212-727-1014 www.FeldenkraisInstitute.com

134 West 26th Street, Second Floor New York, New York 10001

© 2015 Kaethe Zemach-Bersin, Feldenkrais Institute of New York

2015

Improving the quality of each individual life

The powerful do-it-yourself aspect of the Feldenkrais Method®

Feldenkrais Class ScheduleAwareness Through Movement®

Exercises

Wednesday

Tuesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

12:30 pm Open Class with Marek Wyszynski 1:45 pm Basics Class with Nancy Gayle Judson 6:30 pm Open Class with Belinda He

12:30 pm Open Class with Mark Hirschfield 3:00 pm Community Class with Belinda He 5:30 pm Basics Class with Mark Hirschfield

12:30 pm Open Class with Kasia Wyszynski 5:30 pm Open Class with Tamala Bakkensen

12:30 pm Open Class with Mark Hirschfield 5:30 pm Open Class with Suzanne Ausnit

12:30 pm Open Class with Nancy Gayle Judson

12:30 pm Open Class with Thais Silva 1:45 pm Basics Class with Belinda He 5:30 pm Open Class with Tamala Bakkensen

Monday

Drop-ins: $25 • 6 Classes: $125 • 12 Classes: $250 • Members: All classes are freeBasics Class: Ideal for newcomers Open Class: All are welcome

Newcomers: Your second class is freePre-registration is recommended but not required. Mats are provided.

Workshops, Classes & NewsFebruary 3

February 4

February 12

February 16

February 18

February 24

February 26

Beginners Feldenkrais with Marek Wyszynski

Feldenkrais & Mindfulness with Marek Wyszynski (Rescheduled from January 27th)

The Dynamics of Personal Space in a Changing Environment with Moti Nativ

Bones for Life with Anastasi Siotas

Pain-Free and Healthy Shoulders with Nancy Judson

TMJ Health and Comfort with Mark Hirschfield

How You Do The Things You Do with Alan Questel

February

Member Tuition: $30 • Pre-Registration: $55 • Day of Event: $65

Anastasi Siotas teaches Ruthy Alon’s Movement Intelligence programs both nationally and internationally.

” Anastasi Siotas is a delightful Bones For Life Trainer, with inspiring enthusiasm and a fine tuned caring for the inner dynamics that make the difference. His presence conveys the Biological Optimism of my programs.” – Ruthy Alon, Senior Feldenkrais Trainer and creator of Bones for Life

Bones for Life is based on principles of the Feldenkrais Method®, and employs a natural, movement-based process to strengthen the skeleton.

with Anastasi Siotas Senior BFL Trainer & Feldenkrais Method® Assistant Trainer

Bones for Life is a natural, movement-based exercise program created by Senior Feldenkrais Method Trainer Ruthy Alon, as a way to improve bone health. This 7-week course lays the groundwork for all of Dr. Alon’s Movement Intelligence programs. It is valuable if you’d like to improve your own skeletal integrity, and essential if you’d like to become certified to teach this material to others.

There was lots of excitement when Ruthy Alon came to visit and teach last year. So we were delighted when Anastasi Siotas, one of Ruthy’s Senior Trainers, offered to teach a “foundational” Bones for Life course for us. Please join us to explore gentle, active weight-bearing activities designed to improve the way you sit, stand, walk, run, and jump.

Monday Evenings: February 16, 23 and March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

Bones for Life®

NOTE: With your purchase of the $100 Segment 1 Training Manual, participants will receive a recording of each class with Anastasi. If you need to miss a class, this will enable you to “catch up.”

Regular Tuition: $550 Early Bird Tuition: $520 through Tuesday, February 2

Dates: Monday Evenings (7 sessions) February 16, 23 & March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Time: 6:30pm–9:30pm Pre-registration: is recommended to secure your space.

Member and Trainee Discount: 20% off regular tuition.

