Functional Integration®
These are hands-on, customized Feldenkrais lessons. It’s amazing how when someone else guides you through movement with a soft, gentle quality, it can change your entire sense of yourself. We use non-invasive, gentle touch to first explore movement that is natural and comfortable for you, and then expand from there to explore ranges of motion or kinds of movement that at first may seem awkward but gradually become more familiar as the lesson progresses.
Each lesson is tailored to your interests and activities. Together we explore what is happening for you in the present moment. At times we might do detective work as we find out more “clues” about you and how you move; at other times lessons can be incredibly relaxing and you might find your awareness drifting as your nervous system settles.
Functional Integration can help with many things. I have worked individually with people recovering from injuries and surgeries, new mothers, advanced athletes, beginner athletes, yoga students, office workers, and people experiencing chronic pain. Throughout the lesson your nervous system is creating new neurological pathways for movement and behavior that help you function in all areas of your life. Functional Integration can open your whole system to learning new things and exploring possibilities.
My own experience with F.I. went beyond just becoming physically more comfortable. During my first five lessons with a Feldenkrais Practitioner, I noticed that my ability to respond calmly to upsetting events increased, I became more sure of what I wanted, and I started to make changes in my life that have lasted over the years. It’s as if becoming more stable, flexible, confident and aware in my body translated into developing those qualities in my whole way of being. In fact, I do think that is what happens – we can’t separate our physical selves from our emotional, thinking, sensing selves, even if we tried.
Rates: $65 per private session, or $150 for a series of three private sessions.
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