Hello, I’m Maggy Burrowes, welcome to my website
This website is intended to be both an information hub for all aspects of The Feldenkrais Method® and a continuously-developing resource for anyone interested in exploring on-going personal growth, and maturing into their most fully potent self.
If you would like regular updates about all my classes and workshops you can sign up for my newsletter here…
Effortless Daily Immersive Courses
Spread Your Wings
Free your arms & optimise your hands
October 13th–17th
Online–Recordings & Notes included – or sign up for the recordings if you cannot join us live…
Times: 2–3.30pm BST ~ 9–10.30am EDT ~ 6–7.30am PDT – please note we start 1 hour earlier on Wednesday
£100 (suggested fee, or any donation welcome)
To use our hands and arms well in sitting, standing, moving and doing, we need as complete a neuro-bodymap of how they function as possible. The image I am using of our arms as unfolding and spreading wings is intended to expand the mental picture we have of our arms so that we can better sense the way their structural design originates deep within our torso.
Both sensitivity and strength increase when we are using the whole spine and torso to organise our arms: anchored in the pelvis, extended from the centre of our chest, front and back, and suspended with ease from our neck and shoulder girdle… Continues, with more information about the course on my Online Training Page here…
Feldenkrais & Self-Hypnosis
Learning to Change Yourself For The Better
November 10th – 14th
Online–Recordings & Notes included – or sign up for the recordings if you cannot join us live…
Times: 2–3.30pm GMT ~ 9–10.30am EST ~ 6–7.30am PST – please note we start 1 hour earlier on Wednesday
£100 (suggested fee, or any donation welcome)
Self-Hypnosis, also known as Autogenic Training, has been around for a long time. I first came across it back in the Eighties, in a book called Superlearning. This was at right at the beginning of my interest in meditation and practising the autogenic sequences from the book were the closest I came to achieving the deeper states of inner calm that are reportedly the most effective for healing chronic conditions.
Thus, when a bout of chronic fatigue left me with fibromyalgic pain that did not easily respond to the mindful movements that had helped me free myself of sciatica in the past, my investigations brought me full circle, and this time I made a connection I had somehow failed to make before. I remembered that Moshe Feldenkrais was also interested in self-hypnosis at a similar age, except–being the over-achiever he was–he translated a significant book on the subject into Hebrew, and boldly added his own thoughts in a 26 page commentary. The book was The Practice Of Autosuggestion by the Method of Émile Coué (1929), and Moshe’s original contribution has recently been published as Thinking and Doing, A monograph by Moshe Feldenkrais. He retained his enthusiasm for these concepts throughout his life, attempting to republish his translation in 1977, and using the techniques he still valued to speed his recovery after his stroke. Read the full article here…
Effortless Feldenkrais–A Testimonial…
I am pleased to say I am getting great feedback about these Effortless Feldenkrais Daily Courses – this lovely letter came earlier this week:
Hi Maggy!
Thank you so very much for the course Effortless Sitting!
I have now started to repeat the course…because it has done a miracle with my sciatica!
From the first lesson my sciatica decreased …Before the course I had big problems…I could sit but not lie down…even in bed at night I had severe pain and I need to eat pain reliever to be able to sleep, at least some hours…I also had problems with walking….and all this had been going on for at least two month…
After the first lesson I could sleep without pain! Amazing!
Now, after the fifth lesson I have no pain from my sciatica…I’m sleepiing at night and I do not need pain reliever! This is a miracle!
Thank you so very much!
Kind regards
Christina Fagrell
Potent Voice Workshops
Monthly On Sundays
Potent Self-Expression
Expand your vocal freedom
September 28th
Online–Recordings & Notes included – or sign up for the recordings if you cannot join us live…
2pm – 5pm BST ~ 9am – 12pm EDT
£45 (suggested fee, or any donation welcome)
I like to explore the development of a more spontaneous capacity for self-expression as a way to get into the more playful aspects of vocal Awareness Through Movement, built on a foundation of greater freedom and ease in the throat, chest and belly.
My main reason for designing a vocal workshop around this theme is that I strongly believe that being able to both know and say how we truly feel is a fundamental aspect of both our mental and our physical health. I am confident that most of us know this already, and for anyone seeking proof I have to recommend the wonderful work of Gabor Maté, and particularly his most recent book “The Myth Of Normal”, a title that truly says it all for me.