The Feldenkrais Method is gaining recognition these days as a sophisticated yet accessible resource that can help the body in many ways. Increasing numbers of people — from all walks of life — are discovering the Feldenkrais Method and using it to enhance physical skills and performance, reduce pain, promote recovery after injury, increase flexibility, and reduce stress.

Feldenkrais engages our brain’s neuroplasticity (it’s innate ability to learn, adapt and change) in order to improve the way we are organized, both neurologically and musculoskeletally. Because one must experience the Feldenkrais Method to understand it’s special qualities, we offer frequent introductory workshops. To make this one even more enjoyable, consider bringing a friend with you at no additional cost. NOTE: Please call to let us know if you plan to bring a guest.

Marek Wyszynski, Co-Founder of the Feldenkrais Institute, is a generous teacher with a wealth of experience as a Physical Therapist and a Feldenkrais Practitioner. Stop by to learn, experience, and enjoy!

Tuesday, February 3 • 6:30-9:30 pm

7-Class Course: Mondays 6:30-9:30 pm

with Marek Wyszynski

Bring a Friend for Free!

Beginners FeldenkraisAn Introduction to the Feldenkrais Method

Member Tuition: $30 • Pre-Registration: $55 • Day of Event: $65Member Tuition: $30 • Pre-Registration: $55 • Day of Event: $65

Our environment is constantly changing, and some changes challenge our personal space. In this workshop with visiting guest teacher, Moti Nativ, we will use Awareness Through Movement® to improve the way we navigate within a changing environment, mentally and physically. We will clarify our personal space, and learn how to protect it with confident action using movement and perceptual parameters such as orientation, space, direction, distance, speed, and timing. We will bring these theoretical concepts into practice and see how — when they are joined harmoniously — the quality of all our actions is able to improve.

with Moti Nativ

Moti Nativ is an Israeli Feldenkrais Practitioner and a retired Colonel in the Israeli Defense Force. Moti is also a master teacher of Budo Taijutsu (a Japanese martial art), has a black belt in Judo, is a certified Krav Maga instructor, and founder of the Bujinkan Dojo of Awareness in Israel. Recently, Moti wrote the forewords to the new editions of three early books by Dr. Feldenkrais: Practical Unarmed Combat, Higher Judo, and Autosuggestion.

The Dynamics of Personal Space in a Changing Environment

Thursday, February 12 • 6:30-9:30 pm

Pain-Free & Healthy Shoulders For relaxation and health with Nancy Judson

Member Tuition: $30 • Pre-Registration: $55 • Day of Event: $65

A workshop to improve the health and flexibility of your shoulders

Do you ever notice that one or both of your shoulders is weak while doing certain activities? Or, that your shoulders are often hunched or tight? Habits of chronic shoulder tension are very common and may contribute to head, neck, and arm pain, restricted breathing, reduced motion, and poor posture. Feldenkrais exercises are a great tool for improving the health and comfort of your shoulders. They can improve the way your body is organized, help to change old patterns, and give you practical tools to use any time you notice that your shoulders are becoming tense.

Join Nancy Judson, a compassionate and dedicated Feldenkrais Teacher, for a three-hour workshop designed to help you develop better shoulder health. Learn new and novel ways to improve the flexibility and organization of your shoulders so that you can use your arms in the ways you’d like, and be less vulnerable to injury.

Wednesday, February 18 • 6:30-9:30 pm

Many people experience pain in the area of their mouth, face and jaw commonly referred to as “TMJ Syndrome”. This diagnosis includes a range of difficulties involving the temporomandibular joint. In many cases, the Feldenkrais Method can be extremely helpful. If you suffer from pain in your face, mouth or jaw, unconsciously clench or grind your teeth, or have headaches related to jaw tension, this workshop is for you.

Join Mark Hirschfield to explore an exquisite selection of Awareness Through Movement lessons. A relaxed, healthy jaw may also help to bring about improvements in your breathing, digestion and appearance, and the comfort of your neck, chest, back and shoulders. It can also improve your sleep, and reduce stress and anxiety.

