Feldenkrais Videos From Austria: Wie sitzen Sie heute?
Wie sitzen Sie heute? Angenehmer mit der Feldenkrais Methode!
Translation: How Are You Sitting Today? More comfortably with the Feldenkrais Method!
I thought these where quite lovely. A series of short videos advertising The Feldenkrais Method® in Austria and an Austrian Feldenkrais Training, starting in July 2011. These are just 3 of 16 ads that were shown throughout the public transportation system in Vienna.
Have a look! They made me laugh out loud when I watched them. Though I do wonder if they would be too subtle for a non-Feldenkrais person. What do you think?
My apologies if the videos are slightly fuzzy. The originals are much clearer, but I had to do some adjusting for online playback. There is no sound. They were designed capture people’s attention visually.
How Are You Sitting Part 1
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How Are You Sitting Part 2
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How Are You Sitting Part 3
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Special thanks to Perth Feldenkrais Practitioner Bob Strahinjevich for making me aware of the videos and Dr. Verena Krausneker from the Feldenkrais Institute of Vienna for giving me permission to post them.
Hey Ryan, thanks for reminding me of these, I remember watching them maybe a year ago when I was checking out the trainings in Austria with Jeremy Krauss – Although I do think they may be too simple and that they don’t really tell you anything about Feldenkrais -for a first time exposure, it probably isn’t important. I do know for practicing for now ~5yrs, that 100% of the people that come to class or FI have some “complaint” or knowledge of their posture needing help, or that improving it is a good thing to do. These visuals definitely depict this, and I guess if people can relate their own postural woes to what they see on these and the term “Feldenkrais” then they may be more likely to form a link between their own desire to figure out their postural needs and finding a Feldenkrais person. Maybe? Irene. (what was that old adage, keep it simple stupid)
Thanks Irene. I also like that they may entice someone to learn more and watch multiple times. I could imagine someone at the subway viewing them multiple times. I hope we see more of this kind of engagement.
cheers – Ryan
Hey Ryan.
Hey, super! You found ‘em.
I think we Feldies forget that most people are visually oriented. The vids are ‘cute’ and inspire folks to ‘have what she’s having’ (to quote “When Harry met Sally”).
I actually looked into the feasibility of running these ads in our subways here. The logistics didn’t work out, but such is life. Glad to have access to these clips!