SCHEDULE
Below you will find:
-One-to-one sessions: in-person and online
-Weekly classes: 2 on zoom and 2 in the room
-Workshops : in person and online
for everyone, and for actors
-Ways to pay,
– Disclaimer
– A few free recordingsWant to keep up with what I’m doing?
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Please note that if you book a one-to-one session or a series of 6 classes you must give 24 hours notice to cancel or postpone otherwise the full amount is payable.
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ONE-TO-ONE: IN-PERSON (Functional Integration) in London N8, UK
I am currently open Tuesdays to Fridays.
Please wear: long trousers and long sleeves, loose enough to move (for your comfort on the table)
Covid protocol:
– you do not need to sign a form or wear a mask, but, as always, please do not come if you are unwell (even a sniffle) or might be coming down with something.
-currently I still wear a mask if asked (except for children), ventilate the room between sessions and have a high grade air purifier (hepa filter).
COST: £70 (discount available for low income) Sessions last about an hour.
FI ‘INTENSIVE’ : 4 FIs within 5 days
For some people this might be an interesting way to work and could create the conditions for a burst of improvement. After all Dr Feldenkrais worked that way often. However, as this is a more intensive way of working it is not suitable for all. Please contact Victoria to discuss. This is about intensive working so only available as 4 sessions within 7 days. NB It is subject to availability so best to book at least 2 weeks in advance.
COST: same as 4 sessions but with a 10% discount, not as a ‘special offer’ as it is not suitable for everyone, but more to honour the difficulty of paying for several sessions in such a short time. (low income price can be discussed.)
ONE-TO-ONE: ONLINE
Obviously this is not Functional Integration, because touch is not possible.
But some specific issues can be improved using tailored Awareness Through Movement.
COST: £60 for an hour
WEEKLY CLASSES 2024: New term starting Friday Sept 6th
‘Awareness Through Movement’ lessons offer you the opportunity to slow down and explore your own habits and patterns and to discover new possibilities and greater ease. Lessons can be small and detailed or larger and more dynamic.
These classes are stand alone so that you can drop-in as you wish (except Tuesday), but if you are able to come regularly you will get a more complete picture. The three themes interweave and overlap, so coming on more or different days works too.
The themes are often a bit more like starting points as I steer the choice and direction of lessons towards to the participants who come regularly, but that’s the advantage of a live weekly class rather than a fixed course!
IN PERSON
Tuesdays 7.45 – 8.45pm at The Haelan Centre (side entrance),
41 The Broadway, Crouch End London N8 8DT
£72 for 6 classes contact victoria to book.
£14 drop in when available
Booking/paying in advance for 6 classes is required where possible (a lesson can be postponed with 24 hours notice minimum), but occasionally there are drop-in spaces too.
Theme: “Dynamic core” (description)
Fridays: 1.30-2.30pm
The Crouch End Fitness Centre, Elmfield Avenue N8 8SG)
Studio 2 £10, drop in (book online or pay on the day at reception, card for now, cash will be possible soon)
Theme: “Pushing, Pulling, Reaching” (description)
ONLINE (ZOOM):
Monday 7.30-8.30pm (UK)
Theme: ” Dynamic Core” same as Tues. (description)
Wednesday 10-11 am (UK)
Theme: “Neck and Shoulders” (description)
NO CLASS WEDS 18TH SEPT
COST: £10.00 per class
For Zoom/payment links: Please contact Victoria
WORKSHOPS AUTUMN 2024
ONLINE
“TOWARDS BRIDGE”
Sunday 13th October 2-5pm
£30 Book by email
In this 3 hour online workshop, we will use the theme to help find/re-find the possibilities of opening up the upper chest as well as the benefit to wrists and shoulders from going towards, or improving, the placing of the hands for support. 
The upper chest is an area where we often lose mobility, but it is crucial for an upright posture, support for the head and ease in the lower back and shoulders. An antidote to modern life with phones, chairs and computers, the lessons can help begin to look skywards – with all the improved mood that can bring!
Book by email
IN-PERSON
coming for November – in London, details TBC
“Reaching Up and Reaching Out”
Date : November tbc
Venue: tbc
£tbc
In this rare in-person public workshop we will focus on the expansive use of the arms.
We often reduce or lose some of the possibilities of lifting and reaching with our arms. Issues with neck or shoulders, or limitations in the rib cage and spine can be part of this picture, but even as youngsters or as experienced movers we have preferences that can begin to reduce our options or leave us blind to some directions in space, so it is a great theme for people of differing abilities.
The ‘Awareness Through Movement’ lessons allow you to go at your own pace, exploring your possibilities, becoming more aware of what you are doing and finding improvement from wherever you start. It is also a theme that can develop into sweeping fluid movement flows if that is a possibility for you.
WORKSHOPS FOR ACTORS
watch this space
WAYS TO PAY
Nb please check details and do not pay me for any workshops hosted by others eg The John Wright School, Shapes in Motion (or advanced trainings abroad).
-via Paypal -address to use: feldenkraisworksvw@gmail.com
-via internet banking: please ask for details
DISCLAIMER
The Feldenkrais Method is a learning method, inviting you to go gently, slowly and to feel and notice what you do and adapt – not to push, strain or try hard. Part of its aim is to enable you to take care of yourself rather than have to always rely on the outside intervention of a teacher.
Please note that while I do my best to keep students safe, classes are always at your own risk, especially online where I cannot see you as well as in-person. You will need to be able to get up and down from the floor (super slowly is fine!) and to lie on the floor.
If you have a medical condition and are unsure, please consult a doctor. For anything else please contact Victoria.
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FREE SHORT RECORDINGS
I have made a series of short lessons from 30-40 minutes long which are up on my vimeo and are embedded The lessons cover aspects of life that seemed important during the Lockdown, (and continue to be!). They were selected for being calming as well:
- eyes, hand, arms, shoulders, neck – for so much phone and computer use being online.
- breathing – we all need good lung capacity!
You will need enough space to lie down on the floor (on a mat or blanket). Have a towel or blanket that you can fold to put under your head if you need it rather than a soft cushion or pillow as these tend to prevent your head from moving.
Please be sure to do these lessons gently, carefully and stop if anything hurts or strains. I am not there to help keep you safe, so it will be up to you to look after yourself.
Lesson 1: Hands and EyesLesson 2: Softer Hands, Easier Shoulders
Lesson 3: Making Space for the Breath
Lesson 4: Corkscrew for the Ribs, Breath and Eyes
Lesson 5: See-Saw Breathing and Twisting