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DIP IN OR DEEP DIVE INTO FELDENKRAIS

Drop-in classes and more, so you can do as much or as little as you wish.

There are  lots of wonderful tastes of Feldenkrais online – little videos and short audio lessons. You can always dip your toe in and try. I have some of those up on my website (scroll down to resources) and vimeo  too.

Yes, the Feldenkrais Method can be a delicious, refreshing pool to dip in, but is also a wide deep ocean that keeps giving new insights, learning and development over days, weeks, months, years for those who wish to explore it. It can bring great benefit or relief quickly – immediately even, for some. But it is also a profound practice whose greatest gifts may accumulate and be revealed over time. Continue reading “DIP IN OR DEEP DIVE INTO FELDENKRAIS”

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FOR PRACTITIONERS

 

See below for current Advanced Trainings, Mentoring etc..

MENTORING and SMALL GROUP PRACTICE

After I finished my Feldenkrais training, I plunged into a practice that grew reasonably quickly, and I worked out that I needed an experienced practitioner that I felt comfortable with to talk to every month or two to discuss questions and issues that were coming up. I also found it helpful to go with a colleague or two to an experienced practitioner to practice and explore FI in a different way to bigger advanced trainings. It was very helpful to have some time with closer attention from a practitioner to ask questions and spend time on whatever we wanted to focus on, or what they thought would be most helpful for us specifically at that point.

After 18 years of a busy and varied practice, and several years into being an Assistant Trainer as well,  I feel I’m in a position to offer the kind of support that I found so helpful myself. It might suit people whose practices are already growing and want to engage in some regular practice or support for a while, but also practitioners who want to reconnect with the work, or aspects of it, after a break. It could take the form of discussions/study on zoom or in-person practical work. (I’m based in Hornsey in North London) or a mix.

I’m open to suggestions and I would love to hear from individuals, pairs, or small groups, who would like to be in some kind of process like this, and we can work out the details and cost from there ( in the current economic climate, I am happy to do very low cost where needed).

Just drop me an email.

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Weekly class themes

WEEKLY FELDENKRAIS CLASSES:
THEMES FROM JUNE  2nd – AUGUST 6th 2025
(return to schedule page for costs and booking)

As ever, these on-going classes are stand-alone so that you can drop-in as you wish (except Tuesday which needs booking) and start in any week. If you are able to come regularly you will get a more complete picture.

The theme across all the classes June – Aug is “AGILITY AND EASE“, but from three different aspects.
AGILITY can be described as the power of moving easily – at speed if wished. It speaks to a quality of movement and an ability to adapt to the intentions, conditions and situations of the moment.  Of course all the classes are for your whole self, not just one part, but we can explore from different angles. That means that all the classes overlap and interweave, so coming on different days works too.

“AGILITY AND EASE – HIPS”
The way we use our hips is obviously foundational to our agility and ease.
We have so many options to explore or improve:
-crossed legs, squatting and other ways of sitting or moving on the floor,
-getting up and down
-power of the pelvis in standing and moving.

Mondays 7.30-8. 30pm (UK) ON ZOOM
Tuesdays 7.45 – 8.45pm at The Haelan Centre, London, N8 (side entrance)

“AGILITY AND EASE – SPINE”
Crucial to all our mobility, stability, comfort and even breathing – the ways we involve the spine are most often partial or compromised. We will explore and improve the bending, arching, twisting movements of our snake-like spine through all its articulations, and see how important it is for the transmission, sharing and ease of movement through our whole self.
Wednesdays 10-11am (UK) on ZOOM


“AGILITY AND EASE – NECK, SHOULDERS, ARMS”
A particular challenge for us humans, we will explore the support for and mobility of the shoulder girdle and its relationship to the spine (with special attention to the freedom of the neck!) through the arms’ large repertoire of functional movement!

Fridays: 1.30-2.30pm at The Crouch End Fitness Centre, London N8

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ATM classes Jan&Feb 2025

 

AWARENESS THROUGH MOVEMENT CLASSES
Details and Themes for Jan/Feb 2025

Mon 7.30pm (UK)
ON ZOOM
drop-in £10
and
Tues 7.45pm
IN PERSON
Haelan Centre
London N8
£72 for 6
(occasional ad hoc availability)
requires booking

Theme: ‘Longer Hamstrings or Longer Reach?’
This classic flexibility test of touching your toes shows up that is not just about stretching your hamstrings, but how you use every part of yourself to reach, lengthen and fold. There is plenty here to explore and improve in untraditional ways that have more to do with skill and agility than just stretching.

Weds 10am (UK)
ON ZOOM
Drop-in £10
email for links

Theme: ‘Lying to Standing’
Taking a gradual, detailed and exploratry approach, we can make these fundamental transitions from lying to sitting and stting to standing easier, smoother and more efficient to improve the quality of your art, sport, training – and life.


Fri 1.30pm
IN PERSON
Crouch End FItness Centre
London N8
Drop-In £10
Pay at reception on arrival, or book via the venue’s app

Theme: ‘Improving Hips, Knees, Feet’
Well-functioning hips, knees and feet are fundamental to our mobility and stability. We can improve fluidity, ease, balance and power through the detailed exploration of our habitual self-use, as well as a variety of new possibilities in these classic awareness through movement lessons.

 

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Covid world: heading on-line!

Just a tiny post now we in the UK are really in Covid19  world, especially in London, with everything face-to-face cancelled and at least a partial shut down just a few hours away probably.

I’m so sorry not to be able to see you all face to face until the other side of this.
However I am in the process of learning to do zoom and will be resuming classes on zoom next week or the week after.

I am thinking what other resources I can offer on-line during this time, including whether it is possible to do mini workshops, and even some one-to-one sessions for those interested. Give me a little time to adjust and check back in. I will be sending out emails when I done too, so do sign up to my mailchimp list or email me to do it for you if you want up-to-date information.

My heart goes out to all who are more at risk, I have many around me too.  If there is a silver lining to this weird Covid world, we can at least find new ways to communicate, work, and get inventive with our slower pace of life.

More to come in virtual land.

Stay safe and stay in touch.

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COVID-19 Update: Primum Non Nocere

As of writing this is a difficult situation to navigate. I read authoritative articles that tell me to keep a sense of proportion, that the media are blowing this up and that give reasons we are not the same as Italy. I also read authoritative articles that say our government is being irresponsible by not bringing in stronger measures, cares only for the economy and is happy to let people die.

Continue reading “COVID-19 Update: Primum Non Nocere”

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covid19 policy for your sessions from March 2020

As of writing there are only 300+ confirmed cases in the UK and we have to keep in mind that for most people this is a mild disease with good, often quick recovery (which the press is not so interested in reporting). However with the possibility of it spreading quite quickly and the fact that many of my clients are in high-risk groups I started taking precautions last week which I will set out here. I can not guarantee your safety obviously but I can do my best: Continue reading “covid19 policy for your sessions from March 2020”