How Feldenkrais® lessons helped me
I’ve been dedicated to human learning and sensorimotor development for over twenty-five years.
But I used to hate movement.
I was the last kid to be picked for kickball, and I hid at the end of the line during softball. Yup, uncoordinated and terrified, that’s me.
Fast forward to grad school in Washington, D.C., where, not unsurprisingly, I was in tons of pain. I was told to join a gym, which I did, but it didn’t help. Back in New York, I had a stressful corporate job and I struggled just to get through the day. Often I couldn’t walk two blocks without getting a cab.
After years of trying everything (you know the drill—doctors, PT, orthotics, medication, acupuncture, massage, private yoga, private pilates, and lots of crying), I found a workshop on Feldenkrais.
It was so slow, incremental, and surprising that even I could do it! I felt successful. More confident. Happier. I began attending weekly classes on the Upper West Side. I felt better, but I had no idea why.
So I joined a professional four-year training with Dennis Leri, who trained with Moshe Feldenkrais.
When I began to use self-awareness and sensory feedback to inform my own life, I discovered I could fine-tune my choices to reflect empowerment and inspiration instead of stress and struggle. I was hooked.
Who I work with
I help everyone from high-performance athletes to stroke victims; people born with cerebral palsy to people worried about falling; people on their tenth spine surgery to office workers who want to unwind their shoulders at the end of the day.
I’ve seen hundreds of people just like you change their lives for the better after becoming aware of how they move. The specially curated lessons in the Treasury come from my exhaustive research, total dedication, and deep practice of this method.
About me
In addition to my (now!) love of movement, I love language. My background includes undergraduate and graduate degrees in Arabic and linguistics from New York University and George Washington University.
I’ve been lucky enough to travel to over eighteen countries and live in Morocco, Tunisia, and the UK, as well as a number of cities across the U.S.
Before Feldenkrais, literature was my first love. I worked in publishing in NYC for many years before becoming a Feldenkrais practitioner.
Certification
Feldenkrais is taught only by Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioners® who have completed 800-1000 hours of training in a four-year program certified by the Feldenkrais Guild® of North America and the International Feldenkrais Federation in Paris. Practitioners must be re-certified every year.
I have also completed over 400 hours of advanced training in sensorimotor development, and I run advanced trainings and mentor new practitioners.