Emotional Body® Courses
in Montreal, Quebec
INTENSIVES (all 9:30 am - 5pm):
June 23-28 (except the 24th), 2026
August 10-14, 2026
October 13 - 17, 2026
January 4 - 8, 2027
March 8-12, 2027
June 25-30 (except the 27th), 2027
ON MONDAYS (10 WEEKS) all are 2:30pm-5:30pm :
July 6 to September 21, 2026 (except August 10 and September 7)
September 22nd to December 1st, 2026 (except October 13th)
January 11 to March 22, 2027 (except March 8)
April 12 to June 21, 2027 (except May 24)
ON FRIDAYS (10 WEEKS - all sessions ONLINE on *Zoom 1pm-4pm) :
July 3 to September 11, 2026 (except August 14)
October 2nd to December 18th, 2026 (except October 9th and 16th)
January 15 to March 26, 2027 (except March 12)
April 16 to June 18, 2027
* Schedule modifications are available upon request for small groups *
LOCATION for In-Person Workshops:
AUTOPOÏÉSIS, école d’art Feldenkrais
107-1012, avenue du Mont-Royal est
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Cost: $600 (CAD) or $530 (CAD) if registered 2 months in advance
Course taught in French language. English can be used if necessary, as a second language.
For More Info & to Register go to https://ecoleautopoiesis.com/project/feldenkrais-corps-emotionnel/
Instructor: Odette Guimond
This 30-hour course applies both the Feldenkrais® method and the Emotional Effector Patterns to help you recognize, identify and explore different ways breathing and movement are associated with the characteristic functions and attitudes of emotions, without evoking any personal content. The course is open to anyone interested in learning more about their emotional bodies, and might be of particular interest to performers, psychologists, educators, public presenters, and people in the business fields. Note: All lessons taught in the French language.
Daily Workshop Themes Explored:
Neutrality and Mobility
It is often thought that neutrality and mobility are the opposite of each other. Yet, both in the Feldenkrais® method and in the Emotional Effector Patterns, neutrality and mobility are the reverse facets of the same reality, and reveal facets of our expressive potential.
Anger to Tenderness
It is possible to go from anger to tenderness by transforming breathing, muscular tone, and orientation in space. Explore two ways to breathe through your nose, focus your attention, and take care of those who are dear to you.
Fear to Love
By transforming mouth-breathing practices, one can move between fear and love, by modulating muscular tone and spatial relationships.
Sadness to Joy
Moving from laughter to tears, and tears to laughter, is a common experience when you live under pressure. Breathing in through the nose and exhaling through the mouth to relieve tension can help to return to neutral.
Masks, Melodies and Intensities
Facial expressions can be as fixed as masks and reflect the image one wants to give of oneself to the outside world, yet they often rigidly betray a person’s respiratory, muscular and relational habits.
Certified Instructor: Odette Guimond - Endorsed Lead Emotional Body ® method Instructor/Trainer, CL4 Alba Instructor, & certified Feldenkrais® practitioner)
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