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Feldenkrais-Method®
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The Feldenkrais®-Method
The Feldenkrais Method is named after Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais (1904–1984). Feldenkrais was an engineer, martial artist, and researcher of human behaviour, who spent his life exploring the relationship between movement patterns and psychological self-image.
From this work emerged a form of somatic learning that uses movement to increase coherence and a sense of inner organisation. This, in turn, influences how we perceive ourselves.
A saying often attributed to Feldenkrais is: “If you know what you are doing, you can do what you want.”
Today, this logic is understood in both directions: our physical organisation also influences how we feel. Modern research has shown that every change in movement is linked to neuronal learning processes and that lasting change requires integration on multiple levels — cognitive, emotional, and physical.
You can find further work on this topic by, for example, Dr. Gerald Hüther or Dr. Maja Storch.
Individual Sessions – Functional Integration® (FI)
Functional Integration is a largely non-verbal, hands-on approach. Feldenkrais practitioners are trained in subtle tactile perception and learn to sense the unique way a person organises movement and experiences themselves in action.
Through gentle touch and precisely directed attention, new and more coherent movement impulses are introduced. These can be integrated by the nervous system into its existing repertoire — hence the term Functional Integration. Clients often discover that even small changes in movement can have a profound effect on the entire system.
Depending on the individual situation and needs of the client, I may combine Functional Integration with hypnotherapeutic elements.
Group Classes – Awareness Through Movement® (ATM)
In group lessons, movement sequences are verbally guided. They invite participants to sense, explore, and learn at their own pace. Feldenkrais practitioners give instructions that can be adapted to individual needs.
Important aspects of the method include playfulness, curiosity, and the encouragement to experiment rather than imitate “correct” movements. Feldenkrais often said that real learning has the quality of a child exploring the world — driven not by pressure but by interest and discovery, through trial and error.
Many people rediscover this quality during Feldenkrais classes.
Group sessions currently take place from 9:30–10:50 and can be combined with meditation.
Further information is available here.
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