- Individual hands on sessions in London N8
- 4 weekly classes, 2 online and 2 in-person in London N8
- General workshops – for everyone, for actors
- Mentoring and advanced trainings for Professional Practitioners
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Individual Hands-on Sessions – ‘Functional Integration’
These take place in Victoria’s small studio at 32 Clovelly Road, London N8 7RH
Cost is £70 (discounts available for low income) or £55 for under 16. Sessions last about an hour (or 30-45 minutes for under 16)
Please contact Victoria to book. Please wear loose clothes.
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FI Intensives
Sometimes it is good to do a series in a short space of time. Victoria can sometimes offer 4 sessions in a week (subject to availability).
These can be done with a 10% discount if needed, just because of the short time frame for payment.
It is not always suitable for everyone so please discuss with Victoria
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Weekly Classes – ‘Awareness Through Movement”
Classes start again from 8th September 2025
These on-going weekly 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. Of course all the classes are for your whole self, not just one part or aspect, but we can explore from different angles. That means that all the classes overlap and interweave, so coming on different days works too.
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Online (ZOOM)
Mondays 7.30pm £10
Wednesdays 10am £10
Current theme: Push Pull Reach
Contact Victoria for zoom link and payment details
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In-person: Tuesdays 7:45pm to 8.45pm
The upper studio at the The Haelan Centre (side entrance),
41 The Broadway, Crouch End London N8 8DT
Cost: £72 for 6 lessons (a lesson can be postponed with 24 hours notice only) (Occasionally it is possible to drop in for £14)
Please email Victoria to book and pay (classes are limited to 7 people)
Current theme: Standing Tall (same as Mondays)
Fridays: 1.30-2.30pm (drop-in)
The Crouch End Fitness Centre, Elmfield Avenue N8 8SG
Cost: £10 (pay at the door or on the venue’s app)
Current theme: Transitions
FREE CLASS!
FRIDAY 26TH SEPTEMBER 1.30-2.30
The Crouch End Fitness Centre, Elmfield Avenue N8 8SG
This is the same time/place as the usual Friday class. Just free! Come, bring friends, send friends, spread the word.
For Zoom/payment links: Please contact Victoria
WORKSHOPS Autumn 2025
Online Workshops (4 everyone)
‘Anti-Sitting’
Sunday Oct 19th 2-5pm BST on Zoom, £35
links to lesson recordings will be available for at least 6 months
Do I need to say how much time we can end up sitting for?
How our systems get out of balance?
Some muscles of the hips over contracted, others forgetful of their contractile power,and the loss of potential elastic recoil. And so the disruption to our ability to find uprightness and support in standing, to finding power for walking, running and so on.
So: Anti sitting. Just 3 hours to explore, remind ourselves of and challenge ourselves with some of the useful differences and opposites.
Workshop for Actors
“LITTLE TRANSFORMATIONS” – Sunday September 7th
at Sadlers Wells,Roseberry Ave, London EC1R 4TN
for Shapes In Motion 10am-1pm £65
What is it that makes us read stories into people before they even speak? How do we decide they are diffident, out-going, self-interested, empathetic? That their story contains sadness, violence, abundance or loss?
What do we see in the little ways people stand, move, gesture differently that is the ‘tell’ without us – or them – knowing? But if we can be more aware of the habitual ways we stand and move through the world ourselves, we may be able to find morenuanced variations and new possibilities that give us insight into our own patterns, and invite the audience to read us differently when we wish to tell another story.
In this workshop we will use small, slow, detailed Awareness Through Movement lessons from the Feldenkrais Method, as well as acting games, to follow what we feel, avoid caricature and explore the little differences that make all the difference.
Booking and all info
Podcast of victoria talking with sarah perry of shapes in motion
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.
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.