Awareness Through Movement®
Weekly Somatic Movement classes, on Zoom, private tuition
Los Angeles, London, Cape Town
In these weekly group classes, students will be guided verbally to engage in their own abilities to notice change in themselves by connecting to their somatic natural abilities to think, feel, move, and notice changes. By learning to pay attention to sensations and our breath, we can improve function and efficiency with minimum effort. These lessons introduces, and implement new ways of thought, perception of movement, of health, human behavior, our self-image and exercise.
In a comfortable, safe, pleasant and fun atmosphere learn how to:
- Improve posture, flexibility, coordination & movement efficiency
- Enhance personal, emotional & physical well being
- Eliminate pain and movement restrictions
- Learn to move and live mindfully & elegantly
- Refine performance skills (athletes, musicians, actors, dancers)
- Minimize work-related stress
- Increase ability to experience pleasure
- Develop greater thinking capabilities
- Regain lost function due to orthopedic or neurological problems
Learn how to release debilitating habits whilst re-educating your mind body for greater ease and mobility. Somatic Movement Education is the ultimate brain gym with the accompaniment of gentle, explorative movement
Re Patterning Neuro Pathways in Mind Body. Nervous System Regulation to Restore Physical Balance & Harmony
Single Class: SAR250 USA$23 UK £17.00
Banking details; Mariamne Wulfn,
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To Reserve your place WhatsAp +27 748400066 or email
shamanessence@gmail.com
STUDIO: Private and semi private (1 – 6 persons) lessons in Awareness Through Movement® and Functional Integration® are available in studio.
Purchase series of 6 or 10 private, or series of semi private at discounted rates.
2025 Update: Weekly Lessons in Studio or in Zoom, commencing Wednesdays evenings from July. Limited space is available for students wishing to attend in person at Vredehoek Cathy Chambers Physio Studio.
Time; 5.15pm – 6.15pm GMT+2
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It is important to feel comfortable. Dress in warm loose, layered clothing. Bring a blanket to lie on. Be prepared for change of body temperatures which will drop, so please dress appropriately.
WHY
COME TO A FELDENKRAIS
CLASS?
Do you experience daily discomfort, aches and pains? Do you have any debilitating movement restrictions?
Would you like to feel more comfortable in your body?
Are you be interested in learning how to move comfortably and rehabilitate your self without having to go through expensive, painful surgery or weekly chiropractic adjustments? Perhaps you are a Yogi, dancer or athlete and feel that you have plateued and want to make noticable progress in your movement, speed and abilities.
Can you recall the graceful movements you had as a child? You may remember the excitement of facing challenges, the way you would fall and pick yourself up, try again repeatedly until you succeeded!
Somewhere along, as we grew older, we learned habits to protect ourselves, habits that may no longer serve us.
These habits manifested not only physically but also psychologically, which may translate as stiffness, inflexibility, aches, pain, holding patterns, gripping onto old belief’s, limitations, suffering, and resistance to life’s general challenges.
We don’t have to suffer daily or accept that with age or injuries we eventually become stiff and fearful of falling. It is never too late to learn and become empowered within our own bodies, no matter what abilities or challenges you face.
By using our conscious mind- body connections in a way that is already wired into our nervous systems since birth, we can stimulate, and entice the brain and body with these developmental and re-educational exercises so that we can live with self preservation, confidence and human dignity.
Classes in Awareness Through Movement® help us re evaluate our attitude to ourselves and how we use our bodies.
By focusing on internal sensations during verbally guided exercises, we can change our habitual patterns effortlessly. It is recommended to give yourself a series of lessons, a period of 6-9 weeks to assess the inevitable changes and benefits you will experience with somatic movement education. With ongoing learning and practice, as Moshe Feldenkrais famously said; you can make the impossible possible, the possible easy, and the easy elegant!
WHAT
TO EXPECT
During an Awareness Through Movement® class, you are a student, you are here to learn, not to be good or impressive. You will be verbally guided and taught gentle controlled movements to enhance body/mind connections, improve posture, release chronic muscle tension and develop a more holistic self-image. Your inherent learning potential can be reawakened. You may experience brain gym puzzles to explore and make sence of. You may find that when you try hard, it can feel frustrating. The important thing is to never effort or experince discomfort. You are empowered to be the captain of your experience. Resting often and inviting yourself to be curious, kind and gentle with your self.
All committed students have reported a greater movement range, which they had previously believed as limited, as well as elimination of chronic pain, insomnia, blocks of different sort, be that writers, artists, performers. And an increasing respect for their bodies and their approaches to daily challenges.
By committing yourself to a series of 6 -10 weekly classes, you will experience a renewed perspective in your self-image and in your life. You will experience positive self growth. You will gain new awareness of certain choice responces to external and internal challenges. This may delight and inspire you in many ways. Every one receives what they are ready to learn, and everyone has individual progressive results. The learning never ends, and you get to choose how many classes you are willing to commit to in a period.
The classes are also highly recommended for professionals such as dancers, athletes, bodyworkers, actors and musicians, academics, people who sit all day, stressful work environment professions such as doctors and nurses. Its for anyone who wants to improve. I invite people to be patient and kind to themsleves when ever possible whilst learning.
Mariamne Wulfn completed the Uk 1990 Professional Feldenkrais Method Training Programme®, and is a certified Feldenkrais Method® Practitioner, a contemporary dance choreographer, instructor of Yoga, Stretch, Mat Pilates and faceyoga excersise.
Mariamne practices and offers Flower Essence Therapy, Structural Bodyworker and works with energy medicine in her private practice.
Mariamne has been teaching internationally since 1991 in the UK, India, USA and South Africa. Mariamne has taught Neuro-Muscular Re-education to nurses, bodyworkers and massage therapists at the Institute of Psycho Structural Balancing (I.P.S.B) in Los Angeles, California and curently is based in Cape Town, working internationally once a year.