 June 2023 Newsletter Fit Over Forty Fitness NewsletterNice newsletter this month – note especially the article on longevity and diet – an improvement in your diet by increasing your vegetables and legumes intake may add years to your life. It is never too late to improve your diet. And more movement improves your life in so many ways – increases your wellbeing, your ability to live your life and your fitness. The best exercise is the exercise that you will do! Fluid Motion – will help you be able to move better and do what you love. Fluid Motion is 11am ET M/W and 10am ET F. FITTForever is 10am ET T/Th. . Classes are drop in and $8/piece if you buy 5 at a time – or $15 per class. For those of you who are local, I will let you know when the pool classes will start. I look forward to seeing you soon. hugs Jane  News: Overcoming Exercise Barriers Older adults benefit from physical activity, yet a less-active model is the trend. Researchers wanted to identify the exercise barriers to a more active lifestyle. read more » Nutrition: The Link Between Diet and Longevity Changing your diet at age 20 to include more fruits, vegetables, legumes and whole grains and less red meat and ultraprocessed foods could increase lifespan. read more » Mind-Body: Low Physical Activity Still Helps Mental Health Here’s good news to motivate adults to exercise: Low physical activity levels, even those below public health recommendations, can reduce depression risks. read more » Recipe: Raspberry-Granola Chia Pudding Sources of soluble fiber include flax, oats, barley, berries and chia seeds. That makes this raspberry-chia pudding a brain-boosting way to kick off the day. read more » Video: Knee Hug to Lunge With Rotation Keep your chest up and contract the glute of the standing leg. You should feel it stretching your glutes, hamstrings and hip flexors. read more » Jane Johnston www.fitoverfortyvirginia.com   |
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Photo by Jordan ChristianMay 12, 2023Exploring Children’s Motor Development With The Feldenkrais Method® From the Editors
About Chrish: Chrish is a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner® who works with people of all ages and backgrounds using movement with awareness as a primary tool for improving functional health and vitality. This includes coordination, balance, self-awareness, posture and voice. She is also an actor and director. Chrish is passionate about using her diverse skills and background to help people find their innate potency and poise.
About Cyndi: Cyndi Manes is a retired Physical Therapist who has been a Feldenkrais® Practitioner for more than 20 years. She has specialized in working with neurodiverse children. Cyndi has taken Chava Shelhav’s ChildSpace training which emphasized parent /infant interactions to promote child development and Anat Baniel’s mastery training, Working with Children with Special Needs where she improved her handling techniques. Her primary mentor is Ellen Soloway. Cyndi has synthesized her diverse trainings into an effective approach to ensure her client’s success. Her website is 
About Matty: Matty is a Feldenkrais Method® and Anat Baniel Method® for Children practitioner in private practice in Boston and online. He is fascinated by the developmental process and believes in the innate potential of each individual to learn. In 2001 Matty began teaching preschool, studying child development, and joined a Feldenkrais® training. In 2006 Matty trained with Anat Baniel to work with children with special needs, and he earned a MA in Child Development from Tufts University in 2009. As a neurodevelopmental consultant, Matty coaches parents and educators to create optimal conditions for children’s learning, applying his expertise as an early childhood educator, sensorimotor practitioner, and father. In 2020 Matty and two colleagues co-founded 
About Alex: Alex Schaefer is a physical therapist, movement educator, martial artist and Feldenkrais®️ pratitioner. For the past 20 years, he has worked in a variety of settings including out-patient orthopedics, sports medicine, and neurology. His post graduate interests include: structural integration, pain neuroscience education, meditation, and visceral manipulation. He teaches live ATM® classes 5 days a week at his office in O’Fallon IL.
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About Faye: Faye has been teaching yoga since 1988 and holds the highest Yoga Alliance certification. She is a Feldenkrais practitioner and an Ayurvedic Institute graduate. She founded the Laurel Yoga Studio in Minnesota, and Casa Lalita Retreat Center in Mexico. After 25 years teaching asana, she developed the Fluid Strength Yoga Practice. She lives in St. Paul, where she teaches Fluid Strength, does private sessions in The Feldenkrais Method®, and develops health/wellness workshops. Faye has also authored two books: 
About Rachel: Rachel Potasznik is a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner CM, Certified Yoga Teacher, who among other activities enjoys, swimming, dancing, travel, cooking and nature. She also has a Juris Doctor, practiced law and held court for over thirty years. She served in the U.S. Peace Corps in Botswana, where she helped to establish and manage a community based wildlife project. She lives in New York City and since the pandemic has been teaching Feldenkrais lessons online. She is also trained as a teacher of Bones for Life, Ruth Alon’s Movement Intelligence program.Her website is 
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About Molly: Molly Tipping is a gentle and joyful Somatic practitioner. Trained in Feldenkrais®, Ideokinesis, Consent, Trauma, Pilates and Dance, Molly is specialises in embodiment, anxiety and the performing arts, and has found her niche – marrying her dramatic arts background with her astute body-mind sensitivities. Molly runs a busy private practice and lectures at the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) in Anatomy, Movement for Actors, Resilience Tools and Performance Anxiety.Molly is also the creator of the training program, Embracing Anxiety, as well as many home programs, including Move Over Anxiety, co-authored with Brigit Cosgrove. See ‘
About Rachel: Rachel White Galvin holds a Doctorate in Viola Performance, is a Guild Certified Feldenkrais® Practitioner, and is the Chief Galvinizer at MindFelt Methods. Like many parents during the Covid Pandemic, she was forced to reconsider the effectiveness of schools and was introduced to the concept of unschooling. Its approach felt like a natural complement to the Feldenkrais Method®. She has since garnered inspiration from the writings of Akilah S. Richards, John Holt, and Pat Farenga. In exploring the world with her children, she has focused on deschooling her own curiosity-killing habits acquired from decades of schooling. As the creator of The Unpractice Experiment, she brings the experiential approaches of unschooling and the Feldenkrais Method to musicians burned out from their own school experiences. She lives in Carpinteria, CA with her husband, two kids, two cats, a dog, two cavies, an assortment of fish, and a host of carnivorous plants.
About Fritha: Fritha Pengelly, GCFPCM, Certified IOPS Practitioner, and an Accredited Certified EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) Practitioner is based in Northampton, MA. Her practice is deeply informed by her background as a professional dancer and dance educator.
Photo by Lacey R. March 3, 2023 Supporting Recovery after Joint Replacement Surgery 
About Stacy: Stacy Barrows is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, Feldenkrais® Practitioner and National PMA Pilates Instructor. Stacy owns Smart Somatic Solutions, Inc., an independent clinic serving West Los Angeles, Beverly Hills and surrounding communities. She specializes in movement re-education, Pilates and integrative rehab, conditioning and sports training. She is the creator of the Smartroller,® and sister products, LINKS and SITS. She also authored “The Smartroller® Guide to Optimal Movement”, second edition, based on the Feldenkrais Method® and contributed a chapter to the recently published book titled THE FELDENKRAIS METHOD® . More information at 
About Becci: Becci Parsons is a Guild Certified Feldenkrais® Teacher and dancer with over 40 years of experience in the movement arts. She teaches community Awareness Through Movement® classes and workshops while maintaining a private practice in Seattle, consulting with clients online and in person. Becci also leads study groups and mentoring programs for local practitioners. Her work is dedicated to the mindful exploration of human vitality, grace and elegance through the study of ‘self in motion’. Her website is 
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