I am using Zoom, which means that a recording of your session is included in the fee, and is yours to keep.
All group class fees are ‘suggested-rate-or-any-donation-welcome’
All booking is via direct contact with me, by email or phone call – all my contact details are here
Please note that a brief description of all my regular classes appears here first, and thus this list may not be in a sensible order, date-wise!
You will find more detailed descriptions of all my regular online classes on this page.
I will be having a Xmas break –check with me for class dates if you are not already on my mailing list
Awareness Through Movement Online Classes on Zoom
Tuesdays @ Noon
12 pm – 1.00 pm GMT
£10 per class, or any donation welcome
This class is a general class and suitable for all levels of ability – we sometimes have time for a group chat afterwards for anyone who does not need to dash away. I find that these chats are very valuable for deepening all our understanding of what Feldenkrais is all about.
Thursdays @ 5pm/6pm
5 or 6 pm GMT for an hour
This is a very gentle class and particularly suitable for anyone with chronic issues with injury, pain, or fatigue.
£10 per class, or any donation welcome
*Regular attendees will receive all the recordings even if they miss a class, and we are currently switching between 6pm and 5pm BST as is convenient for the majority of the attendees
These are ongoing classes, so the intention is for you to commit to attending on a regular basis: once a week is good, twice a week is better. Feldenkrais is about learning to learn; these are skills that you will develop over time with practice, and the benefits you will experience are also cumulative.
One reason I am so enjoying teaching on Zoom is the facility to share a recording of the class so you can build up an archive of lessons to explore whenever you wish.
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Potent Well-Being
Sensory Self-Awareness for Self-Healing
Wednesday Evenings
7–8.30 pm GMT / 1–2.30 pm EST
Online + Recording
£15 – or any donation welcome
These extended evening classes focus on my Feldenkrais-based self-healing strategies, and the recordings are intended to make it very easy for you to develop these skills for yourself. I am exploring the evening format with the intention of supporting better sleep as well as pain relief and self-calming. I do realise that those of you joining us for elsewhere at different times of day may not be looking for such a soporific experience!
*Please note that you can choose to join us for the first hour of the class only, as I am aware that may make joining the class regularly more manageable for you. The first hour of the class is an adapted Awareness Through Movement lesson, and after a short refreshment break we continue with a general discussion of any aspects of Inner Voice that interest us as a group.
Dr Stephen Porges PolyVagal Theory provides an explanation for the efficacy of breath and voice practises at a neurological and evolutionary level. Our nervous system is focussed on our safety, and our sense of safety is fundamental to our sense of wellness. The vagus nerve manages both our older reptilian stress management circuits and our newer mammalian circuits, and we can use the management of our to soothe ourselves, increase our sense of safety, and shift our nervous system into our rest-and-recuperation mode – the neurological state that switches on our self-healing mechanisms, and helps to promote our physical and mental resilience.
Every time we inhale we briefly stimulate our sympathetic state-of-readiness (known as our fight-or-flight mode), and then, as we exhale again we shift back into our rest-and-recuperate mode – so all we need to do to soothe our nervous system is to exhale for a little longer than we inhale – it is that simple. This is I am sure the reason why there is so much evidence that singing is proven to be good for the health. When you examine the evidence you quickly discover that it is all based on research into communal singing, but once you understand Porges theories then you can easily see how to use these practices in a way that is effective even when you are singing while home alone.
BOOKING IS BY EMAIL – as it is for all my classes, courses and workshops!
Contact Details Here – if you want to reserve your place on this, or any of my online workshops. Please note that you can always let me know that you are interested in a particular workshop or course, and then confirm with me closer to the time, once you are certain.
Daily Class–Immersive Courses
Once a month I usually teach a week-long course of daily classes – these are currently on hold, and will be resuming in February 2025 – more information below…
Potent Voice Sunday Workshops…
Vocal ‘Special Effects’
Rediscover the joy of playing with your voice!
January 12th
Online + Recordings & Notes
2 pm – 5 pm GMT [9 am – 12 pm EST]
£45 (suggested fee, or any donation welcome)
As children we all knew how to play with our voices, and you only have to eavesdrop of the range of sounds coming from a school playground to remember how powerful a child’s voice can be!
As children we all knew how to play with our voices – and you only have to listen the range of sounds coming from a school playground to remember how powerful a child’s voice can be!
