Feldenkrais with Taro Iwamoto

02/23/2026

"Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself." - Rumi

Most of us approach chronic pain like a "clever" person. We look outside for the perfect modality, the newest technique, or the right practitioner to "fix" us. We treat our bodies like a problem to be solved rather than a landscape to be inhabited.

But as Rumi reminds us, wisdom starts when we turn that focus inward.

In our Somatic Movement practice, we stop fighting against the external conditions and start listening to the internal ones. When we say "the cure for pain is in the pain," we mean in somatic movement practice instead of seeking external modalities to "take the pain away," students learn to inhabit the painful area with gentle, somatic movement to find the "cure"—the release and reorganization that happens from within.

The Clever Mind wants to push it away.

The Wise Body knows that pain is a messenger. When we slow down and move with awareness, we allow the nervous system to finally "hear" the message and complete its stress response cycle.

Healing isn't about changing or controlling the world around you so you can finally feel safe; it’s about finding the safety within your own skin, exactly as it is right now.

Let's stop performing and start listening!

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02/08/2026

If you hold on a glass of water for a little bit, nothing happens.
If you hold on a glass of water for an hour, your arm starts to ache and feel tired.
If you hold on a glass of water for a day, your arm becomes numb and paralyzed.

The weight of the glass hasn't changed, but the longer you hold onto it, the heavier it becomes.

We often carry stresses (both physical and emotional) a day after day, a month after month, a year after year without being aware. So we continue to carry the weights on ourselves until we are no longer able to. We feel heavy, painful, constricted, feel like locked up in a cage.

We cannot simply put down those weights because we are not aware of them.

Through somatic movement practice you begin to gain a deeper awareness of our body and ourselves. It is this AWARENESS that makes the invisible weights become visible to us, then you can release those weights you have been carrying for so long for the first time in so many years. It is this AWARENESS that opens doors to new possibilities.

It is this AWARENESS that unlocks your nervous system, your body, and your mind and creates freedom in your body. You then begin to feel lightness, easy, and comfort in your body and movement. That's what this practice offers. It is incredibly simple, yet profound. All you need is your attention, your body, and a little bit of guidance. Then, you'll learn how to tap into your inner wisdom and potential!

02/08/2026

Day 31

02/07/2026

Day 30

02/07/2026

If you have been following me here for sometime, you probably noticed that I don't do as much practical movement lessons like I used to. That's very intentional, and there's reasons why. Since this is very important, I'd like to share my thoughts with you.

If you have been suffering from chronic pain, your nervous system is stuck in a fight or flight state. You feel painful and restricted, and feel like your body is locked up in a cage or prison. No amount of physical movements can change that. You're experiencing your body in this way not because your body is broken, not because you're breathing and moving incorrectly. It is because your nervous system is stuck in a fight or flight. Your physical symptoms are manifestations of the state of your nervous system. But, what's driving fear? Unless you uncover your unconscious patterns that are driving fear, you will never get to the root problem, and will never change the state of your nervous system, so will never change how you experience your body. While it is important to retrain our movement patterns so we can move more easily and comfortably through life, without deeper awareness of your patterns, you will never rediscover true freedom in your body. You cannot correct your body. You cannot fix your body. Because there's nothing broken. This practice is ultimately to gain deeper awareness of your body and yourself so you can release your limiting patterns and discover new possibilities. Once you're past your limiting patterns, retraining your movement patterns is actually quite simple and effortless!

If you really want to get to the root problem and create true lasting changes and finally feel at home in your body and move freely, I sincerely believe my program "Understanding How YOUR BODY Moves" (guided somatic movement program) can help you greatly. If you're genuinely curious, please schedule a zoom call with me. I'd love to connect with you and learn about you and see if I can help you.

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02/06/2026

Day 29

02/05/2026

Day 27

02/03/2026

Day 26

02/02/2026

Day 25

02/01/2026

Day 24