Barbara KRONSTEINER
Ph.D. Contemporary History, M. Romance Languages, GCFP
Vienna (AUSTRIA)
Reading Moshe Feldenkrais' books, The Potent Self, and reading-doing the lessons of Awareness Through Movement, in 2009, Barbara was so intrigued by the Method, she enrolled in the "Paris 13" Training. Her Feldenkrais studio is located in Vienna. The over ten year experience as a Practitioner was helpful to switch in March 2020 into online classes. Her teaching languages are German, French, Italian and English.
kronsteinerbarbara@gmail.com
Dirk HAUSKA
CFP
Berlin (GERMANY)
Originally a cultural scientist, Dirk, who lives and works in Berlin (Germany), turned to helping people getting rid of their back aches: since 2004, he is an instructor for health oriented strength training. The guild certified Feldenkrais Practitioner has his own studio and happy to bring the method to worlds as diverse as the LGBTQ* community, art museums, multinational corporations and, of course, the Daily Improvement Collective. www.feldenkraismoabit.de
Erifily NIKOLA
GCFP
Athens (GREECE)
Erifily Nikola is a Feldenkrais Practitioner from Athens, Greece. She is also a yoga teacher, an anatomy enthusiast and an apprentice clown. In her classes she offers people the space and time to unfold themselves. Samples of her teaching styles can be found in her channel: youtube.com/ErifilyNikola
3rifily@gmail.com
Myriam AUDIN
GCFP
Paris (FRANCE)
Violinist and Feldenkrais practitioner, Myriam is especially interested in the fluidity of movement in every action of life. Convinced of everyone's potential, she is committed to making others discover a sense of comfort and lightness in their movements. She helps them recognize their habits and make them evolve for greater ease.
https://www.imagine-feldenkrais.com/t-en
imagine.feldenkrais@gmail.com
Uwe MESTER
M. Ed and Soc. Work., GCFP
Charlotte, Vermont (USA)
Uwe is German and has been teaching the Feldenkrais Method since his graduation in 2005. He started to develop an interest into the Feldenkrais-Method in 1997 after a lower back surgery. He holds a master’s degree in Education and Social Work. www.vermontfeldenkrais.com
movevt@gmail.com
Stéphanie MENASE
Ph.D. Philosophy, GCFP, Assistant Trainer of The Feldenkrais Method®
Paris (FRANCE)
“After a university course (researcher and publisher, editor specializing in the philosophy of Merleau-Ponty), I trained (2009-2012) to teach Feldenkrais Method after having practiced it for my own benefit for 20 years. I work with all audiences (children, adults), face to face and via the internet.” Ceritified Assistant trainer by Eurotab.
stephanie.menase@free.fr
stephaniemenase.com
Luka SKYWALKER
CGFP
Hamburg (GERMANY)
"I started my training as a Feldenkrais teacher in July 2015 in Vienna and San Rafael, California. Those four years changed my life, and I had the chance to develop myself in many directions. There have been countless moments during this time when things lit up for me – while learning about the connections between skeletal organisation, the resting phases, breathing, statics and well-being, to name a few."
luka@lukaskywalkerin.com
Paula BARATTA
GCFP
Buenos Aires (ARGENTINA)
"Experiencing the Feldenkrais Method for over 25 years, studying, teaching and practicing. In 2020, I started teaching online and I'm pleased and surprised about this new modality. Also teaching small groups in the park and slowly opening my studio for individual hands on lessons. Background of Contact Improvisation, Fedora Aberastury´s system, Yoga, Qi Gong, Tai chi, music, singing and drawing. Grateful and happy to share this ongoing adventure."
loskatos@gmail.com
Vicky BROWN-RAVANO
B.A. Creative Arts
San Francisco, California (USA)
“I became interested in the Feldenkrais Method in the 70's. I trained at Amherst with Dr. Feldenkrais. My background is in the arts and dance which works well with the myriad of possibilities for change offered by the Feldenkrais Method. I have taught for many years in San Francisco and am looking forward to teaching in person.”
