THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE AEQ METHOD
Principles of the AEQ method
Through many years of practice, I have noticed that 80 to 90% of chronic pain is caused by sensory-motor amnesia (SMA). This is a condition in which the sensory-motor neurons of the cerebral cortex…
Efficiency / Inefficiency
The result of order is efficiency, while the result of disorder is inefficiency. We feel the first as a pleasant emotion, comfort and satisfaction. The other is felt as discomfort, repulsive, anger and dissatisfaction. We all know…
Changes through self-observation
The first step to change is self-awareness. Observe yourself: your thoughts, fears, beliefs, habits, actions, and inactions. Put yourself under a microscope. Most of us believe we alone direct our lives with our own decisions.
The more time and attention we invest, the less energy we need to invest. The less time and attention we invest, the more energy we have to invest
All three quantities are interdependent, and where one is lacking, the more it is necessary to invest in the second or third. Knowledge and motor intelligence have a strong influence on the relationships between them.
Closing the gap
The division between the physical and the energetic, which in the AEQ method is called sensory-motor amnesia, cannot be eliminated only with knowledge of bodily processes and the interdependence of mind and body.
The body and the subconscious
he body and subconscious have the task of chronically maintaining a state of apparent homeostasis (a process that allows the physiological processes and bodily structure of the organism to not change significantly despite…
A change in the structure and function of consciousness, subconsciousness and body
Learning the AEQ method by simultaneously acting on the body and consciousness allows for a real change in the subconscious if the person is prepared to do this process properly, which is anything but easy and fast.
Focus
If we wish to reach our desired goal in the most efficient way possible, we must follow this simple rule: Whatever the mind does, the body must do, and vice versa. We have all experienced something similar…
THE ROLE OF EMOTIONAL MATURITY
According to the AEQ method, emotional maturity determines how strong and complex an emotion a person can accept or express while maintaining adequate awareness and conscious control to use the…
FIGHTING AGAINST PAIN ONLY MAKES IT WORSE
Only persistent, conscious, attentive, and curious exploration and an easier way to perform the movement and effectively express emotions eliminates pain and changes thinking. Sensory-motor amnesia…
WHEN UNKNOWN PAIN APPEARS
The reason behind the painful movement is that it is too big of a disorder, not enough control over your body and lack of feeling, all of which the body warns us about. And with that, we can see how wrong our attitude…
PROPERTIES OF PAIN AND CHRONIC PAIN
Most injuries influence our body tissues and the neurons in our pain system, including those inside our brain and spine, causing neuropathic pain. It occurs due to neurons that make up a kind of map for pain…
CHALLENGES OF THE MODERN DAY AND THE AEQ METHOD
The changes in lifestyle that came with the modern age were mainly due to the invention of the steam engine and later related inventions. With the Industrial Revolution, the developed part of the…
HOW THE AEQ METHOD DIFFERENTIATES ITSELF FROM OTHER APPROACHES
The AEQ method can be compared to other similar therapies, such as, physical therapy, massage therapy, surgery, stretching, acupuncture and drug therapy. The fundamental difference is the technique of…
CHRONIC PAIN ATTRIBUTED TO AGING
People attribute pain to aging and use old age as an excuse. But the AEQ method, a method of gentle conscious movements, does not recognize this concept, and in the workshops I explain how teachers of the…
THE AEQ METHOD AND MOVEMENT
Everyone should master sensing the movement of their body. This means that he should observe and learn to change the changes that happen to him during movement on a daily basis and consciously change them.
MOTION IN THE CENTRE OF THE BODY HAS TO BE EFFICIENT
We are learning from the birth on how to engage muscles correctly and democratically when moving. A democratic application of a muscle means that a muscle works in harmony with other muscles in a move…
LET’S LEARN HOW TO CHANGE OUR MOVEMENT PATTERNS
Think about how you would walk if a bee stung you on your left foot. Would you burden both legs the same or would you ‘’take care’’ of your left leg by overburdening the right? Injury always influences established…
PANDICULATION
The AEQ method® is characterized by pandiculation, which restores the feeling of muscle control and improves a certain movement pattern. Pandiculation is an active approach to solving the problem…
AEQ EDUCATION
AEQ education is a process that broadens the horizons of our consciousness and free will. Moshe Feldenkrais is considered the pioneer of clinical somatics, which was substantiated and used by Elsa Gindler, F. Mathias Alexander…
LEARNING THROUGH AEQ EXERCISES
Failure does not exist if you have learned from your mistakes and improved yourself. Keep that in mind, and you will achieve more. In fact, you will achieve everything that is realistically achievable if you…
AEQ EXERCISES
With AEQ exercises, we can improve the mind-body connection, the feeling, and control of the muscles, and look for the easiest way possible to perform the exercise’s movements. Pain and movement limitations…
Active AEQ learning sessions
With learning AEQ method, we eliminate sensory-motor amnesia and learn to guide body movements consciously. When done correctly, we learn to detect feelings during movement to such a degree that it…
INTEGRITY AND CONSCIOUSNESS
A person without consciousness would be like a robot: perfect in his movement, nor would he make too much or too little movement in unconditional goal orientation. He would feel no emotion and feeling and would be carefully protected…
WHAT IS SENSORY-MOTOR AMNESIA?
The AEQ method is an activity expanding the range of volitional consciousness. This is not to be confused with conditioning, which is a bodily procedure imposed upon a subject by external manipulations.
REFLEX PATTERNS
Thomas Hanna recognized and defined three general reflex patterns, which are an adaptation of the body to stress. Anyone can recognize and feel them. But even though they are characteristic for humans, it doesn’t…
CHANGING THE MIND
Conventional approaches toward rectifying mistakes in our body felt as chronic pain, movement limitation, or inefficient movement derive from the body’s structure and how muscle and body processes work.
GREEN LIGHT REFLEX
The body takes over the posture of a soldier, ready for action and change. The back arches, the buttocks, hind thighs, and hips tense up, the shoulders pull back, the head raises. Common problems caused by the green…
RED LIGHT REFLEX
It serves as a defense against sudden change or danger. In the event of a sudden loud bang or rumble, the front of the body’s muscles is activated and contracted. The abdominal muscle shortens, and the chest muscles tense…
TRAUMA REFLEX AND INJURIES
Injuries can be caused by a blow or a fall. When a blow is anticipated, we instinctively turn away from it, which leads to getting hit on the side of our body. Those muscles then reflexively contract so that they form a shield.
THE MAIN CAUSE OF STIFFNESS AND CHRONIC PAIN
The key to understanding the causes of chronic pain in our muscles and joints lies within our proprioception, which is being aware of movement, and feeling ourselves. Muscles and most tissues in the body…
HOW AND WHY THE AEQ METHOD REDUCES AND ELIMINATES CHRONIC PAIN
Learning the AEQ method® needs to be a pleasant and comfortable experience to achieve the full effect, and our clients are always surprised how fast the time flew by. It means our clients have learned a lot…
