'The only thing that is permanent about our behaviour patterns is our belief that they are so'   - Moshe Feldenkrais

The traditional approach to musculoskeletal pain is to base treatment on a specific area of the body. The Feldenkrais Method looks at the problem holistically. Rather than focusing on the problem in a particular joint or area the focus is on the pattern or posture that maintains or creates the pain. The Feldenkrais Method is gentle but direct in teaching effective movement patterns based on the natural design of the body.
Israeli physicist Moshe Feldenkrais, who pioneered the method, made the simple observation that the way we move affects every aspect of our lives.
Our brain and body sense the world though our primary senses. The Feldenkrais Method heightens our awareness of our kinaesthetic sense; the part of the nervous system that detects body position and movement of muscles, tendons and joints. The Feldenkrais Method awakens your attention to kinaesthetic sensations and teaches you to improve your posture and movements by refining your ability to sense what feels good.

Benefits of the Feldenkrais Method

• Relief from pain and strain on the body
• Improved postural alignment in everyday activities such as sitting and standing
• Greater flexibility and strength
• Learn simple and effective ways to look after yourself and prevent injury
• Enhanced well-being and self-awareness

Individual Feldenkrais Sessions - Functional Integration
Margery offers one-on-one sessions which are ideal for those with chronic problems who need an individually tailored approach. Using gentle hands-on techniques, Margery is able to release postural patterns which cause pain and repetitive strain. The body becomes more integrated to move as a whole, with each part doing what it is designed to do. Margery will teach you how to integrate these changes by using your awareness, and through movement explorations that can be easily done in everyday activities.

People who have benefitted:

• A 21-year-old university student with Repetitive Strain Injury
• A 45-year-old marketing manager with chronic lower back pain
• A 70-year-old retiree with chronic stiffness and balance problems
• A 65-year-old woman with low bone density and postural problems
• A 48-year-old woman with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and depression.

“Feldenkrais is the most effective therapy I have tried for the treatment of the aches and pains of office work and modern life . Margery is simply the best practitioner I have found." Monica

"Thanks to Margery Hellman’s Feldenkrais-based exercises back pain that I considered chronic has completely disappeared. Margery’s holistic, intelligent and educative approach has meant that I now know how to progressively improve my posture. My general sense of well-being has also improved!" Jenny L.