The quality of your voice is the product of the interaction of your breathing with the myo-fascial structures of your mouth and throat, and as Feldenfolk know, exploring unfamiliar muscular activity can lead to unexpected gains in both mobility and ability.
When I first wrote about vocal ‘special effects’ the inspiration came after playing with vocal ‘fry’ for a whole afternoon in preparation for an upcoming workshop, and later discovering a dramatic increase in ease and volume while singing a song I did not usually find easy to perform without a nice long warm-up.
VOCAL ‘FRY’ is one name for our lowest register – the beating sound that emerges when we glide down to our lowest notes – it is a useful sound for bringing more relaxation to every part of our vocal instrument and both vocally and mentally beneficial.
VIBRATO is fundamental to classical singing, but also a wonderful tool in jazz when singing ballads and a fascinating vocal effect when blended with our speaking voice.
OVERTONES are embedded in the ‘fabric’ of our voice, combining to produce the resonant qualities we are able to produce – exploring them gives us a powerful tool for enriching and empowering both our speaking and our singing voice, and isolating and intoning these vocal harmonics is also an effective form of self-calming meditation.
…and the adjustability of our LARYNX POSITION enables us to explore not just a greater range of pitches but also a great range of vocal personalities, so that we can begin to change the way we express our age, or sex, or status, just by shifting the position of our windpipe
– and if we shift back and forth between our two main registers abruptly we can develop our capacity to YODEL – wonderful example included below!
Exploring unusual vocal qualities may not translate immediately into usable singing or acting skills, but as you learn to produce and control them they will expand your understanding and awareness of your instrument both consciously – as you learn to access these vocal sounds on purpose – and unconsciously, as all your hidden internal vocal structures become more integrated and available to you whenever you wish to play with your voice.
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.
People 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.
Daily Immersive Classes –
Monthly Courses–a class a day for five days
Effortless Feldenkrais
1 hour of Awareness Through Movement & 30 minutes in-depth class discussion each day
Online – Recordings & Notes included
2–3.30pm* GMT ~ 9–10.30am EST ~ 6–7.30am PST
*Times are variable – please note that the start time of these classes will vary – class is two hours earlier on both Tuesday and Friday. I hope this flexible start time is not too frustrating!
£100 (suggested fee, or any donation welcome)
I am beginning to sort out my schedule for 2025 – Effortless Sitting is the first course of the year and will be in early February…
These are very practical courses and you will receive notes and supporting materials to help you maintain the improvements you gain from your immersive Awareness Through Movement experience.
Why Come Along To An Immersive Class?
I am keen to make the benefits of regular lessons available to as many people as possible, so once a month I teach a week-long course of daily classes on a particular theme, and in the Summer I teach two Summer Schools, one with a general theme and one with a vocal theme.
You do not need to be able to make it to every class in order to sign up for my immersive daily courses – if you miss a particular session you will have the opportunity to catch up before the next one, as you will receive your recordings and any extra materials I am providing each day as we go along. This means you are welcome to simply join us whenever you are free throughout the week.
You are also welcome to sign up to receive the Course recordings and extras even if you are not able to join us live at all. I am scheduling intermittent Q&A sessions on Zoom in different time slots, with the intention of giving more people access to the individual attention which I am keen to include as an essential element of all my online teaching. Please note I am always happy to respond to individual voice-message questions on WhatsApp. Please do get in touch with me if you would like to chat about any of my classes, or to make a booking.
…All online sessions include recordings and notes. For more details click here for workshops, and here for regular classes…
Individual Vocal Training Sessions
Rather than lower my standard rate for one-to-one sessions online, which is £70 for a 75 minute session, I am offering one-to-one online sessions as “suggested fee or donation”, for the time being. The extra time is necessary for discussion and feedback. I can accept payments via BACS, and, if that is inconvenient for any reason, PayPal.
Functional Self-Integration Lessons
I am still exploring ways to share my self-healing Quintessensual Consciousness practice. While this is still in the development stage I am offering a special rate of £40* for individual online sessions. This is a version of Feldenkrais focussed on pain and stress relief.
There are more details on my Home page, and several articles about it in the Writing area of my website. Do not hesitate to contact me if you would like to discuss with me whether this form of meditative training might be of help to you.
*Suggested-fee-or-donation rate applies.
Many years ago I recorded a short lesson about breathing – here is a link to this lesson in the archive on the Feldenkrais UK Guild website – enjoy!