Hello, I’m Maggy Burrowes, welcome to my site
This website is 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.
Effortless Daily Immersive Courses
Effortless Transitions
Reverse-Ability Is Your Superpower
December 1st – 5th
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)
As quantum physicists are fond of pointing out, gravity is a surprisingly weak force, and yet the ageing process seems to steadily and unavoidably drag us downwards as if it were irresistible. Over time much of what we do on a daily basis can become automated and barely-conscious, so that too many of us huff and puff and sigh and groan our way through the activities of our day, dragging ourselves out of bed, collapsing into chairs and then hauling ourselves back up again, and grunting if we pick something up from the floor – having braced ourselves in order to be able to bend down in the first place!
When we move in a ‘well-organised’ way we barely notice the muscular power we are using, each of our actions transitioning smoothly into the next, powered by the clarity of our embodied awareness rather than muscular effort. This is because when we move the way we evolved to move our bones are supporting as much of our weight as possible at every stage of motion, leaving our muscular and fascial tissues free to respond to our intentions spontaneously and efficiently.
Once we learn how to recognise and release unconscious resistance then the elegance of our human design allows for each of our actions to flow easily into the next, so that all our transitions – lying to rolling, rolling to sitting, sitting to standing, standing to walking, walking to dancing – can be smooth and fluid, and we find ourselves moving with effortless lightness and grace. This Daily Course will explore the many possible ways that you can experience effortlessness in every aspect of your life – physical and emotional.
Feldenkrais & Self-Hypnosis
Learning to Change Yourself For The Better
February 2nd–6th
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 right at the beginning of my interest in meditation, and practising the autogenic sequences from the book was the closest I came to achieving the deeper states of inner calm that are reportedly the most effective neurological state to be in in order to encourage the easing, and possibly even healing, of chronic conditions of many kinds.
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 sciatic pain 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 my full article here…
As this course is now some months away you may be interested in exploring this subject in the meantime – if so I can strongly recommend my Wednesday evening Potent WellBeing class – email me if you would like to get the weekly invitation for this drop-in class by email.
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 months…
After the first lesson I could sleep without pain! Amazing!
Now, after the fifth lesson I have no pain from my sciatica…I’m sleeping 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 Vocal Musicality
Improving your Vocal Instrument
November 30th
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!
Everything already scheduled is further up the page, so just mentioning here that I am planning an Effortless Squatting Daily Course and I am also busy preparing a Daily Feldenkrais Course to help you practice the method in as efficient a way as possible – watch this space for more updates…
…All online sessions include recordings and notes. For more details click here for workshops, and here for regular classes…
FaceBook Pages that may interest you…
HumanSong––Self-Expression & Performance
Movement Is Life!
Telegraph Hill Centre – Studio 2
Kitto Road, SE14
Awareness Through Movement Drop-In Class
Wednesdays 2.45pm – 4pm
£12.50 / £10 (low income)
“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…
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.