Anat Baniel is known for the ANAT BANIEL METHOD, which is a system that helps people of all ages overcome pain and limitation and achieve lifetime fitness and vitality. Her method combines and integrates physical, mental, emotional and spiritual, using the remarkable capacity of the human brain to form new connections and patterns and reach levels of performance never achieved before.
Derived from the groundbreaking method developed by Dr. Feldenkrais, the ABM is based on cutting-edge scientific theory and on the understanding of how our brain learns and transforms our body, our mind and our spirit.
She shared a few stories with us how she has used this method to help dancers and others over the years overcome pain and help people move their bodies effortlessly.
A few of the core essentials include moving with intention and variation and having flexible goals.
Muscles are built to contract and decontract and often, the brain is sending a signal to contract at the wrong time. She said to the TEDxBerkeley crowd last weekend, “we have to change the pattern of movement, move with intention, then go slow, reduce force, and finally pull a bit back from the goal. We can use them daily to transform the way our muscles react and move ‘for us.’
Anat asked the entire group of nearly 1,400 people to get up, stretch and then reach our toes with a slight bend of knees. She asked us to do it again after rounding our back and stretching while leaning up against our chairs, and then do it again. The result? A much more fluid and smooth experience, without tightness and without pain. You can visit her site for more information on her methodology and workshops.
Renee Blodgett is the founder of We Blog the World. The site combines the magic of an online culture and travel magazine with a global blog network and has contributors from every continent in the world. Having lived in 10 countries and explored nearly 80, she is an avid traveler, and a lover, observer and participant in cultural diversity.
She is also the CEO and founder of Magic Sauce Media, a new media services consultancy focused on viral marketing, social media, branding, events and PR. For over 20 years, she has helped companies from 12 countries get traction in the market. Known for her global and organic approach to product and corporate launches, Renee practices what she pitches and as an active user of social media, she helps clients navigate digital waters from around the world. Renee has been blogging for over 16 years and regularly writes on her personal blog Down the Avenue, Huffington Post, BlogHer, We Blog the World and other sites. She was ranked #12 Social Media Influencer by Forbes Magazine and is listed as a new media influencer and game changer on various sites and books on the new media revolution. In 2013, she was listed as the 6th most influential woman in social media by Forbes Magazine on a Top 20 List.
Her passion for art, storytelling and photography led to the launch of Magic Sauce Photography, which is a visual extension of her writing, the result of which has led to producing six photo books: Galapagos Islands, London, South Africa, Rome, Urbanization and Ecuador.
Renee is also the co-founder of Traveling Geeks, an initiative that brings entrepreneurs, thought leaders, bloggers, creators, curators and influencers to other countries to share and learn from peers, governments, corporations, and the general public in order to educate, share, evaluate, and promote innovative technologies.
