About Functional Integration® Sessions

Why?

Feldenkrais® Functional Integration® lessons can help you move better.
Most people wait until something feels bad before they take steps towards
moving better. I see these people all the time—people who move stiffly,
who hold their shoulder up towards their ear, who favor a knee or a hip. When I get these folks onto my table, it’s always with a sense of relief. I know that Feldenkrais® lessons can help them move more easily, and reduce the discomfort they are feeling.

Some people don’t wait until something hurts—they want to improve their
coordination or heighten their athletic prowess, or just to move as well as
possible. Feldenkrais® can help with these things, too. Wherever you are somatically, Feldenkrais® Functional Integration® lessons can increase your mobility, improve your alignment—and help you feel better.

What’s it like?

Functional Integration® sessions are one-on-one Feldenkrais® lessons. It
starts with a movement evaluation—I spend a few minutes watching the way
that you walk and perform simple actions. This evaluation alerts me to your
particular movement patterns, so that I can begin to design a course of
learning that will show your body how to move more effectively. I do this
by guiding your body through a series of gentle, painless, non-intrusive
motions.

How does it work?

These movements actually teach your body how to move better. Also, they
‘teach’ your body on a neurological level—so the lessons are internalized
and put into use immediately. Our nervous systems are starving for variety, for information about new ways to move. Feldenkrais® Functional Integration® lessons teach them easier, more efficient ways to move.

Who is this for?

Everyone! But, my specialty is people with repetitive strain injuries (like carpal tunnel syndrome) and people who have pain from computer use such as a stiff neck, shoulders, upper back, etc. But, I’ve also helped a golfer improve her game, a chef who suffered from hip pain from standing all day long, and a person who habitually locked their jaw.

If it moves, I can help you improve it!

Contact me today for an appointment!

Functional Integration® Client Testimonials