In classes based on Feldenkrais Method®, Anat Baniel Method® (ABM) students get some theoretical knowledge of the breathing and The Feldenkrais Method®, ABM  and somatic education. Practical lessons done in sitting, standing and walking. It uses verbal guidance for gentle movement and directed attention to help people learn more effective ways of increasing ease and range of motion. It helps to improve flexibility and coordination. Students rediscover innate capacity for easier, efficient movement. These improvements will enhance ability to learn, self-image and emotional regulation. The Feldenkrais Method® is based on principles of physics, bio-mechanics, and an empirical understanding of learning and human development.

A poet lives inside all of us if given a chance to emerge.  This course offers the opportunity to express yourself using various forms, themes, and styles: from the ridiculous to the sublime, from free verse to rhyme and meter.  No experience necessary, but those with experience may raise their game or try something new.  The sharing of your writing will be encouraged–one on one, small group, whole class–but not required.  We will read and discuss models of published poets, using them as springboards for your own writing.  Feedback will be available from the moderator and perhaps from classmates, according to your wishes, with an emphasis on the positive. There will be new prompts and models compared to previous years.

At the beginning of the automobile era in America marketing and advertising focused on the need to convince consumers that these new-fangled conveyances were roadworthy. Print advertisements mostly emphasized the mechanicals of the motorcar as well as its  reliability. By the 1930s, particularly with the rise of General Motors and the ethos of planned obsolescence, keeping the customer wanting “the next new thing” was being aggressively pushed by marketing executives. Indeed, two of the most important individuals in the early marketing of the automobile had Dayton connections: Ned Jordan and Richard Grant and we’ll speak to their contributions. Within the advertising field its long been a given that consumerist behavior is highly influenced by desires for personal identification and social status. As such most automobile marketing over time has focused on cars as desirable objects but with important subthemes related to the family unit, class status, the desire for travel, economic success and upward mobility, celebrity, feminism, and sexuality. In this seminar we’ll illustrate all of these themes through the viewing of actual print and motion picture marketing placements.

This seminar will include an overview of the history of our national park system after which we will take a visual tour of some of the most famous and iconic of our 63 national parks and along the way visit some of the known but equally beautiful and fascinating gems. We will touch upon the geology and stories behind the parks and offer some travel suggestions. The seminar will be enhanced with an extensive use of videos in our appreciation for “America’s Best Idea”.

Join fellow UDOLLI members as they share recent travel adventures through photography, stories, and practical observations. Participants will learn about the history, culture, and political circumstances of featured destinations, including Italy, Portugal, Norway, Switzerland, Seattle, Florida, Michigan, and Indiana. This seminar offers a chance to travel through the experiences of others and gather ideas for future journeys.

Polls tell us that between 75%—85% of Americans believe the federal government is broken and not capable of solving major problems. This course will review the major problems that have led to the ineffectiveness of government, and present innovative solutions to minimize divisiveness and strengthen our unity in governing.