FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

How can I get out of pain?

Pain is a symptom of an underlying issue. It’s the body’s way of keeping you from getting hurt further. As you begin to engage with movements in a slow, gentle manner, the muscular tension will decrease, easing the pain. As you continue exploring various movement patterns within your range of comfort, you will discover new ways of moving that won’t cause pain. Through continued gentle explorations, you will discover that the pain lessens or even dissipates completely.

How long will it take?

Every person learns at a different rate. There are guidelines that will help you increase your rate of learning and assimilating the changes you want to experience. Some of those are: invest in a practitioner for support, use awareness of the minutest details, become clear about what and how you do each movement, use minimal effort and movement, be extremely curious, engage in the movements with a smile (a happy/joyful countenance), and rest often. Do NOT strain, stretch, push, effort, or try to achieve.

What can I do when it seems like all doors are closed and I don't have any option ?

Discovering possibilities and new options in life is best supported by exploring possibilities within your own system, within your own movement patterns. As you do so, new neuronal pathways are formed and you begin to think and see and interact with your environment differently. The possibilities that are already there will either become more clear or a new pathway will open up.

What can I do when there are too many options and I can’t decide?

As you explore the various possibilities within movement patterns, you will practice the skill of distinguishing differences and choosing the most effective and pleasant patterns for you. This skill then is easily transferred to other areas of your life - you will more easily be able to distinguish the differences between the options and which will bring joy and fulfillment to you.

How do I create lasting change?

Lasting change comes when your body and your mind are integrated in the use of your new habits. You need the abstract concepts of what you think and what you want to become manifest in your body and your movements.

How do I create lasting change?

Born in Russia, Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais (1904-1984) received degrees in mechanical and electrical engineering, he then earned his D.Sc. in Physics at the Sorbonne in Paris. He worked for a number of years in the French nuclear research program with Joliet Curie.

Physically active, Feldenkrais played soccer and practiced the martial arts. He studied with Jigoro Kano, the originator of Judo, and in 1936 became one of the first Europeans to earn a black belt in that discipline.

A chronic knee injury prompted him to apply his knowledge of physics, body mechanics, neurology, learning theory and psychology to a new understanding of human function and maturation. His investigations resulted in the formulation of a unique synthesis of science and aesthetics, known as the Feldenkrais Method.