My Story
I never planned to become a Feldenkrais practitioner.
I first discovered the Feldenkrais Method in my twenties after reading a Washington Post article about it. At the time I was just curious. I took a few classes and found it fascinating. How could doing a few small movements on a mat for an hour change how everything felt?
But then life moved on, and it stayed in the background. Until, nearly twenty years later, after long days at a computer for work, I found myself living with chronic pain.
Like many people, I tried the usual— yoga, physical therapy, massage, chiropractors. Some of it helped. But nothing created lasting change.
Then, I remembered Feldenkrais. Because of COVID, online classes were an option now. So I signed up and dove back in — this time not just out of curiosity, but because I needed relief.
What surprised me most was how quickly things shifted. I could do a 30-minute Awareness Through Movement lesson and feel a noticeable difference right away. What’s more, the lesson itself was often a pleasant, a calming experience.
The Moment That Hooked Me
After a dental appointment in 2022, I was told I would have to do thousands of dollars of work to prevent further damage from teeth grinding. I mentioned it to my Feldenkrais teacher and asked if we could work on it — not expecting much.
After just two private lessons, my grinding was somehow 80% reduced.
I remember thinking “What CAN’T this help with?!” I needed to know more.
That’s when it clicked — this work went much deeper than I had realized.
And in a bit of cosmic timing, at work, I was working on a project about musculoskeletal care in the U.S. Which meant I was knee-deep in data about joint replacements, chronic back pain, and all the ways our bodies “wear out.” It was… sobering.The numbers started to feel personal.
If I kept living and moving the way I had been — long days at a computer, pushing through tension, adjusting my chair for the hundredth time — I was going to become one of those statistics. I didn’t want that to feel so… inevitable. Through Feldenkrais, I began to see another possibility.
I started learning how to notice myself more clearly. Small things at first. How I was sitting. Where I was holding tension for no reason? I started to be aware of weird things like where my pelvis was, and that wait, my sternum can move? I was getting more comfortable in my own skin. And the more I experienced that, the more I realized something important: the story that pain and decline are just “part of getting older” isn’t the whole truth.
Yes, bodies change. Yes, aging is real. Yes, pregnancy and motherhood rearrange you. But inevitable suffering? I’m not so sure. Learning, and more importantly, feeling that I could have real influence over how I move and age. That kind of empowerment changes more than posture. Once I felt that for myself, I couldn’t un-know it. And I want other people to know it too.
So that’s why I’m here. And that’s why I hope you’ll join me.