Why Choose Feldenkrais, to Reduce Pain
and Move with Confidence Again
Feldenkrais is a gentle, neuroscience-based movement approach that focuses on learning rather than fixing.​
By exploring slow, comfortable movements, you become aware of habits that create unnecessary effort or strain — and learn alternatives that feel safer, smoother, and more efficient.
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It’s taught in two complementary ways:
Awareness Through Movement®
Guided group lessons using gentle movement sequences.
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Functional Integration®
One-to-one, hands-on sessions tailored to your individual needs.
The Benefits of Feldenkrais
Reduce Pain Without Forcing
Many aches and pains come from long-standing movement habits rather than damage. Feldenkrais helps you release excess effort, often easing back pain, neck and shoulder tension, hip discomfort, and joint stiffness — without pushing through pain.
Improve Posture Naturally
Instead of “trying to sit up straight,” Feldenkrais improves how your skeleton supports you. As your movement becomes better organised, posture often improves effortlessly.
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Better Balance and Stability
Feldenkrais improves coordination and body awareness, which can increase confidence when walking, standing, or changing direction — especially helpful if you feel cautious or unsteady.
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Easier Everyday Movement
Simple activities like getting out of a chair, turning in bed, reaching overhead, or walking can feel smoother and lighter, using less effort.
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Support for Neurological & Long-Term Conditions
Because lessons are adaptable and gentle, Feldenkrais is widely used by people with neurological conditions, chronic pain, and long-standing movement difficulties.
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Enhanced Performance
Athletes, dancers, musicians, and golfers use Feldenkrais to improve efficiency, refine technique, prevent injury, and recover more quickly — often doing more with less effort.
Why Feldenkrais Is Different
Feldenkrais doesn’t try to correct or fix you.
Instead, it helps your brain learn new options. Small, comfortable movements give your nervous system clearer information, leading to changes that are often long-lasting and surprisingly subtle.
This makes Feldenkrais suitable even if:
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exercise feels intimidating
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movement causes discomfort
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you’ve “tried everything else”
Who Is Feldenkrais For?
Feldenkrais can help if you:
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live with persistent pain or stiffness
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feel restricted or awkward in your movement
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want better balance and confidence
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are recovering from injury or surgery
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want to move more freely in daily life
A Smarter Way to Move
Feldenkrais reminds us that movement is not just physical—it’s neurological. When the brain learns new, easier ways to organise movement, the whole body benefits.
If you’re curious about discovering a calmer, more efficient way to move, Feldenkrais offers a gentle yet powerful path toward lasting change.
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At Smart Somatics, I use Feldenkrais to help people move better, feel better, and reconnect with their bodies—whether they’re managing pain, recovering from injury, or aiming to perform at their best.
