273 330
TRAVEL
273
November14
Looking Forward
Youwon’t find the same line-up of healing
practitioners in the Marriott Phuket’s
future wellness workshops; here’s the
tentative schedule for February 2015:
• Buddhist ex-monk, Nikorn (as above)
• Patrycja Rogers, teaching Emotional,
Physical and Spiritual Balancing
• Julian Eymann, musculoskeletal
therapist
• Fon Tarinee, on “The Natural Facelift”
Getting There:
Singapore Airlines (code-sharing with
SilkAir) took off from Changi at the
civilised hour of 1.30pm on a Thursday
afternoon, arriving in Phuket at 2.10pm;
there’s a one-hour time difference. From
two or three options, I chose the 2.55pm
flight home, allowing plenty of time to
deal with emails and have a leisurely
late breakfast.
To find out more, go to
marriott.com/Phuket.
Felden-what?
The
Feldenkrais Method
(TFM) is not easy to explain,
even when you’ve undergone
it. TFM recognises the
brain as being the core of
movement, and its lessons
aim to rewire an individual’s
movement patterns at a neuromuscular and therefore subconscious level
to effect lasting improvement. It’s a way to unlearn bad movement habits
and restore the natural alignment we were born with.
Mandy’s specialty, she says, is “helping people move through their
limitations, anduse themselves inaneasier, fuller, better way”. She treats people
with a range of orthopaedic, neurological and musculoskeletal conditions.
Many of them complain of back pain, so during this three-day programme
she teaches us some gentle, mainly mat-based movements designed to
“re-educate your brain to direct your movements with greater efficiency and
comfort”. In Lesson One, we learn about improving posture and breathing
through twisting; Lesson Two focuses on easier bending for a flexible spine;
Lesson Three, moving the pelvis for a stronger back.
I find it thoroughly enjoyable, and after each session we all walk
effortlessly taller and straighter. Best of all, we receive detailed notes on
the exercises and can continue the good work at home.