Mark Hirschfield is a full-time Practitioner at the Feldenkrais Institute of New York. He has a wealth of experience in the theatre arts, and enjoys helping people to discover new paths of self-improvement, awareness, and wellbeing.

with Mark Hirschfield

In association with the Feldenkrais Institute’s TMJ Health Program

Member Tuition: $30 • Pre-Registration: $55 • Day of Event: $65

TMJ Health & Comfort

Tuesday, February 24 • 6:30-9:30 pm

You may attend this workshop on it’s own, OR as part of the TMJ Health Program. The full program includes 6 personalized sessions and a CD set for home-use.

The Feldenkrais Institute’s TMJ Health ProgramAfter leading a workshop, our teachers often wish that they could continue to work with participants individually to support them in their improvement. The Feldenkrais Institute’s new TMJ Health Program provides an opportunity for precisely this; a period of sustained, gradual, and cumulative care.

TMJ problems can be very challenging. Therefore, we are delighted to present a personalized program to help you improve your TMJ health and comfort. We will offer it twice in 2015. The first session begins on February 24, and the second session will take place in the Fall.

The TMJ Health Program includes: • Participation in a TMJ Health workshop

• A consultation and 6 individualized sessions

• A CD home-care program and support to help you sustain and optimize your improvement

” I wholeheartedly recommend TMJ Health. In every case it produces more symptomatic relief and faster results.” ” – Suzanne J. Fuselier, D.C.

” TMJ Health is exceptionally well designed and will be a true source of relief to the TMJ sufferer.” – Michael D. Yapko, Ph.D., Erickson Institute of San Diego

” It is hard to imagine a better program for patients with chronic TMJ pain than TMJ Health. The exercises are remarkably effective and can cure TMJ pain once and for all.” – Eugene Benjamin, D.C.

” I highly recommend TMJ Health. It represents a perfect marriage between neurological and orthopedic physical therapy.” – Osa Jackson, Ph.D., P.T.

Price: $860 • Price for Members: $800

NOTE: If you already own TMJ Health, the CD program recorded by Feldenkrais Trainers David Zemach-Bersin and Mark Reese, you may receive a $81.66 discount from the cost of the program.

Member Tuition: $30 • Pre-Registration: $55 • Day of Event: $65

Movement is at the foundation of everything you do. Like a single cell moving towards nourishment or away from danger, you can not survive without moving in a complex variety of ways. Join visiting guest Teacher and Feldenkrais Trainer, Alan Questel, for a rare 3-hour evening workshop in NYC to enjoy a Awareness Through Movement experience designed to reveal the basic building blocks of everything you do. By reconnecting with these essential building blocks, you will gain an understanding of how to make your actions easier, more efficient and more pleasurable. You will come to know everything you need to know…almost!

We are delighted to welcome Alan Questel back to the Feldenkrais Institute with this three-hour public workshop. Alan has a clear, playful, and down-to-earth style. He is a Feldenkrais Trainer in programs in the US, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Japan and Canada. Alan is visiting from Santa Fe, New Mexico.

” Alan Questel is an inspiring and engaging teacher. His approach is systematic and creative, his persona warm and caring and his humor makes the whole thing even more fun!” – Yvan Joly, Feldenkrais Trainer, Canada

Thursday, February 26 • 6:30-9:30 pm

How You Do The Things You DoA basic understanding of how you do

everything you do... almost!with Guest Teacher Alan Questel

Discount on Workshops!Are you aware of the TAKE 5 and SAVE special?Through February, you can buy a Take 5 and SAVE package for a reduced, New Year’s Sale price. Until March, this popular workshop discount package costs $250. Through February, the Take 5 and SAVE package costs $225, and allows you to register for five 3-hour workshops of your choice…for only $45 each!

For more information, please call 212-727-1014!

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Workshop Calendar2015 Public Workshops • Workshops for Performing Artists

Programs for Feldenkrais Practitioners

Courses for Physical Therapists and other Health Professionals

The New

Calendar is here!

