no subject

[firecat]

Great essay about learning, via andrewducker:

http://celandine13.livejournal.com/33599.html
Errors vs. Bugs and the End of Stupidity

Comments

[jillzilla.livejournal.com]

I agree on Feldenkrais training not addressing fat bodies enough. We didn't address fatness at all in my training, though fortunately of the 25 of us in my training, two were fat. Not only was it lovely not to be the only person, but that meant that all of us got some experience with fat people. I was fascinated that L, the other fat woman, and I had different physical patterns and issues. Gosh, we might not be all the same... :)

Moshe Feldenkrais was far from lean, and one of his strong emphases was working with people where they are. That I think was a strong influence on the higher level of a sort of fat acceptance I've seen among practitioners than among the population at large. It's a bit like we're trained to look at the patterns of Cerebral Palsy. I think few Feldenkrais practitioners see fat as a neutral form of human diversity, but accepting it as a common difficulty or ailment is better than buying fully into stigma, blame, and hate.

One of the things that has been on my todo list for over a year is to send email to the HAES UK mailing list asking for suggestions in finding fat people in my area who would like to receive lessons, both table lessons and verbal lessons. I want to reach out specifically to fat people to discover for myself what if any different needs we have. If I find anything interesting I may well write it up.

[firecat]

Ooh, please do!