All of the processes I teach are available online. I am currently using Zoom, which means that a recording of your lesson will be included in the fee, when it is appropriate to do so (group classes may sometimes be edited before sharing).
*All fees are suggested-rate-or-any-donation-welcome
(Please note that the regular classes and workshops appear first, and thus this list may not be in a sensible order, date-wise!)
Awareness Through Movement Online Classes on Zoom
Tuesdays @ Noon
12 pm – 1 pm GMT
This class is a general class and suitable for all levels of ability – we usually have time for a group chat afterwards for anyone who does not need to dash away.
Thursdays @ 6pm
6 pm – 7 pm GMT
This is a very gentle class and particularly suitable for anyone with chronic issues with injury, pain, or fatigue.
£10* for a single class
£32* for 4 classes per month
Classes on Zoom, recordings provided
*Suggested fee, or any donation welcome
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.
The Feldenkrais Method is unique in design, and of all the versions of personal training that include a physical element, Feldenkrais is most like Tai Chi, where regular practise is good, and the more time you give to the process the more you get back. At some point you become someone who practises Feldenkrais, and at that point the benefits and the pleasures begin to accrue.
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.
Much of what I write about in my blog is intended to make the pleasures and possibilities of learning how to learn more apparent earlier in the process; here is a recent article on the subject.
I am using Zoom, and you will need to book with me in advance by email. Once you have confirmed I will send you a secure link to access the broadcast.
Do use the contact form if you would like more information, PLEASE NOTE MY REPLIES HAVE SOMETIMES GONE ASTRAY RECENTLY, SO I AM ASKING PEOPLE TO INCLUDE A PHONE NUMBER, JUST IN CASE…
You can also contact me on FaceBook via my main work pages:
FaceBook: Feldenkrais & Embodied Voice, HumanSong––Self-Expression & Performance
Your Potent Inner Voice
Sensory Self-Awareness for Self-Healing
Wednesday Evenings 7 – 9 pm GMT
Online + Recording £20/Donation
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 am aware that two hours is a long class, so do please know that you can choose to join us for the first hour only, particularly if that would make joining the class regularly more manageable for you.
One seldom-discussed aspect of the potency of the voice is the influential presence of an internal voice, constantly commentating on our lives. The voice inside our own heads can be an ally or an enemy; for a while now I have been discovering how to train my inner voice to be a better ally in my on-going project of self-healing. Here is an introduction to the process, from an article on my website:
“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 brain wave frequencies 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 that – 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. Article continues here…
This workshop will be ideal for anyone seeking to improve their own health and wellbeing, and the health and wellbeing of others.
You will need to book with me directly to get the Zoom link, and a recorded version of the lesson is included in the fee. Bookings are by email, or via my contact form.
This will be a very practical course and you will receive notes and supporting materials to help you maintain the improvements you experience from this immersive Awareness Through Movement experience.
Daily Feldenkrais: Immersive Classes
Potent Inner Voice
Self-soothing & Self-healing
Online + Recordings & Notes
December 6th-10th
1 pm – 2.30 pm GMT [8 am – 9.30 am EDT]
£75 / £50 / Donation
…As we become more able to recognise the subtle internal voices we have been ignoring for much of our life thus far, we begin to know better what we are feeling at any given moment. We may not be able to immediately switch to feeling the way we would like, but we can begin to integrate those missing emotional states back into our adult persona, and to know ourselves a little better as we go along, rounding out our sense of self as a more complex, more spontaneous – and often less amenable – being. I feel strongly that this is the restoration of our ‘human dignity’ that Moshe considered to be the core goal of his method. Details here…
You will need to book with me directly to get the Zoom link, and a recorded version of the lesson is included in the fee. Bookings are by email, or via my contact form.
This will be a very practical course and you will receive notes and supporting materials to help you maintain the improvements you experience from this immersive Awareness Through Movement experience.
NEW DATE: Feldenkrais Fundamentals
Improve Your Squatting
December 12th
2 – 5pm GMT – £35/Donation
If you would like to be better able to sit on the floor for longer periods of time the ideal solution is Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement, and the way to improve more quickly is to do more than just the one class a week. This workshop is going to be somewhat more demanding than usual. The aim will be to improve our sitting ability via explorations on hands and knees, with the ultimate goal of being better able to squat, and to come up to standing from the floor.
More detail about the background of this workshop here…
Potent Voice Sunday
Vocal Intensity & Expression
December 19th
2 – 5pm GMT – £35/Donation
Vocal expression is the aspect of a singer’s performance that engages us with the words and the emotional story of the song being sung. Of course this is a very wide area to look at, but it is an important element to be aware of throughout your development as a singer, even for a complete beginner. For many listeners the expressive, emotive skills of a singer are more important than either their technical skill or their musicality. Bob Dylan and Billie Holiday move us so much that we forgive them their less-than-perfect voices.
The emotional freedom revealed in the voice is not the result of technical skill alone, for most of us it develops over time as we gain in self-awareness, self-knowledge and acceptance, and learn to trust our audience, thus freeing ourselves to be truly present while singing. We can however refine the way we practice in order to explore different aspects of vocal expression, thus increasing our intuitive understanding of what makes one performance more moving than another.
This workshop will be beneficial for:
Singers, presenters, performers, and anyone interested in the voice, and issues around self-expression
Anyone dealing with chronic tension in the face, jaw, and throat.
Anyone interested in meditation and chanting
More information about Potent Voice here…
Use the contact form to ask me any questions or make a booking.
More dates for your diary in 2022…
Daily Course – January 4th – 7th:
Breath, Heart, Pelvic Floor & Hara
Potent Voice–Sunday 16th–TBA
Fundamentals–Sunday 23rd– TBA
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!