How do multiple actions synthesize into one? In Functional Integration we are often faced with having to respond to the variety of needs presented by our student — a particular pain, an issue around self-image, a need to improve on something — all the while having to pay attention to ourselves as we evolve a lesson. How do we maintain a sense of integrity of action and confidence when facing such a task?

To enjoy the Feldenkrais Method often and easily, consider becoming a Member of the Feldenkrais Institute of New York.

Membership includes:

• Unlimited access to all our Classes

• A Monthly Tune-Up: either a complimentary Functional Integration Session or a private Awareness Through Movement lesson

• 20% off additional Feldenkrais Sessions

• Reduced tuition for all Workshops

• Discounts on Books and Audio-Programs

Please call 212-727-1014 or stop by the lobby for more information.

March 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 with Anastasi Siotas Bones for Life (Continuing Classes)March 3 with Kasia Wyszynski and Thais Silva Pelvic Health and Awareness

Double Header SaturdayMORNING March 7 with David Zemach-Bersin Feldenkrais Back Care Strategies for pain-relief and self-protection

AFTERNOON March 7 with David Zemach-Bersin Dynamic Sitting How to avoid strain & postural problems

March 17 with Marek Wyszynski Maintaining a Pain-Free and Healthy Neck Feldenkrais perspectives for self-care

March 18 with Mark Hirschfield Comfortable Feet Flexibility and support from the ground up

March 31 with Suzanne Ausnit Feldenkrais Tricks & Tools for Yoga Lengthen and strengthen

Workshops Coming in March

February 27 - March 1

Multi-Tasking in Functional IntegrationAdvanced Training for Feldenkrais Practitioners

with Guest Teacher: Alan Questel

Regular Tuition: $390 Early bird Tuition: $340 through Tuesday, February 17

Open to: Practitioners, 3rd and 4th year trainees. Pre-registration is recommended to secure your space.

Trainee Discount: 20% off regular tuition. Travel Discount: 10% off regular tuition.

For more information and to register, call the Feldenkrais Institute at 212-727-1014.

Membership

212-727-1014 www.FeldenkraisInstitute.com

134 West 26th Street, Second Floor New York, New York 10001

© 2015 Kaethe Zemach-Bersin, Feldenkrais Institute of New York

2015

Improving the quality of each individual life

The powerful do-it-yourself aspect of the Feldenkrais Method®

Feldenkrais Class ScheduleAwareness Through Movement®

Exercises

Wednesday

Tuesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

12:30 pm Open Class with Marek Wyszynski 1:45 pm Basics Class with Nancy Gayle Judson 6:30 pm Open Class with Belinda He

12:30 pm Open Class with Mark Hirschfield 3:00 pm Community Class with Belinda He 5:30 pm Basics Class with Mark Hirschfield

12:30 pm Open Class with Kasia Wyszynski 5:30 pm Open Class with Tamala Bakkensen

12:30 pm Open Class with Mark Hirschfield 5:30 pm Open Class with Suzanne Ausnit

12:30 pm Open Class with Nancy Gayle Judson

12:30 pm Open Class with Thais Silva 1:45 pm Basics Class with Belinda He 5:30 pm Open Class with Tamala Bakkensen

Monday

Drop-ins: $25 • 6 Classes: $125 • 12 Classes: $250 • Members: All classes are freeBasics Class: Ideal for newcomers Open Class: All are welcome

Newcomers: Your second class is freePre-registration is recommended but not required. Mats are provided.

Workshops, Classes & NewsFebruary 3

February 4

February 12

February 16

February 18

February 24

February 26

Beginners Feldenkrais with Marek Wyszynski

Feldenkrais & Mindfulness with Marek Wyszynski (Rescheduled from January 27th)

The Dynamics of Personal Space in a Changing Environment with Moti Nativ

Bones for Life with Anastasi Siotas

Pain-Free and Healthy Shoulders with Nancy Judson

TMJ Health and Comfort with Mark Hirschfield

How You Do The Things You Do with Alan Questel

February