Within the educational system, we are often prevented from touching students. Many students will not or cannot follow verbal instructions. How can we teach atypical learners self-awareness and cognitive thinking skills? This workshop takes you through a class designed to teach principles of thinking and doing from the Feldenkrais Method through clay, art-based lessons and use of the imagination. You will learn “another way” to understand principles of learning from the Feldenkrais Method and how they can be used in schools, after school programs, or even through probation. This class is currently taught for a probation department with an 89% decrease in recidivism. (Written curriculum is available).

Linda Flanders (1991) is CEO of Taproot, Inc., specializing in education through the arts. She has a degree in criminal justice and is an independent filmmaker. Linda is a published author and national conference presenter. She specializes in using the media arts to work with atypical behavior.