Interleaving the Arms: Feldenkrais MP3 Series to Awaken Shoulder Freedom & Brain Balance

Interleaving the Arms is a surprising and delightful chair-based Feldenkrais® MP3 audio series that explores the power of crossing, folding, and interlacing your arms and fingers in ways you’ve likely never imagined.

These lessons challenge your habitual patterns and light up fresh pathways across the hemispheres of your brain. As the distinctions between what feels “normal” and “awkward” begin to dissolve, many people report a deep, satisfying sense of wholeness and ease in their chest, shoulders, neck, and upper back.

Each lesson playfully invites new configurations of movement and attention—some feel like puzzles, others like quiet revelations.

Through this series, you’ll:

• Cultivate shoulder mobility and organization without strain

• Discover habitual vs. non-habitual movement patterns—and go beyond both

• Gently awaken the upper ribs, sternum, clavicles, and spine

• Improve coordination between arms and hemispheres

• Experience a childlike curiosity and surprise through precise exploration

Includes 4 Downloadable MP3 Lessons:

Lesson 1. Folding Patterns (39:26)

Explore the hidden complexity in a simple gesture: folding your arms. Discover how reversing your habitual fold reorganizes your shoulders, spine, and even your face. By the end, what once felt “weird” becomes familiar—and freeing.

Lesson 2. Back in Your Hands (44:09)

Feel your spine and upper ribs from the inside out as you reach, wrap, and twist your way into new relationships between arms and back. A deep dive into the mid and upper thoracic spine, this lesson integrates turning, reaching, and awareness of the sternum and shoulder blades.

Lesson 3. Threading Through Space (37:42)

Interlace your fingers and spiral your arms into a rich choreography of gestures. You’ll explore habitual and non-habitual finger interlacings, then take them into dynamic movements up the midline, over the head, and behind. A whole upper-body rewire—playful and profound.

Lesson 4. Washing the Face from the Inside Out (31:01)

Feel the space around your face, neck, and shoulders unfold as you trace invisible circles around your head with your interlaced hands. Movements shift between lifting, brushing, and spiraling as you “wash” the face, both literally and metaphorically. A joyful integration of limbs and intention.

What you need:

A dining chair (preferred) and your curiosity. 

Relieve tension. Rewire habit. Reclaim ease.

Start your journey with these 4 chair-based Feldenkrais lessons—designed to free your shoulders and integrate your brain.