The Feldenkrais Method of body education uses gentle movement and directed attention to help people learn new and more effective ways of living the life they want. The underlying philosophy of Feldenkrais is that everyone has an innate capacity for correct, graceful, and efficient movement, and the method helps them to rediscover this ability. Regular practice results in increased range of motion, flexibility, and coordination, and often also results in improved thinking, emotional regulation, and problem solving capabilities.
Benefits of the Feldenkrais Method may include: improved sports performance, reduced joint and back pain, improved posture, faster recovery from surgery, stress relief, better balance, and improved sleep patterns.
Feldenkrais practitioners understand movement problems and how to help you make a permanent change to better ways of moving. Feldenkrais emphasizes small movements, performed very slowly and gently, which helps people understand their habitual movement patterns and change to new ones. The focus on slow, gentle movements makes it a particularly good approach for older people and people who experience chronic pain.
At Synergy Healthcare in Spokane Valley, Feldenkrais is used by Nora Graebner, PTA and Heather Shipley, DPT.
To read more about the Feldenkrais Method, click here. To learn more about Feldenkrais and how it may help you, please contact us or request an appointment.
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