"Movement is life...without movement life is unthinkable" Moshe Feldenkrais (1904-1984)
Named for the scientist who devised it the Feldenkrais Method (FM) is a highly effective, sophisticated and exciting modality for improving a person’s movement and therefore the quality of their life. The Method is for people with difficulty with the everyday functions of life eg tying shoelaces , standing up from sitting, reaching into cupboards, walking with balance; for people recovering from injury and illness,those living with chronic pain, aches ,soreness, and neurological limitations or for people who wish to improve their performance in a specific activity eg athletes, musicians, singers, carpenters etc. The FM begins with the premise that much of what we think of as physical problems are a result of how human beings relegate movement to the unconscious and are not aware of how their habits of movement are causing injury, discomfort or lack of improvement. Named a “ first generation neuroplastician “ by Norman Doidge (author of the bestselling books “The Brain That Changes Itself”, and “The Brains Way of Healing”) Dr Feldenkrais was a thinker and innovator of considerable breadth. Through his background as a physicist and engineer he grasped the biomechanics of human movement and anatomy , combined this with his experience of martial arts (he was accredited as the first person to introduce Judo to the West) and added a lifetime of study of child development, psychology, psychoanalysis, anthropology , evolution and neuroscience to pursue his aim of helping people not only gain flexible bodies but also flexible minds .
“What I’m after is to restore each person to their human dignity”. Moshe Feldenkrais
The Method is taught in two ways:
1)Awareness Through Movement: you attend a class where I lead you through verbal movement sequences that are explored only within the bounds of comfort and what is available to you. As the class goes on these sequences accumulate and develop into a more complex movement pattern that you either recognise as part of your day-to-day life or as a pattern you once knew but for various reasons no longer use. This way the lesson allows you to learn something about how the way you move is contributing to your problem or preventing you from functioning at your full capacity. You are then invited to explore easier, more comfortable ways of moving in keeping with your natural, intelligent human design.
2)Functional Integration: is for those who require or wish to have more one-on-one attention. I assess your movement and how it may be contributing to your problem and then through guided touch and passive movement bring your attention to how you do move in an array of ways and how you could move to achieve more ease , efficiency and pleasure. I give you concrete explanations and movement sequences to explore between appointments or classes. Remedial Massage Therapy: For those who wish to have massage I am a fully-qualified Remedial massage Therapist. I specialise in Manual Lymphatic Drainage which is especially good for pain reduction, pre- and post surgery, and when there is any edema present. I also provide Swedish Massage, Myofascial Release, Pregnancy Massage and Oncology Massage. Awareness Through Movement Classes:
Full: $20.00
Conc: $15.00
Functional Integration:
Full: $70.00
Conc: $50.00
2 appts will be reserved each week for Pay as you Can (suggested $30.00 negotiable)
Remedial massage: $70.00 (1 hr)