vickybrownravano@gmail.com
Joe REYNOLDS
M.A. in Music, Student Teacher in Feldenkrais Method
Cambridge (UK)
Joe originally trained as a musician at the Royal College of Music and Oxford University. He has taught cello and piano for over ten years. Feldenkrais classes helped him solve repetitive strain injury from playing the cello. When the classes also transformed his walking, dancing, and mood, he decided to train as a practitioner.
josephreynolds.co.uk
Ulla HEUSLER
FP
Berlin (GERMANY)
Ulla is an IT enthusiast that came into contact with the FM in 2002: she decided to learn from Mia Segal, the first assistant of Feldenkrais. The 3-year-training with Mia helped her to deal better with her chronic rheumatic desease. To deepen her experience she completed a guild certified training for 4 years and started teaching in 2010, nowadays both online and in person (German and English).
feldenkrais@heusler.net
lernfeld-feldenkrais.de
Erica HORN
GFP
Marseille (FRANCE)
“Certified FP in 2004, my passion for movement started as a young competitive gymnast and horse rider but it was many years later, after a back injury that I discovered the Feldenkrais Method. I’m Australian, living in the South of France but have lived and taught Feldenkrais in several other countries, including Argentina where I also taught Argentine Tango. I'm fluent in English, French, and Spanish.”
contact@ericahorn.fr
Yaëlle KESTEN
Rubin Dance and music Academy, Jerusalem (Israël), D.E.A Middle East Cultures (Paris 8 University), GCFP
Paris (FRANCE)
“Since childhood interested in Dance. Born in Israel, Hebrew is my mother tongue. Went to high school in New York I also speak English. I did my Feldenkrais training with Myriam Pfeffer in Paris, where I live and teach children, adults via the net and face to face.”
yaellekesten@aol.com
Sue SETO
B.A., B. Ed., M.C.A., GCFP
Toronto, Ontario (CANADA)
Sue helps clients learn to improve their physical and mental wellbeing, online and in-person. After several decades of benefiting personally from this Method, Sue attended professional training and graduated in 2017. Previously, Sue taught as a college professor in accredited Social Work Services, Justice and Psychology Diploma programs, after providing health/rehabilitative programs in various settings.
sue@feldenkraistorontowest.com
Joyce LU
Ph.D., GCFP
Los Angeles, California (USA)
Certified in 2012, Joyce is a performing artist and professor of theatre who discovered the Method after pursuing different forms of therapy and approaches for a dance injury. She specializes in embodied social justice praxis and is training in psychodrama. She considers her practice to be an engagement with an ongoing process of empowerment and health.
feldenkraisjoyce@gmail.com
Katarina HALM
M.A., GCFP
Vancouver BC (CANADA)
"It is wonderful how students learn and colleagues present such varying lessons ~ all within our structured monthly themes at Daily Improvement Collective! My dedication to furthering the Feldenkrais Method® grows from a deep interest in how language develops in our movement, dreams, and daily living. Projects include Feldenkrais® Inclusion Initiative, A Sounder World w/ Sounder Sleep System™, and Bones for Life®."
Jill VAN NOTE
B.A. English, PCC, GCFP
New York City (USA)
Jill is an Executive Developmental Coach, classical trained actor and Awareness Through Movement® teacher. She loves guiding curious individuals in becoming a better version of themselves by way of the Feldenkrais Method®. She splits her time between NYC and Maine.
jvn@nyc.rr.com
Susinn SHALER
GCFP, Anat Baniel Method-Neuromovement® Practitioner, Belief Specialist - Belief Re-patterning®
Calgary, Alberta (CANADA)
“I am passionate about guiding you to step forward into your best self! I do my sessions online so it doesn’t matter where you live, I can work with you! Email me if you want more information and to find out if this work is right for you.”
