Learning Online - Your learning Needs

One key area of growth and development in Feldenkrais trainings is becoming adept at creating a quality learning environment for yourself and others.
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If you are doing the distance training, it will be very important for you to have your room set up to facilitate your learning. That is, learning to manipulate your environment to your best advantage - for yourself and for the trainers. That means having enough room to move around on the floor, and even room to walk around, the camera…

• Your room/space set-up:
  • A place/set-up where disruptions and distractions are minimized
  • Enough space to roll left and right, and to have your arms outstretched overhead and out to the sides, and ideally, some room to walk a bit
  • Have props handy (towels large and small for padding or rolls, stool or armless chair, garden pads and/or yoga blocks if you have any etc.)
• Set-up of your camera so your teachers can see you while doing ATM™
• Building community and collegial learning: The camera in the training room will continue to run throughout the breaks and we encourage you and those in the hall to speak with each other. Those at a distance can also visit and chat between themselves. These are valuable learning opportunities.
• Breaks are also good times to be able to go for a walk, or simply rest. If you’re at home - it can be easy to revert to habits of doing the sorts of tasks and activities you’d engage in “around the house”.
  
  Equipment Suggestions
  
  
  Those attending at a distance will need:
• Up-to-date laptop computer
  • webcam (if not part of your laptop)
  • Microphone (if not part of your laptop)
• mat - 6' x 6' (2m x 2 m)  -- keeping you off the floor.
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   Learning Space Suggestions
• Reasonable lighting
  
• Reasonable space
  
• Personal learning tools - e.g. notebook, pencil/pen

Learning Time Suggestions

• Negotiate withe family/roommates about your daily needs
• Block off class time so you can participate without distraction
• Schedule 10 minutes before class time for preparation & reflecting on previous class
• Schedule post-class private time - not less than 20 minutes (but 45-60 minutes ideal) for allowing the learning to integrate.

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