Bodywork

Bodywork - Feldenkrais Method ®

Structural Bodywork for Healing Mind, Body & Soul

“Movement is life. Without Movement life is unthinkable…” Moshe feldenkrais

Re establish the pain free subtleties of movement you had as an infant with science-based bodywork consisting of gentle manipulations, guided controlled movements designed to your specific needs.

During a session you are led to rediscover new possibilities of pain free movement. Posture is improved through the release of chronic muscle disorders, thus enchanting your body/mind awareness.

The session takes place in a safe and pleasant atmosphere. One is fully clothed and lies or sits throughout the session in several positions. Benefits include stress reduction, deep relaxation and the release of unnecessary habits. People have also reported freedom from of a history of headaches, neck, back pain, insomnia and difficulties in everyday movements such as walking, getting into or out of bed, sitting, driving, bending over and lying down. Dancers and athletes mark great improvement in execution of movement, posture and general well-being.

The Feldenkrais Method's Functional Integration lessons provides the nuero-muscular system with new options and possibilities for greater ease and grace of movement. Chronic tension is released through gentle hands- on guidance, providing stress/pain reduction, and enhancement of awareness. With this method of somatic bodywork, the client is in fact, a student, always learning new movement possibilities while stimulating areas of the brain otherwise unexplored in daily life.

“The aim [of the Feldenkrais Method] is a person that is organized to move with minimum effort and maximum efficiency, not through muscular strength, but through increased consciousness of how movement works.”
-Moshe Feldenkrais, PhD

The Feldenkrais Method® was developed in Israel, and named after its inventor Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais (1904 -1984).

It revolves around a unique approach to learning through movement, based on Neurological, Physical, and Bio-Mechanical principles. These principles, accompanied by a deep understanding of what makes us – as human beings – develop and learn, is what makes the Feldenkrais Method® a revolutionary technique that merges both the physical, and the psychological needs of individuals.

As we go through this world, each of us develops our own unique habits when it comes to the way we move. These habits are acquired through life experience, and our own individual self-image. Some of these habits may be good, but there are others that can limit us – causing our bodies pain and physical damage, without us even being conscious of it happening.

By increasing our potential to move, we can free ourselves of damaging habits, and choose our movements in a way that best suits our day-to-day activities. People who have been treated using the Feldenkrais Method® notice an almost immediate change in their everyday lives. From straightforward things like improved posture, and easier breathing, to broader, overall sensations such as feeling more comfortable in their own skin, a feeling of lightness, and a general improvement to their emotional, physical, and mental well-being. Dr. Feldenkrais believed that our body and our spirit are integral to each other, and should be treated as a whole, and therefore, improving our movement is an essential tool in improving our psyche. What made Dr. Feldenkrais’ approach so unique, was his applied practical approach to teaching – which emphasized the learning process itself, rather than the final intended results.

The Feldenkrais Method® is effective as both a treatment of existing physical ailments, and as a preventative measure to assure long term health and well-being. The method has gained worldwide acclaim, and is in demand in clinics, medical centers, commercial gyms, rehabilitation centers, schools, and private institutions that promote health and well-being.

The Method utilizes our mind’s miraculous dexterity and ability to learn new patterns, and recognizes the eternal bond between our natural development as human beings and the direct connection this development has with our nervous system. It’s those fundamentals, which make up the core of the method, which is taught in two different ways, that connected and complimentary to each other: The individual sessions – Functional Integration®, and group sessions – Awareness Through Movement®.