The Feldenkrais Method

The Feldenkrais Method was founded by physicist, engineer, and judo teacher Dr. Moshé Feldenkrais and described as a “learning method.” Its goal is to get to know yourself better through movement and thus achieve greater freedom of action and a healthier mental, emotional, and physical attitude. To bring thinking, emotions, and movement into harmony.

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“Find your true weakness and surrender to it. That is the path to genius. Most people spend their lives using their strengths to overcome or mask their weaknesses. The few who use their strength to integrate and embody their weaknesses, who do not divide themselves, are very rare. In every generation there are a few, and they lead their generation.” (Dr. Moshé Feldenkrais)

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The method is based on two main approaches: group work and individual work. Group work consists of a series of instructions for specific movements that are performed in a group. The movements are easy to perform and give participants space and time to discover their own patterns and movement connections. Recognizing oneself in the movements and pauses, its subtitle is: “Awareness through movement.”

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The parasympathetic nervous system is activated, i.e., breathing deepens and the skin, muscles, and connective tissue are better supplied with blood. Sensory sensitivity is increased and tension is released. The entire organism regenerates, energy reserves are built up, and new neural connections are formed.

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Individual work is a personalized treatment that usually takes place on a couch and sometimes on a chair. Through targeted touch by the therapist, the client's body is moved, always—as in group sessions—within the bounds of comfort, so that the nervous system can regenerate. It is also called “functional integration.” This sensitive contact between therapist and client can give rise to feelings of security, trust, relief, connectedness, and joy. These feelings are like the sounds of a musical instrument that has been retuned, making it easier to “hit the right note.” 

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Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about the Feldenkrais Method or would like to learn more about it. Further information about group courses and events can be found on the News page.