Feldenkrais Method® of Somatic Education
An Investment for an Active & Creative Life
People of all walks of life seek out the Feldenkrais Method® for its effective capacity to improve the quality of human movement. Movement being an expression of our outer & inner life makes the exploration of movement very interesting. By experiencing the interplay of movement, thoughts, sensations & feelings while doing carefully crafted & paced movements, we can learn to “move-think-sense-feel” with more ease, spontaneity, dignity & joy.
The Feldenkrais Method® was created by Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais, an accomplished western scientist and pioneering martial artist endowed with extraordinary curiosity. He combined the best of western & eastern science to develop a method which uniquely cultivates & nurtures the human capacity to move-think-sense-feel. Here are some examples of the many possible benefits of the Feldenkrais Method®:
| Recover function after an injury | Play a musical instrument more skillfully |
| Hike more efficiently | Garden more comfortably |
| Play with your grandchildren on the floor | Maintain your mobility to enjoy an active retirement |
| Refine your yoga or martial arts practice | Feel your emotions more fully & clearly |
| Think more creatively | Sense more acutely your life expression & connection |
| Become self-confident | Improve balance |
| Breath more naturally | The list truly goes on… |
The Feldenkrais Method® can be experienced in two parallel forms: Functional Integration (personalized, hands-on guided learning) & Awareness Through Movement (verbally guided learning). Both forms are gentle & challenging, relaxing & enlivening, engaging & liberating.
Awareness Through Movement®: With guidance from a practitioner, you engage yourself in carefully crafted movement explorations. In a collaborative atmosphere you can rest, rejuvenate and challenge yourself with the degree of focus that is right for you on that particular day. You will develop specific & general movement skills as well as personal insight, and improved mental & emotional functioning. This results in diverse wellness benefits for body and mind.
Functional Integration®: This is a hands-on form of collaborative discovery through movement. The Feldenkrais practitioner uses communicative touch to discover how the student organizes his/her body and hints, through gentle touch and movement, how to move in a more efficient & expanded way. Functional Integration shares the same guiding principles & potential benefits as Awareness Through Movement, but in a more personalized context.