Feldenkrais Elevator Speech

So many people tell me that they have a hard time explaining to their friends what Feldenkrais is.  So I am creating a little card for them to hand to the questioners.  Thing is, I know what Feldenkrais is, so sometimes I miss what might help clarify an explanation.  So I’m posting it here to get your feedback.  Better yet, share it with someone who doesn’t know what it is and let me know what they think! And then we can all use it to make the elusive, obvious.

The Feldenkrais Method is an exquisite movement technology that retrains the nervous system.  Pain from old injuries, past traumas, and inefficient habits is often the result of how the nervous system processes information.  Feldenkrais’ gentle, pleasant movement sequences are done slowly while lying, sitting or sometimes standing in a non-competitive learning environment where awareness is stressed over performance.  The slow, repetitive movements help students recognize and eliminate limiting habits and tensions, improving both  quality of movement and of life.

The motto of the Feldenkrais Method is, “Less pain, more gain.”  By accessing the kinesthetic intelligence that is everyone’s birthright, students improve without painful stretching or stressful exercises.  The carefully designed movements, developed over forty years of research, are part of many university curricula and arts programs as well as being included in rehabilitation programs throughout the world

.   Certified teachers guide the students’ awareness, allowing a relaxing learning experience that often goes beyond motor learning. Group classes, called Awareness Through Movement® lessons, are an affordable, safe way to have a regular movement practice.  Functional Integration®, (one on one lessons) offer custom programs that target an individual’s needs.  For a detailed description of both types of learning, visit: http://laviniaplonka.com/feldenkrais.html.