Lavinia Plonka

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Lavinia Plonka has two passions, movement and communication. After 25 years in the theater, she became a Feldenkrais Practitioner. For the last 25 years, she has blended her study and research in movement science and body language with her comedic sensibility and love of learning in books, audio programs, workshops and more. She is director of Asheville Movement Center in NC and teaches internationally.

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The Little Book of Falling (and Getting Up): Prevent Injury and Recover Quickly From Gravity's Embrace Jan 23, 2012

by Lavinia Plonka

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We all fall down, always when we least expect it, whether it's falling down on the job or falling down the stairs. Learn to prevent injury, overcome fear of falling and discover your inner resiliency. Practical lessons based on the Feldenkrais Method are a gentle and safe way to help you land softly and recover quickly from the shock of a fall. Statistics show that fear of falling actually increases the chances of falling: anxiety and tension affect balance and flexibility. You can overcome fear by developing strategies for movement that use the intelligence of your body in the moment of a fall. Each chapter looks at a different aspect of our relationship to falling; both the metaphorical and the physical. Simple movement explorations that you can do at home, some even on your bed then allow you to explore new ways of approaching the floor and getting up.

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Walking Your Talk: Changing Your Life Through the Magic of Body Language Mar 1, 2007

by Lavinia Plonka

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In every movement of our bodies, we express a world of emotions. But our movements don't just reflect our emotions-they directly affect them.

In Walking Your Talk, Lavinia Plonka explores the connection between how we move and how we feel. Our movements and body posture are more than just simple expressions of our feelings-they are a powerful factor in our well-being. And changing them can be a crucial first step in altering our emotional behaviors.

Drawing from her years of experience as a movement teacher and Feldenkrais Method(r) instructor, Plonka provides simple exercises, thought-provoking lessons, and real-life examples that help readers better understand the relationship between their movement patterns and their emotional state.

After beginning with an overview of both historical and modern ideas about the correlation between bodily movement and human emotion and expression, Plonka turns theory into practice by addressing each major area of the body-and the emotional baggage held there. Through exploratory exercises, we learn more about:

- how we carry stress-from responsibilities, family issues, and financial burdens-in our shoulders;
- why we "freeze" the pelvis-the bodily center of personal freedom, power, spontaneity, and sexuality; and
- the self-confidence (or lack thereof) we convey through our carriage.

Whether she is examining how a depressed chest can make us feel psychologically depressed, how body language is used to deceive others, or how loosening our pelvis can help us break a lifelong cycle of self-destructive behavior, Plonka is always caring and insightful, guiding readers to a deeper awareness of themselves and how changing their posture has the potential to change their whole lives.

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What Are You Afraid Of?: A Body/Mind Guide to Courageous Living Mar 31, 2005

by Lavinia Plonka

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The ordinary manner in which we carry ourselves physically, our automatic gestures, and the accustomed comforts of our bodily habits inadvertently reinforce fear's hold on our lives. What Are You Afraid Of? explores how our fears often arise from physical and mental triggers that have been learned over the course of our early lives-and can be un-learned. Fear, explains award-winning movement teacher Lavinia Plonka, is not the product of intractable psychological demons; instead, it often revolves around repetitive body/mind cues. By teaching the body new habits through a series of exercises and postures, the cycle of fear can be broken.

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Meditating With My Hair On Fire: 33 CosmiComic Essays Nov 6, 2014

by Lavinia Plonka

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Lavinia Plonka grew up as the oldest child of Holocaust survivors trying to figure out what it meant to be American. Starting with mandatory accordion lessons, she went on to become a street mime in NYC and has continued her unconventional life teaching the Feldenkrais Method®. Meditating With My Hair On Fire weaves together autobiographical stories with weighty philosophical questions in a uniquely hilarious way: Are aliens stealing our time? Can one find enlightenment at Sam’s Club? Are nail salons a galactic conspiracy? This compilation is a fraction of the monthly columns Plonka has written for Western North Carolina Woman over the past 12 years where she has developed a devoted following. It's a short book, Lavinia believes in leaving people wanting more. But in her 33 essays she rescues hummingbirds stuck in her husband's chainsaw oil, ponders the geography of dirt, meets her doppleganger in Iowa and so much more.

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