Welcome to the Feldenkrais® Center for Movement Education
Learning for health, awareness and living comfortably.
The Feldenkrais Method® is for anyone who wants to make the things they do easier, more efficient and pleasurable. Feldenkrais Method is a mind-body approach, which combines movement and awareness to help you move and live more comfortably and effectively.
Find out more about who comes to Feldenkrais, the benefits they experience..
Our services
- Feldenkrais classes and workshops at our Center
- Individual Functional Integration sessions
- other complementary mind-body approaches including the Sounder Sleep System®, the Mind-Body Skills Program and the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program
- Feldenkrais CD home programscontinuing education for Feldenkrais teachers
- classes and workshops at other San Francisco venues, including the JCC.
Current Programs
Here is some basic information about our current programs:
Ongoing Weekly Public Feldenkrais Classes
Awareness Through Movement classes at 98 Chenery Street, corner of Randall. All classes are drop-in, one hour and cost $15.
- Monday 5:00 pm: General class for all levels of experience, with Deborah Bowes
- Tuesday 12:00 noon: For beginners and people with physical challenges, with Cliff Smyth
- Wednesday 6:30 pm: General class for all levels of experience, with Deborah Bowes or Cliff Smyth
- Thursday 10:00 am: Advanced class, with Deborah Bowes
Classes at the Jewish Community Center, 3200 California, at Presidio.
- Monday 1:00 pm, with Cliff Smyth
- Wednesday 1:00 pm, with Kathy Flock.
Click here for more details about classes.
Next Public Workshops and Class Series at the Center
- Three workshops on the Face, Jaw, Eyes and Neck with Cliff Smyth
Saturdays February 11, 18 & 25, 2012. 1:00 - 4:00 pm. $50 per workshop, or register for all three for $120 (save $30).
Find greater ease and comfort through exploring the important relationships of the head and upper body to perception, communication and action. - An Urban Retreat: Mindfulness Meditation and Feldenkrais, with Allison Shore and Cliff Smyth
Saturday March 3, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. $60 recommended fee
Spend a day discovering the benefits of compassionate attention to your body and breath, using stillness and gentle movement. - Easy Hands & Arms, with Cliff Smyth
Class Series: Mondays March 5, 12, 19 and 26. 6:30 - 8:30 pm. $80 for series; $25 drop in
Discover more comfortable use of the hands, and how to find dynamic support from your body for the effective use of your arms. - Pelvic Health and Awareness for Women, with Deborah Bowes
Saturday March 17, 1:00 - 5:00 pm. $60
This special public workshop for women uses gentle full body exercises to address important aspects of women's health related to the pelvis.
Click here for more information on our workshops and class series. Registration is required for all workshops and class series. Click on this link, for on-line registration and payment. When you set up an on-line account, it is sent to us for approval. It is not an automated system. However, we process requests daily, so you will hear back from us very soon. You can also call us on 415.826.3680 to register, or send us a message through this website.
Continuing Education for Feldenkrais Practitioners
- The Pelvic Floor: Discovery and Integration, with the Feldenkrais Method
Thursday March 8 to Sunday March 11, 2012. - Breathing and Balance: Functional Integration Tutorial, with Julie Casson Rubin
Sunday April 22, 2012: 9:30 am - 3:30 pm - The Pelvic Floor: Power and Finesse, with the Feldenkrais Method Thursday June 21 to Sunday June 24, 2012.
Six week series for Kaiser Permanente members
Thursdays 6:30 - 7:30 pm with Abby Miller
2012 Dates: 6 week class series:
- January 19 - February 23
- March 1 - April 5
- April 12 - May 17
- September 6 - October 11
- November 1 - December 13 (skip Thanksgiving: November 22)
Quick Links
- Workshop schedule and descriptions
- Online registration for workshops, with workshop descriptions
- Ongoing classes: schedule
- What should I know about coming to class?
- Classes for Kaiser members
- Continuing Education and Resources for Feldenkrais Practitioners
- Health and Wellness Coaching with Cliff Smyth
- Sounder Sleep School® of San Francisco
- Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
- Feldenkrais audio programs on CD
- Feldenkrais training programs
- Send us a message
- Join our mailing list
- Map and directions to the Center
Our staff
Our Feldenkrais staff includes Deborah Bowes, Julie Casson-Rubin and Cliff Smyth, as well as Abby Miller and Kathy Flock. They are all available for individual Functional Integration Sessions. Please call anytime with a question or to talk to one of our practitioners about Feldenkrais sessions, classes or workshops.
- Phone us on: 415.826.3680
- OR, send a message to us via this website
This page last updated: January 30, 2012. For feedback on these pages or to report broken links, contact the webmaster.
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