Improving ability

Happily exploring alternative viewpoints about education, neuroscience, and the mind-body connection.

By Alfons Grabher

· Launched 4 years ago

Obsession – the only way to live

“Being obsessed over doing something, and be busy with it day and night, is the only way to live.” My best friend commented, while peering over my…
Mar 15, 2025•Alfons Grabher

Movement instructions that sound like poetry

Bring your attention to your head.
4 hrs ago•Alfons Grabher

The language we use for movement instructions and the implications

Two complementary modes of movement instruction are contrasted: “schema recall” and “schema building.” While both are effective in different contexts…

Jun 18•Alfons Grabher

Simple enough for everyone to understand

Oct 13, 2023•Alfons Grabher

A Somatics exercise, as inspired by Moshé Feldenkrais : Tears might roll!

Feb 27, 2024•Alfons Grabher

Learning the midline

Nov 16, 2023•Alfons Grabher

Moshé Feldenkrais is hard to read, isn't he?

Mar 22, 2023•Alfons Grabher

There is a genial sunshine about you

Nov 7, 2025•Alfons Grabher

Bones and flesh and the nervous system

Sep 11, 2024•Alfons Grabher

Movement cues organize attention, not just position

Thesis: Movement instructions differ not only in wording but in the granularity of motor planning they evoke; compression (e.g., “tabletop”, “down dog…
Jun 11•Alfons Grabher

Seven walnut kernels (halves) a day

So I’ve spent almost the entire beginning of this month with a lot of work on video concepts, communication with a video editor, spellchecking…
Jun 9•Alfons Grabher

The 10 Most Common Reasons to Exercise — And the One Nobody Talks About

If you think of physical exercise and its benefits, or the other way round: the reasons to exercise, I’m sure you’ll be able to come up with a nice long…
May 29•Alfons Grabher

This is one of the highest-ROI areas to train

In my last video, I voiced a critical view of the fitness industry’s approach to training the inner thighs—the adductors—which it seems hell-bent on…
May 25•Alfons Grabher

Teardrops in the coffee shop

My brother and I, two young kids, sitting in the back of the car, trying to spot a rabbit or falcon or colorful pheasant in the landscape of Pannonia.
May 14•Alfons Grabher

The cleansing of the soul

My dear reader, today I would like to share with you two insights:
May 13•Alfons Grabher

Spellchecking Bad Boy

Tommy looked at us, seven sets of eyes, watching, and he reached for his spoon.
May 10•Alfons Grabher