à la carte spirit by ilona fried
Impermanence
Navigating Political Change? The Feldenkrais Method Can Help
The world is shifting in ways unforeseen even a year ago. Forget orange: change is the new black. Brexit and the results of the US election, unanticipated by many, are but two examples in addition to other changes permeating our lives, such as technological advances, shifts in weather patterns and, also, the process of aging. … Continue reading
Of Feldenkrais, Goldsworthy and Forging New Pathways
We act in accordance with our self-image – Moshe Feldenkrais I first learned about the environmental artist Andy Goldsworthy from a life coach many years ago. At the time, I was about to leave a consulting job in a toxic work environment to do….well, I wasn’t sure what I’d do next. I just knew I … Continue reading
Lost and Found
Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves. – Henry David Thoreau While walking in the woods in February, I spotted a few pairs of eye glasses propped on trail markers and, in one case, fancifully placed atop a huge mushroom. I snapped photos and wondered if their owners would spot them on subsequent … Continue reading
Do Cars Have Souls? Cars and Karma, Revisited
My family of origin has a habit of driving cars until the final death rattle, even patched together with duct tape. When, a few years ago, a brother asked me if I was still driving the same car, I found the question odd. It wouldn’t have occurred to me to get a different vehicle simply because I … Continue reading
Couched in a Dilemma
Would you part with a favorite object if someone wanted to buy it? I’m in the midst of a ruthless purge and have advertised some furniture on Craigslist. Among other items, I wish to bid farewell to a wood bench I’ve had nearly 15 years. Purchased to fit up a curving staircase and through a narrow doorway, I’ve … Continue reading
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