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When you know what you are doing,
you can do what you want.
Moshe Feldenkrais
Move Better. Feel Better. Do Stuff Better!
Our daily movements – as well as the ways in which we are tight and LIMIT our movements – are built on body habits and preferences built over our lifetime.
We are often oblivious of the habits that limit us – and how they limit us. This is why, for example, sit-ups are very difficult for some people – yet they are easy for others. It’s often not a lack of strength that limits you – instead, it may be HOW you do it that makes it hard.
The good news is, these habits can change. You can create easier, better movement – at any age!
In these classes and events with me, discover how smart your body is, and how you can release patterns and replace them with movement that feels good – and WORKS – for YOU. Without strain. With fun. With results that you can take out into the world and use right away.
This is neuroplasticity IN ACTION. These classes and events guide you in intriguing ways to tap into the intelligence of your own nervous system, to create choice.
Your body LOVES feeling good, and LOVES choice. Ready to create that for yourself?
FELDENKRAIS CLASSES
Unlock your body and open your world! Build a solid foundation for whatever it is you like to do.
ARE YOU
- Tired of being tight and sore?
- Wondering why stretching has not helped you much?
- Wanting to understand more about WHY you get tight – and what your body needs before it can release tightness?
- Ready to experience freer movement – without strain, and without tedious exercises?
- Ready to discover and run with your own ability to create good changes for yourself?
Then these Feldenkrais classes are for you!
Feldenkrais® classes at Lighthouse Community Centre in Qualicum Bay!
Are you ready to move better? Feel more freedom and ease and strength flowing in your movement, and in your sense of your self?? Do what YOU want, better???
It’s 2020! To launch this new decade, I am VERY pleased to be offering a series of Feldenkrais® classes, in Qualicum Bay, open to anyone who is interested. These are drop-in classes, so you can come check out one class, or all of them.
Here are the details:
When: Tuesday evenings, 7 to 8 p.m., from January 7 to May 26, 2020.
Where: L’Heureux room, in Lighthouse Community Centre. Address: 240 Lions Way, Qualicum Bay, BC V9K 2E2
Cost: Between $5 and $15 per class, your choice how much.
What to bring: Your curiosity! Wear clothes you can move freely in. Please bring a mat if you have one.
Note: I also offer individual sessions from my home studio, if you want to address something specific to you. Please get in touch, if this sounds like something for you.
Special set of classes at Oceanside Yoga in Qualicum Beach in March!
Every Thursday in March, 2020 at 1 p.m. I am excited to be teaching Feldenkrais® classes at Oceanside Yoga studio in Qualicum Beach! You can register for all 4, or drop-in for the classes you can come to. For more info, click here to go to Oceanside Yoga’s website where you can register and learn more.
And, 3 classes at Wellington Hall in Nanaimo in April!
On Thursdays, April 2, 9 and 16, 2020 from 8:45 to 9:45 a.m. come join me and Laurie Redberger as I teach three drop-in Feldenkrais® classes just before Laurie’s NIA classes on those days! We did this in November 2019 and it was Way Too Much Fun, so we are going to do it again. Everyone who is curious about Feldenkrais® is welcome. The location is at Wellington Hall, 3922 Corunna Ave. Cost for these Feldenkrais classes is a drop-in donation, suggested amount of between $5 to $15. Please wear comfy clothes you can move freely in, and bring a mat. I look forward to meeting you there!
Client Experiences
“I just feel so much lighter when I leave here. Everything moves so much better! It puts a spring in my step. It’s fantastic!”
Ruth K. , Curler and outdoor enthusiast, Kelowna, B.C. “Learning body awareness through Feldenkrais has helped me through long-standing aches and pains that I used to feel helpless to deal with.”
“Every day, I use things that I learned from you. I have absolutely no doubt that Feldenkrais and you have provided a great many positive changes in my physical well being. Thanks for your upbeat optimism and acceptance. Both are very important components of why your Feldenkrais is such a good fit for me.”
Leola B. , Whitehorse, Yukon.WORKSHOPS, PRESENTATIONS AND WEBINARS: STEP INTO YOUR POWER!
EXPLORE IN MORE DEPTH YOUR SMART BODY. YOUR STRENGTH. YOUR FREEDOM.
ARE YOU
- Feeling stuck or limited in your ability to do what you want, and move the way you want go?
- Looking to figure out the root causes of that stuckness, rather than just dealing with the symptoms?
- Totally READY to experience what YOU can do to transform that stuckness into fun,liberation, aliveness, and new choices?
- And eager to learn in ways that feel SAFE and make SENSE in your body?
In these enlivening and “power-full” presentations and webinars, you will explore your smart body, your strength, and your ability to create more freedom and vitality in what you do.
Create and step into the goodness and choice you want for yourself!
WORKSHOPS, PRESENTATIONS AND WEBINARS:
I LOVE doing workshops, presentations and webinars tailored to the interests of a specific group.
Here are two examples of presentations about one of my signature topics: The Biology of Fight/Flight and Freeze, and how to work WITH your smart body to transition over into the life force and vitality that is found in the biology of Felt Safety.
If you would like me to present on something similar tailored for YOUR group, get in touch and we can make that happen.
Similarly, if you would like me to offer a Feldenkrais® workshop for people you know, or a Tellington TTouch® horse clinic, let’s chat and make THAT happen!
The Biology of Fight/Flight and Freeze, compared to the “All is Well” state
Here is a webinar I did on Facebook with Scott Forrester, author of the book “The Aware Athlete”. He is an ultra-long-distance runner, and a Feldenkrais® Practitioner. We talk about the biology of fight/flight and freeze compared to the “all is well” state, and some things you can do to shift into the “all is well” state which supports better health and better performance.
Click on this link, and it will (or should!) take you to the FaceBook interview:
The Vagus Nerve Response and SURE FOOT® Equine Stability Program
Violet van Hees, Tellington TTouch® Practitioner, and Feldenkrais® Practitioner shares her knowledge of the Vagal Response and how SURE FOOT® can help horses land in a safe place.
GROW YOUR MOVEMENT FREEDOM!
Cultivate and Super-Charge the growth of your own capacity to do what you want, with Freedom and Ease.
Enjoy an infusion of movement inspiration, information and integration – right where you are!
Click below to check out my collection of free blog posts and wee videos, which speak to specific topics and offer practical tips for you. I offer a different way of thinking about and understanding things – which many have found really helpful! For example, learn about:
- how your shoulder blade is designed to act as a chair for your arm bone, and is meant to slide and glide over your ribs so that your arm and shoulder can be strong
- why “sucking in your abs” actually works AGAINST you for strength and a happy back, and what to do instead
- how to feel and be safer when walking on a slippery surface (like snowy or icy ground)
- how to work with your nervous system, to help find good function after an injury or surgery
Check out a topic that catches your interest. Then – grab your curiosity, and go exploring! What a great way to plant seeds and Grow YOUR Movement Freedom, anywhere and anytime. Yay!
Click here for an example of one of these blogs and videos 🙂
Check out my FREE info, tips and videos. Open up your movement freedom – and open your world!
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