ilona friedinThe Feldenkrais MethodWhy We Need True Diplomacy, and Feldenkrais, More than EverWhen I learned that George Kent, deputy assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs, would be testifying in front of…Nov 18, 2019Nov 18, 2019
ilona friedAn Apology to OatmealFor much of my life I didn’t want to go near oatmeal, the Birkenstocks of food: good for you but an aesthetic disaster. Dull of hue and…Aug 9, 2019Aug 9, 2019
ilona friedWe Are All SkeletonsOne day, a day I am unlikely to live to see, humans will no longer care about race. Identity politics will have been relegated to the…Oct 31, 2018Oct 31, 2018
ilona friedWhen Ambition Renders Others, and the Truth, InvisibleThe SCOTUS hearings dragged the country through a new low and in the process, dredged up memories from my hippocampus. What follows is not…Oct 7, 2018Oct 7, 2018
ilona friedWhy the World Needs More Naomi OsakasTennis was never my thing. A creepy camp teacher who was more interested in copping a feel than showing me how to serve turned me off the…Sep 13, 2018Sep 13, 2018
ilona friedAnthony Bourdain, Food and the SoulI knew of Anthony Bourdain but hadn’t watched any of his shows until I learned of his passing. In viewing parts of several episodes, I…Jun 11, 2018Jun 11, 2018
ilona friedinThe Feldenkrais MethodWant to #DeleteFacebook? The Feldenkrais Method Can Help“Attention is vitality. It connects you with others. It makes you eager. Stay eager.” — Susan SontagApr 10, 2018Apr 10, 2018
ilona friedinThe Feldenkrais MethodHow Feldenkrais Functional Integration is Like Fine Dining (and vice versa)If Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement lessons are akin to wine tasting, then a Functional Integration session is comparable to fine…Jan 8, 2018Jan 8, 2018
ilona friedinThe Feldenkrais MethodFeldenkrais Lessons in Reversibility and Lightness with Csilla PerényiBefore returning to Budapest for the first time in 22 years, I knew I wanted to attend an Awareness Through Movement lesson taught by…Dec 14, 2017Dec 14, 2017
ilona friedIn Budapest, Finding Treasure Amid the TrashThanks to the location of my quirky Budapest rental, I had a front row seat to one of the more fascinating shows in town: lomtalanítás…Nov 27, 2017Nov 27, 2017