Feldenkrais^®   ·  Outside-the-Box Physical Therapy Sandi Goldring PT, Atlanta Feldenkrais Practitioner

Feldenkrais (pronounced fel'-den-krice) distinguishes itself from other approaches by working with you as a dynamic, self-correcting individual. It’s not about fixing you, but rather, helping you perform your activities with pleasure and success, and regain control over your life.

When things stop working well, it’s usually because your movement habits conflict with the actions you’re trying to perform (sort of like trying to drive while stepping on the gas and brake simultaneously.) Although pain and dysfunction seem to come out of nowhere, chances are you’ve actually been limiting yourself –  perhaps injuring yourself – for a long time.

The key to improving is (1) learning to experience what you do, both deliberately and unconsciously, (2) feeling how you do it, (3) finding easier alternatives.

That’s where Feldenkrais comes in. This three-step process uses gentle, tactile guidance and ingenious exercises, which lead you to consciously feel how you interfere with yourself and then get out of your own way. Sometimes you simply refine your current skills.   Often, you can suddenly do things that used to be too hard.

One thing’s certain: you learn how to do the same old things in brand new ways, and you feel better, lighter, nimbler, and more precise while doing them!