training students become acquainted with all aspects of the Method. Awareness Through Movement lessons are done in great depth, the foundations for Functional Integration are set and lectures are given on theoretical aspects of the method. Awareness is developed to new ways of thinking, feeling, and acting. Through self-observation and observing others your ability to sense movements is refined and an understanding of the learning process is formed.
One of the main themes of study during the second year of the training is the learning of the pedagogical aspects of teaching Awareness Through Movement through structural analysis of lessons, including the lessons’ functional logic and the principles and theories of learning. During the course of the second year a wide variety of lessons are experienced and learned which explain the principles of the Method by which it is then possible to build and create lessons for specific groups and purposes. There is continuous supervision for learning how to teach. In the practicum students are personally supervised and given feedback to his/her performance, teaching skills, and understanding in Awareness Through Movement – then students are given provisional permission to publicly teach Awareness Through Movement until full certification at the end of the Training Program.
In the third year the focus is on evolving further skills for Functional Integration. The students learn to develop a series of lessons. The ability and understanding of how to transfer functional ideas from Awareness Through Movement to Functional Integration is demonstrated, learned, and practiced. People from the public are brought into the training so that students can observe Functional Integration lessons given by the educational staff to individuals with very specific functional needs, difficulties, and learning problems.
The fourth year of the training is used for learning very specific difficult and unusual functional patterns, topics and themes that are encountered in more advanced Functional Integration situations. During the course of the fourth year students practice giving Functional Integration lessons to people from outside of the training under staff supervision. During these supervision periods and the practicum students are given feedback on their skills, sensitivity, and thinking. At the end of the fourth year a diploma is awarded to each student who meets the requirements of graduation.
The Training Program is based on the educational materials developed by Moshé Feldenkrais. During the entire program students will be exposed to the original (written, recorded and video) materials of Moshé Feldenkrais. We recommend students to read the published books by Moshé Feldenkrais as well as materials that have relevance to the topics being learned. A recommended reading list will be handed out to the students as well as a list of suggested teaching materials worth purchasing during the course of training.
Details about FITP Wien 5:
Trainers
Jeremy Krauss, Educational Director
Jeremy was a personal student of and directly trained by Dr. Feldenkrais. He has been studying and teaching the Feldenkrais Method for over 25 years. His book "Feldenkrais: The Way to Improve Personal Ability" has been published in Hebrew, Russian and German. ("Einfach Bewegen" - Junfermann Verlag). Jeremy is an excellent teacher and is known for his clear presentation of both the practical and theoretical aspects of the method. Jeremy is currently the Educational Director of Training Programs in Berlin (Germany), Rome (Italy), Vienna (Austria), Michigan (USA) and Yokohama (Japan). He teaches training programs, advanced trainings and master classes worldwide. Besides his teaching Jeremy was chosen by the International Feldenkrais Federation (IFF) to translate important teaching material by Moshé Feldenkrais from Hebrew into English.
“Feldenkrais lessons will create a situation for you to make discoveries, learn and be more in contact with yourself ... be in touch with some part of yourself you haven't been. Movement related - or else.”
(Jeremy Krauss, A new way of learning, public workshop, Vienna, April 2008)
Furthermore:
- Livia Calice, Austria
- Carl Ginsburg, USA/Germany
- Mara della Pergola, Italy
- Myriam Pfeffer, France
- Aliza Stewart, USA
- Beatriz Walterspiel, Germany
Teaching language will be English because of the international staff and international student body. To speak and understand standard school-English is sufficient. German speaking teachers will be present throughout the whole Training Program.
Dates
| Year 1: | September 8 – October 3, 2008; | February 9 – March 6, 2009 |
| Year 2: | September 7 – October 2, 2009; | February 8 – March 5, 2010 |
| Year 3: | September 6 – October 1, 2010; | February 7 – March 4, 2011 |
| Year 4: | September 5 – September 30, 2011; | February 20 – March 16, 2012 (=NEW!) |
Application
1. Request the application form at (training@feldenkraisinstitut.at)or call +43 699 1133 1043.
2. Fill it in and send it to P.O.B 33, A-1043 Wien.
3. You receive the training contract and return it signed.
4. One month prior to each segmet you will receive a reminder, the detailed schedules and a bill.
5. On September 8, 2008 you start into you Feldenkrais education.
Tuition
Year 1 and 2: € 3.900,– (incl. 20% MwSt./VAT) per year.
Early bird: If you apply before April 30, 2008, your tuition for the first year will be reduced to € 3.700,–.
Year 3 and 4: € 4.300,– (incl. 20% MwSt./VAT) per year.
Please note: The Training Program is subject to cancellation with 30 days advance notice due to insufficient enrolment, teacher availability and/or location availability.
We welcome students of diverse ages, professions and backgrounds such as theatre, dance, music, sports, education, physical and occupational therapy, psychology, medicine and others.
Please contact the Feldenkrais Institut Wien for your application form.
Venue
The location of the Training Program will be Don Bosco Haus Wien (www.donboscohaus.at), beautifully located in a big
garden near the famous Schloss Schönbrunn. It is easily accessible by public transportation.
CHANGE: The 4th year (segment 7 and 8) of the Training Program will be hosted in the newly opened Feldenkrais Institut Wien (FI Wien).
This location offers you:
- 300 m2 space
- Feldenkrais related resources
- events
- a library and
- possibilities for study-groups.
Accreditation and Certification
The program follows the international guidelines for Feldenkrais Training Programs. It is fully accredited by the Feldenkrais European Training and Accreditation Board (EuroTAB, www.eurotab.org) and approved by the Feldenkrais® Verband Österreich (www.feldenkrais.at).
Graduates of the Training Program will be qualified to become Feldenkrais® Practitioners, i.e. they will be entitled to teach Awareness Through Movement® (provisionally after two years) and to give lessons in Functional Integration® (after full graduation). Furthermore graduates are eligible to become members of their national guilds. The diploma will be acknowledged by all professional Feldenkrais organizations in the world.
Curious? Ask questions!
For further information and application please contact us.
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