The Feldenkrais Method®
The Feldenkrais Method® is an educational system that uses movement to improve awareness, refining proprioception and rebalancing posture. It was developed by Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais (1904-1984), engineer and black belt in judo.
The lessons of the method guide us to observe ourselves in movement, to recognize our patterns and to bring out new solutions. Practice allows us to discover to what extent aspects of ourselves that were thought to be immutable are, on the contrary, very flexible: when these patterns were learned in childhood or later, we see that they can continue to evolve.
We can learn new ways of standing, sitting, moving, and reacting to a problem. Discovering these possibilities within yourself is a great relief: it creates confidence, stimulates curiosity and creativity and generates vitality!
The lessons of the method guide us to observe ourselves in movement, to recognize our patterns and to bring out new solutions. Practice allows us to discover to what extent aspects of ourselves that were thought to be immutable are, on the contrary, very flexible: when these patterns were learned in childhood or later, we see that they can continue to evolve.
We can learn new ways of standing, sitting, moving, and reacting to a problem. Discovering these possibilities within yourself is a great relief: it creates confidence, stimulates curiosity and creativity and generates vitality!
In practice, the Feldenkrais Method® is expressed in two modalities: an individual one called “Functional Integration®” and a group one called “Awareness Through Movement®”.
The two modalities are an expression of the same principles in action. The group lessons are verbally guided by the pratictioner, students are lying or sitting on the floor, or standing or sitting on a chair; the individual lessons are guided by the touch, and we use a very large and comfortable table together with pillows and rolls.
Depending from the needs of the student I will recommend the one or the other way to access the Feldenkrais Method®. Specific problems, acute pain, or other situations may need one or a series of individual lessons, to begin.
The two modalities are an expression of the same principles in action. The group lessons are verbally guided by the pratictioner, students are lying or sitting on the floor, or standing or sitting on a chair; the individual lessons are guided by the touch, and we use a very large and comfortable table together with pillows and rolls.
Depending from the needs of the student I will recommend the one or the other way to access the Feldenkrais Method®. Specific problems, acute pain, or other situations may need one or a series of individual lessons, to begin.
Type of lessons
Functional Integration®
Functional Integration® in the Feldenkrais Method® is an individual meeting characterised by non-verbal dialogue that occurs through the respectful and non-invasive touch of the teacher's hands. The teacher moves the person to bring them to gently become aware of their own motor processes, to accompany them in discovering alternatives and better ways of moving in everyday life, at work or in their most loved motor activities.
Awareness Through Movement®
In group lessons, called Awareness Through Movement®, one's movement becomes a field of exploration and experimentation. The teacher guides with his voice a series of movements that the students are invited to experiment as if for fun, slowly and delicately. The exploration of unusual movements leads to discovering connections and alternatives. There are no examples to follow, movement to be performed well according to a pre-established form. Each lesson is a journey within oneself, a precious time to listen our inner sound and rediscover the pleasure of moving.