I think we human creatures have an instinct for authenticity that may have been suppressed in our childhood but is still within each of us only waiting to be released. I think we can decide to free ourselves of our conscious inhibitions, and learn to unlearn the unconscious ones. I think we can be both liberated and compassionate, kind and honest, and I think this allows for a deep release throughout our physical self, and specifically our brows, throats, hearts, solar plexuses, and deep within our bellies from our “Hara” to our pelvic floor.
Full article here…
The fee includes recordings and notes to make it easy for you to continue practising at home, and to minimise the need for note taking during the class.
Potent Vocal Musicality
Enrich your vocal instrument
October 26th
Online–Recordings & Notes included – or sign up for the recordings if you cannot join us live…
2pm – 5pm GMT ~ 10am – 1pm EDT
£45 (suggested fee, or any donation welcome)
It is a commonly cited fallacy that we are born with a particular level of vocal ability already “programmed in”, hence the amazement every time some young singer with a good ear produces the kind of mature voice we associate with older, more experience vocal performers. What actually shapes the voice is a combination of our individual vocal structures and our muscular habits. Once you understand how these habits produce distinctive vocal qualities you will be able to discover and explore a greatly enhanced range of possibilities for your own voice, adding richness and colour to your both your singing voice [melody] and your speaking voice [prosody].
Modern vocal training has become a source of truly accurate information about how our voice becomes our instrument. In this class we will be exploring all of the vocal structures that enable us to adjust and hone our vocal sound to produce an enormous range of sounds – our internal equivalent of strings, pedals, keys, mutes, reeds, horns, sound boxes and bows. I will also offer you suggestions for how to organise your practise time for maximum benefit and steady, reliable vocal improvement.
The fee includes notes to make it easy for you to continue practising at home, and to minimise the need for note taking during the class.
My Potent Voice workshops are beneficial for:
Singers, presenters, performers, and anyone interested in the voice, and any aspect of self-expression
Anyone dealing with chronic stress issues, or breathing problems/conditions
Anyone dealing with chronic tension in the face, tongue, jaw, neck, and throat
Anyone interested in meditation, chanting, and neural self-regulation
Anyone who feels that emotional inhibition is limiting their capacity for self-expression and self-assertion.
Please do contact me with any questions you may have, and note that BOOKING IS BY EMAIL, so you can contact me via this link if you want to reserve your place for any of my online events.
You are also always welcome to sign up for the recordings and notes of any course should you be unable to join us live.
More upcoming dates for your diary…
For my schedule for early 2026, watch this space!
…All online sessions include recordings and notes. For more details click here for workshops, and here for regular classes…
FaceBook: Feldenkrais & Embodied Voice, HumanSong––Self-Expression & Performance
Movement Is Life!
Class is back on September 3rd
Telegraph Hill Centre – Studio 2
Kitto Road, SE14
Awareness Through Movement Drop-In Class
Wednesdays 2.45pm – 4pm
£12.50 / £10
“Movement is all important. From cardiovascular health, bone density, joint functioning to central nervous system optimisation. For the health of each and every cell in your organism, to your mental wellbeing and overall happiness. Movement is life. And life is movement!“
Rodolfo R. Llinás, MD, PhD
…but the phrase was a big favourite with Moshe Feldenkrais as well – I wrote a blog post about it…
Live class, extra info: I have enough mats and head rests that you do not need to bring your own, however in our current situation I would prefer you bring along a clean sheet or towel to lay over your mat and any headrests you might use, until our current covid-19 precautions become unnecessary. Do bring anything else you need to make sure you are comfortable on the floor – some people like to bring an extra-soft pillow or a blanket with them. The space is lovely, with big windows but also well-supplied with radiators; as the class is now in the daytime we should not have any heating issues, nevertheless it may be worth bringing a couple of layers with you if you tend to get chilly when you relax.
Customised Workshops for Companies & Organisations
I am always happy to design a workshop for a specific purpose – good ergonomic self-use for office workers, good vocal self-use for performance communities, good performance skills for everyone – contact me to discuss what you would like.
Feldenkrais International on YouTube
The International Feldenkrais community have been producing some attractive films to promote what is still a not very well known process with enormous benefits to offer. If you would like see the whole series in English click here. If you would like to see the full International Feldenkrais Federation film collection, which is available in multiple languages, click here view the YouTube Channel.