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Leonora Oppenheim

design, play, participate

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my work translates complex information into meaningful narratives for people in their everyday lives

 

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As I walked out one midsummer morning. Through the As I walked out one midsummer morning. Through the mist, along the dyke, all the way to see the sea. Reminding me that getting up at dawn is always magic. #sunrise #norfolk #dawnmist
‘As a young adult I went through the trials and ‘As a young adult I went through the trials and tribulations that life places on our path with the attitude that if I just try harder to be smarter, stronger, faster, better, I could push away the unease and discomforts I was experiencing. Just one more Chaturanga would make me more worthy! I know I’m not at all unusual in taking this attitude of meeting life like a battering ram. What was unusual though, was arriving at 40 and meeting the practice of Feldenkrais only to have the instructor tell me, for the first time in my life, to do less. My internal monologue went haywire. “But don’t you want to see how far I can turn my body? Don’t I want to feel that delicious stretch in my muscles? How will I build strength if I’m not working hard? What happened to that old adage, no pain, no gain?”’ . . . I wrote about the endlessly intriguing Feldenkrais Method and how it’s teaching me to create with less effort, tension and stress. I’m gradually learning that doing less is not about doing nothing. It’s about creating space for ourselves to do more. Over on @medium https://leonora-o.medium.com #Feldenkrais #embodiedpractice #stressreduction #creatingspace #movewithease
‘Smooth moves’ July 2021. This is the drawing ‘Smooth moves’ July 2021. This is the drawing I’m giving away with my August newsletter 🎉🎉🎉 I’m sending it out this weekend, so sign up at the link in my bio👆👆👆if you want to enter your name in the draw. This is the 4th edition of my art gifting experiment, open to all subscribers. A limited edition of ten prints will be available to buy. Hope you find a sliver of sunshine in between downpours this weekend 🌞🌞🌞 #LEOonpaper #embodiedpractice #heatwave #wildswimming #summertime #somerset
A dawn rave with the field spirits, who were out t A dawn rave with the field spirits, who were out to play a few weeks ago. June 2021. Been talking to the wonderful @cerihand today about the work I’ve been making over the last year or so. She’s helped me so much with clarifying my direction and with the articulation of my practice. I’m lucky to have such an enthusiast on my team. Feels exciting! Thanks Ceri for all your support 🙏💙 #syntheticafterlife #embodiedpractice #somerset
The state of the world has got me screaming into t The state of the world has got me screaming into the daisies and then needing a good lie down. The ocean is on fire FFS! But still, I’m grateful for making another trip around the sun. Getting older is both scary as shit and a great privilege, especially after the craziness of this past year. Damn, I’m glad to be alive. Here’s to 44! Sending love and screaming daisies on this 4th of July 🌞💫😝💛🌼🎉🦀
An injection of sunshine, floating through the fie An injection of sunshine, floating through the field. Just gonna leave this here for you, for whenever you need a booster shot 🌞💉 #syntheticafterlife #embodiedpractice #somerset
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