susinn@gmail.com
Carmen LLERENAS
CGFP, MSc Sociology, MS in Spanish Civilization, Reflex Integration Techniques (MNRI), INPP, Waldorf Pedagogy
Chatou (FRANCE)
Carmen has practiced Feldenkrais in France and Mexico, teaching all ages. She’s member of AFF and the FGNA. She graduated with an MSc in Sociology and an MS in Spanish Civilization. Carmen has practiced Feldenkrais in France and Mexico, teaching all ages. She helps her clients to improve their balance and to enjoy their health and their lives.
colimatepetl@gmail.com
Cathy WRIGHT
M.Sc., GCFP, C.Bones for Life® Trainer, CM, NC in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork, Texas Massage Therapist
Alpine, Texas (USA)
Cathy spent 23 years with plant systems before she switched her focus to human systems. Cathy learned of the Feldenkrais Method® (FM) in massage school. She began her study of the FM with Bones for Life® (with Dr. Ruthy Alon). She completed a Feldenkrais training in 2013. Cathy teaches Awareness Through Movement® classes, Movement Intelligence classes and Functional Integration® lessons.
cathy@cathywright.com
Rika LESSER
B.A. (Yale), M.F.A. Writing, (Columbia), GCFP
Brooklyn, New York (USA)
For Rika--poet and translator of poetry and fiction, Feldenkrais practitioner since 2013--the Feldenkrais Method is an education in integrating mind and body, intention and action. She believes that everything is translation, not only words in different languages but relationships among persons and peoples. While teaching ATM, she pays particular attention to usage and tone. Rika works with individuals and groups in person and online. www.rikalesser.com
lesser.rika@gmail.com
Jayne LEE
GCFP
Flagstaff, Arizona (USA) and London (UK)
Born in Wales. Trained as a dancer in London and New York. Jayne became a Feldenkrais practitioner in 1997. Jayne is a Grand Canyon River Guide working on the Colorado river in the summers. She teaches Tai Chi Chuan and Argentine tango and runs a movement studio and collaborative performance group Human Nature Dance Theatrein Flagstaff AZ. She has been a practitioner assistant on London trainings and has a private practice offering group and individual Feldenkrais lessons.
jayne@humannture.ws
Kwan WONG
GCFP
San Francisco Bay Area, California (USA)
Kwan is the organizer of this group. He is passionate about helping students to establish a regular practice, using the Feldenkrais Method to explore the mind-body connection and as a self-improvement tool, transforming both physical and mental limitations to lead a more fulfilling life.
dailyimprovement.org@gmail.com
Rob BLACK
MSc, GCFP
Calgary, Alberta (CANADA)
Rob Black has maintained a private practice since graduating from a Feldenkrais Training in 1991. Rob's background includes study in psychology, computer programming and statistics, leading to a Masters in Educational Measurement, followed by post-graduate training in biofeedback. Rob is past-President of FGNA and has contributed significantly to the International Feldenkrais Federation. https://somaticjourneys.com
rblack@somaticjourneys.com
Norma LEISTIKO
GCFP
Portland, Oregon (USA)
“I was introduced to science by an extraordinary ballet teacher and anthropologist who brought to class an uncooked chicken to show us how joints of animals worked. I studied and taught with an extraordinary choreographer, Anna Halprin. I joined Moshe Feldenkrais’ training program conducted in San Francisco 1975-1977.”
normaleistiko@icloud.com
Marci SPIEGLER
M.S., GCFP
Los Angeles, California (USA)
The Feldenkrais Method helped Marci recover from debilitating pain and restricted movement, while teaching college-level Biology. She initially trained to understand how it works. Soon she was sharing, in-person and online, her passion for helping people of many ages, abilities, and backgrounds.
marci13131@gmail.com
Margot SCHAAL
GCFP, Assistant Trainer of The Feldenkrais Method®,Qigong Teacher, Reiki Master, B.F.A
New York City (USA))
Margot is a mover- helping clients in Rwanda, California, NYC and on zoom access their creativity, spontaneity and health. They have learned new ways to address chronic pain, injuries, accidents, anxiety, nervous system disorders, stroke, trauma, problems from cancer and surgery; and to increase flexibility, balance, physical performance, and joy. www.MargotSchaal.com
margot@margotschaal.com