Lavinia Plonka

name Lavinia Plonka is a dynamic and innovative teacher and writer who uses movement as a tool for personal development and health improvement. For over 30 years, she has pursued the links among body,emotions and the mind. Her training and professional career have included mime, dance, yoga and the martial arts in addition to being a master teacher of The Feldenkrais Method®. She was an artist in residence for the Guggenheim Museum and movement consultant for theater and television companies around the world, from the Irish National Folk Theater to Nickelodeon. Her popular workshops have been sponsored by organizations throughout the world: from Esalen to the Feldenkrais Guild of North America, from physical therapy clinics and yoga schools in the US to learning centers in Beijing and Mexico. She is currently the director of Asheville Movement Center in Asheville, NC, offering a complete movement curriculum as well as private Feldenkrais lessons. Lavinia’s writing includes several books as well as her popular column CosmiComedy.

Self-Improvement

Listen to the Hand

19th April 2011
Whether you were taught to fold your hands on your lap, hold your hands behind your back, or shove them in your pockets, you won’t be able to avoid the fact that your hands are communicating all the time. After many years of debate, researchers have... Read >
Health-and-Fitness

My Ribs Are Supposed to Move?

05th January 2011
I was working with someone recently who had a great deal of back pain. She was lying on her side on the table and I was gently exploring the area where her spine connected to her ribs. "What are you doing" she asked. "I’m exploring how your ribs move... Read >
Health-and-Fitness

It’s Not Just a Good Idea, It’s the Law

05th January 2011
I love gravity. Not the kind some of my professors had in college, where every word they uttered landed like an anvil on my shoulders till I felt moored to my desk like someone stuck in a drill press. I’m talking about that wonderful law that nobody see... Read >
Health-and-Fitness

An Attitude of Gratitude

05th January 2011
Congratulations! If you’re reading this article, you still have a computer, you’re not panhandling on the street, and more than likely, you will eat at least one meal today. Somehow, in spite of Bernard Madoff, Goldman Sachs, Washington Mutual, AIG, all ... Read >
Health-and-Fitness

Relax Your Back and Discover New Options for Moving Ahead

05th January 2011
What does back tension and back pain have to do with your career, relationship, even your happiness? There are schools of thought that say back pain is related to fear of moving ahead, issues with support, a sense of insecurity. While these ideas are in... Read >