Movement is basic to all life. Plants turn toward the sun for nourishment. We reach and go toward what we need. The quality of our movement affects the quality of our experience. Stress, injury, and habit can lead to movement patterns that create a negative cycle of limitations. The goal of The Feldenkrais Method® of Somatic Education is to provide renewed choices in how we move through our daily life.
Every move one makes involves the whole person - not just a finger, a foot, or a knee. True change begins when we become aware of how each part habitually cooperates with, or resists what we intend to do. As we begin to sense these relationships, our options increase. Our nervous system has the innate intelligence to recognize and assimilate the patterns that are most beneficial - the ways that use our energy efficiently, with less wasted effort and less harmful stress. Meeting our potential is all about how we organize ourselves… how we use the resources we were given.
The Feldenkrais Method is taught using two formats:
Awareness Through Movement classes
Individualized Functional Integration lessons.
You can…
Improve balance & coordination
Fine-tune your performance, (athletes, musicians, artists)
Get more out of your fitness program
Facilitate recovery from injury
Recognize early signs of stress before you get hurt
Alleviate TMJ problems, headache, neck and back pain
Enrich your meditation practice
Awareness Through Movement classes
Individualized Functional Integration lessons.
You can…
Improve balance & coordination
Fine-tune your performance, (athletes, musicians, artists)
Get more out of your fitness program
Facilitate recovery from injury
Recognize early signs of stress before you get hurt
Alleviate TMJ problems, headache, neck and back pain
Enrich your meditation practice
The Feldenkrais Method is educational. It is not a medical treatment or physical therapy. During group classes, directions are verbal. Hands-on guidance is given during individual lessons. No forceful manipulations are used, nor are "adjustments" given.
Massage Therapy is another modality that is extremely beneficial to health and a sense of well-being. For those who prefer massage therapy, Jane Ella is a Licensed Massage / Bodywork Therapist and offers Integrtated Therapeutic Massage sessions. Click here or the link above for details.
Feldenkrais®, The Feldenkrais method® Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner/Teacher®, Awareness Through Movement® (ATM), and Functional Integration® (FI) are registered service marks of the Feldenkrais Guild® of North America.
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