RESTORE YOURSELF!

If you’ve ever bought a fixer-upper, you know that it takes some real effort to restore it! Thankfully, your body is very different from a 100 year old home or a vintage car. When you are feeling run down from the chronic stress in which we live these days, it is not more effort that your body is yearning for, but LESS! 

The Feldenkrais Method is a beautiful process that invites you into sensory exploration and quality connection with yourself. Through gentle movement processes, you become aware of your habits and the unique ways of how you do stress. These Awareness Through Movement lessons evoke the intelligent capacities within yourself of finding new ways of being, doing, thinking so that you can find your way back to balance, equilibrium and restoration! None of us has been untouched by 2020, and although our bodies may feel vintage, perhaps we are simply waiting for the conditions of restoration to arrive. 

IMAGINE the capacity to restore yourself…..Starting or ending each day with a peaceful feeling and a clear mind.

WHAT would it be like…

• If you could stay present and care for yourself despite the demands and stresses of these ever more challenging times? 
• If you could begin your morning with free, easy movement rather than stiff, achy joints?
• If you could start each day with a clear, present mind rather than stressful, nagging thoughts?
• If you could let go of the impact of your day before you head to bed and actually rest? 

HOW
For 14 consecutive days begin or end your day with a 30-45 min Awareness Through Movement Lesson in the comfort of your own home. Classes are live and a link to the recordings are sent out following each class for you to explore again in the evening. 

We will do Awareness Through Movement lessons, self-care exercises to regulate your vagal nerve system, and lessons with soft exercise balls to regulate the fascial system. On Saturday’s we will spend time in community learning from each other how these practices are integrating into our daily routines. 

WHY
Habits of movement are developed over a life time and under immense stress older, less efficient habit reemerge.  To make sustainable change, our nervous system needs consistent exposure to new sensations, new ideas and new options. Participating in a consistent, regular, slow exploration of Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement lessons is an excellent way to experience the truly transformational potential this method has to create major changes in our selves, our thinking, our moving and our wellbeing.

We will need a minimum of 10 participants to hold this series of classes.
INVITE YOUR FRIENDS!!!

YOU CAN FEEL BETTER!

WHEN 
AUGUST 15-28, 2021 (SUN – SAT)
SUN – FRI: 8:30-9:00 a.m. (Central Standard Time) 
SATURDAYS: 8:30-10:00 a.m. (Central Standard Time)

If this time doesn’t work for you, there will be a link for the lesson available for 24 hours after its taught for you to access when it is convenient for you. 

INTERNET/OTHER NEEDS
You will need access to wifi so you can access ZOOM. This can be on any electronic device. A place to lie down on the floor. We will be using some soft exercise balls with some of the lessons. When choosing a ball, the size should be between 6 and 9 inches. The smaller your frame, likely, you will appreciate a smaller ball.  You will be putting your body weight onto the ball so you want to be sure it has some strength to it while also being pliable and having a grippy, stretchy surface texture. In the double ball set each ball is rated to support up to 220 lbs.

ACCESS
We would like anyone who wants to invest in their well-being and self-care to have access to this opportunity regardless of financial means.

This offering is a self-determined way to invest in this life changing experience.

The fee scale is based on your self-determined access to privilege, social capital and resources. In your self-determination, please consider your position of privilege based on aspects of your personhood that do or do not grant you access to social capital e.g. race, gender, sexual identity, socio-economic status, educational background, able-bodiedness, number of people who rely on your resources, etc.

We realize multiple household members could participate for the price of single admission and ask you to consider the “abundance tier” in this case, should your household be able to afford it.

SELF-CARE INVESTMENT

Abundant Access to Resources: $232 online $225 cash/check (~$15/class)
Sufficient Access to Resources: $155 online $150 cash/check (~$10/class)
Limited Access to Resources: $77 online $75 cash/check (~$5/class)
Scholarship: Contact us for more info.

CANCELLATION POLICY 
Cancellations made prior to Aug 8, 2021 will be refunded minus a 10% administration fee. There will be no refunds after Aug 8, 2021

TEACHERS:
Kelly Feder, GCFT … 314-563-1266

kelly@feldenkraismovementstl.com

Liz Wickhart, GCFT … 202-302-0372

info@lizwickhart.com