The delay between thought and action is the basis for awareness. - Moshé Feldenkrais

Norman Doidge’s book, "The Brain’s Way of Healing: Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries from the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity."

From Norman Doidge's book

Experience the experience of the movement.
Notice how you DO first. Then, and only then, start to self-correct, shift and change.
It is NOT just about movement. It is about the process of improving your neural connections with your actions.
Slow. Make it slow first. Then speed up. (Nothing wrong with speed, as long as it’s not hurried and rushed.)
Notice the support from the environment (the ground; the carpet; the grass; the ice; the snow -- your way of acting will change to accommodate that specific environment). Welcome the change.
Recalibrate moment by moment. Pause when needed. Stop when needed. Wait.
Create different constraints (meaning - do it differently): Look in a different direction. Open your eyes. Close your eyes. Smile. Frown. Practice in the morning, at lunch, right before bed.
Enhance your skill. Not your will. Will brings in the old, skill brings in the future.
Reduce the effort. Distribute the work throughout the body.
There is (typically) not a right or wrong way.
Explore. Play. Be Curious.
Make mistakes in your learning here. You won’t die. (Trust me. You won’t.)

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