Entrepreneurship and facing yourself

The picture below was taken a few days before my open house last night.

Opening the doors to learning.



My intention for opening this place for classes and to the public is one of community.
The more we can learn about ourselves, how we relate or sense the way we lie on the earth, the richer our lives could be.

As with any lesson I teach, I'm a participant along with you.

The past month or so of planning, remodeling, marketing, etc. And to have it completed by a certain date so you can throw a party.

Reaching out to a wider audience invites many more opportunities to have to face myself.

I was visited by many of my past demons, the "i cant's".

Being able to recognize these as past habits, I could ask myself as they appeared "would this serve me now?"
And make a decision.

Taking a momentary look at a compulsion that once was.

The place is open.
The mirror is back up in the restored bathroom.

Awareness through Movement®
Classes now offered:
Starting Monday November 9th 2009

Monday 7:00am - 8:00am
Monday 6:15pm - 7:15pm

Thursday 6:15pm - 7:15pm

http://www.alkimoves.com/

Erik LaSeur GCFT
Guild Certified Feldenkrais Teacher®
erik@alkimoves.com

AlkiMoves Open House

The dust has settled (mostly).

Last night I picked up my electric fireplace insert from ConWay shipping in Renton. Swiftly drove it back to Alki where I installed it into my fireplace.

The bathroom is almost ready.

The studio part of AlkiMoves is ready to show off to the public.

I definitely see why project managers get paid so much.
Having to attend to every detail that comes up when undertaking a renovation and subsequent opening by a set date can be nerve-racking.

The calming part of the whole thing is that I know it will never be totally ready and conversely it's always ready.

So, if you're in the hood (Alki) tomorrow night (Thursday November 5th) from 6:00 - 9:00pm, drop on by to check out the only feldenkrais studio in West Seattle.

AlkiMoves Feldenkrais Center
6023 SW Admiral Way
Seattle, WA 98116

http://www.alkimoves.com/
Erik LaSeur GCFT
Guild Certified Feldenkrais Teacher
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Feldenkrais Teachers In Seattle Open House

This Saturday, October 24th 2009, a dozen of my fellow Feldenkrais teachers in Seattle and myself will be putting on an open house in Fremont.

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Between 10am and 3pm there will be 5 different group lessons open to the public....Free of charge!

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If you're curious about the Feldenkrais Method and possibly want a larger class to hide out in, then this is the perfect opportunity.

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Hope to see some West-siders show up!

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Erik LaSeur GCFT

Guild Certified Feldenkrais Teacher

erik@alkimoves.com

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AlkiMoves

improve your movement, improve your life

http://www.alkimoves.com/

To the stars we rise

One of my favorite destinations is the Redwood forest in the coastal region of northern California.

These majestic old trees reach hundreds of feet up into the sky.

Because of the age and height these trees grow to the size of the trunks are large enough for a small car to drive through.

Being a somewhat stable being the large footprint is necessary for its survival.

As more mobile beings us humans rely upon a fairly small footprint. This too is for our survival. What we lack in size and strength we gain with dexterity and intelligence.

To rise to the occasion most effectively we must know how to use our skeleton to support ourselves in gravity.

Then our muscles will be free for action.

And we'll be able to rise toward the stars.

The studio is almost ready.

The floors are done and beautiful! Pics coming soon.

Feldenkrais in West Seattle

Erik LaSeur GCFT
Guild Certified Feldenkrais Teacher®

http://www.alkimoves.com/

Improve your movement

improve your life......

Contact Erik:

erik@alkimoves.com

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Happy Birthday...to me!

Today I turn 48, I don't look a day over 30-something...heh.

It's also my dog Larry's birthday within a few days, so I thought I'd post a pic I took earlier this summer when it was uber-hot.

He's laying in front of the fan trying to cool off.

Every year I get older and yet my functioning gets easier, this shows me more and more about the effectiveness of the Feldenkrais Method.

So many people my age complain about the things they can't do anymore, and they blame age...to which I call bullshit on.

Recent studies in Neuroplasticity are now proving what Moshé Feldenkrais postulated over 50 years ago:

Our ability to learn is ever present, even in our most advanced years.

So, no matter what age you've reached, you always have the opportunity to re-live your youth. The simple lessons that the Feldenkrais Method offers, gives any of us a chance to move once again as we did when we were younger.

Stay tuned for details soon on the opening of Alki Moves movement learning center on Alki.

Erik LaSeur GCFT

http://www.alkimoves.com/

The sound of the clock ticking

I've been testing out new outside the ear hearing aids the past week and a half.

Hearing things I've never heard before.

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Birds chirping in my trees.

Before it was usually just crows I could hear.

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Phones, alarms, and all sorts of signals I didn't know existed.

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Having read some of Oliver Sach's books has helped me nagivate the waters of rapidly changed neurological impulses.

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Finding where I can support myself, with my skeleton as well as from a deeper space within.

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The most fascinating things I can hear now are the human voices.

I can listen without strain.

Resting in new support.

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Adapting to change.

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As the clock ticks.

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Beginning this Sunday August 9th 2009, I'll be teaching a 2:00 to 3:00pm group class (Awareness through Movement®) at 8 Limbs Yoga in West Seattle.

http://www.8limbsyoga.com/

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These one hour classes will explore how we can find support and move in easier, more pleasant ways.

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Class Price: $15.00

$90.00 for 7 class series

Aug. 9, 16, 23, 30

Sept. 13, 20, 27

2:00 - 3:00pm

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Erik LaSeur GCFT

Guild Certified Feldenkrais Teacher®

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http://www.alkimoves.com/

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Don't shoot at cows

That was the biggest take-away from a BNI members orientation meeting I attended today.

The trainer had a fancy Powerpoint presentation where a bow & arrow and target appear on the screen. Then some cows appear on either side of the target.

The scenario is that you are blind-folded aimlessly shooting at cows instead of at a specific target.

This is a trap that we can fall into when putting our message out to the world.

Trying to cater to everyone at once instead of targeting a specific niche.

When we target a specific group in our marketing message people are more apt to see themselves or others they know that may need our services.

Lessons also often target specific functions/actions we do in everyday life. Spending time with one area, refining how we move and act, in our own personal classroom.

The quality of movement we learned from the lesson can then be applied to our other movements.

Becoming a whole human being...and not shooting at cows.

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'What do you want to do?'

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Erik LaSeur GCFT

http://www.alkimoves.com/

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