Posted in Anat Baniel Method, Personal Discoveries, Professional Directions on April 30th, 2012 by robinpzander – Be the first to comment
Hi There!
I’m thrilled to share some news with everyone! In March 2012 I graduated Anat Baniel’s Mastery Program for Children with Special Needs. When I met Anat four years ago, I was fresh out of college and in chronic pain from a severe neck injury. I had never imagined that I would be called to work with children with special needs. Thanks to my persistence and to Anat’s expertise, I now have a new amazing set of skills. I am delighted to begin working with this unique and demanding population!
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Posted in Fitness, Personal Discoveries on June 2nd, 2011 by robinpzander – Be the first to comment
I’ve always been very movement-oriented and since I started studying with Anat Baniel my previously conceived notions about movement have changed dramatically. They continue to change all the time.
I recently spoke to a community of runners in San Francisco about the brain and mobility. I combined a mini-lecture on the pedagogy of motor learning with a short demonstration of a different way to gain mobility. In 5 minutes the participants gained significant flexibility in a simple “bend down, touch your toes” exercise. Over the hour that followed a lot of runners came to me and asked about the “magic trick” or about how they had changed so rapidly! It was great fun!
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