'Awareness Through Movement' classes/workshops

Known colloquially as 'ATMs' these are for groups of people. To find out what happens in a typical lesson see About ATM> -

 

There are some Prerequisites to Attending: Capacity to lay on the floor, backlying, being on the side or front, also seated on floor. Ability to get up and down easily unaided. Not in any persistent chronic pain. If these are not you, then a 1-1 Functional Integration lesson is recommended, please get in touch here> and let's discuss your particular situation and the best way forward. (In fact the people I've worked with who get the best and lasting results tend to eventually combine both - so it's often just a question of figuring out what is going to help you best to get started).

Enquire: please click here> to arrange a free 10-15 min phone call if this will be your first class. You are always welcome to Drop In 2 or 3 times to see if you are interested in going further

For What to bring please scroll down - And for Workshops too

Weekly Classes 2025: recommencing September 18/19th

Thursdays 10-11.00 In Person

at Blacklers, Dartington Hall Estate, Totnes TQ9 6EQ

and

Fridays 9-10.00 am Online

via Zoom

for all

Audio Recordings are available.

They are £2 per recording in addition to class price, each.

Pricing: 8 weeks series cost £96

or per class £14

To Book: https://LifeworksSomaticsFeldenkrais.as.me/

This link takes you to our Acuity booking website.

Deadline for all class/workshop bookings is 48 hours before

 

If you have persistent pain please come for at least one

individual 1-1 'Functional Integration' lesson before trying a class or workshop.

 

Workshops

Wednesday 20 August 2025

10.00 - 12.30

'Better Functioning Knees'

at Dartington Village Hall, Cott Road, Dartington, TQ9 6HH

£37 or £32 earlybird til 31 July

More and more I keep hearing about people waiting for knee replacements, and every single time I wish they’d had the chance to explore how learning about how knees work, and learned about what they may be doing that may be causing the poorly knees in the first place.  So often, by improving the use of the back, the hips and the feet, and, the way the head is carried, the knees are then relieved of over-effort.  Overuse of a joint often lies behind it's becoming painful and inflamed, where there is no actual injury.

Knees that don't bend easily or cause pain are so limiting aren't they? Come and spend a morning exploring how your knees work, and how your general posture and habits of self-use can slowly compromise our knees' ability to do their job well.

 

To Book: https://LifeworksSomaticsFeldenkrais.as.me/

- open up til 48 hours before

This link takes you to our Acuity booking website

Bookings Terms> (click to view)

When you book and pay, is is taken as your agreement to our Disclaimer> - (click to view)

 

Friday 29 August 2025 10.00 - 12.00

'Balanced Body Balanced Mind'

This one is Online - cost: £32 or £28 up til 31 July

Similarly to the knees topic, I hear so many people suffering anxiety and stress, and again I wish that everyone had the opportunity to discover the effects of Feldenkrais ATM lessons, Which basically teach us how to manage our attention while at the same time bringing us into close contact with our felt sense, in a simple yet structured and very gentle way, This, over time, becomes learned and useable when we are caught up in a situation that triggers anxiety and stress, helps us to be present with whatever is happening, helping us to self-regulate, which in turn reduces overwhelm and increases a sense of being capable.

Since the mid-nineties I've studied and practised Tai Chi and Chi Kung - Dr Feldenkrais was one of Europe's first black belts. I have found that the thinking that lies embedded through the martial arts is brought profoundly and clearly home in Awareness Through Movement, and alsoFunctional Integration, and is easily transferable to daily life.

 

To Book: https://LifeworksSomaticsFeldenkrais.as.me/

- Up til 48 hours before

This link takes you to our Acuity booking website.

As an Online workshop, Important! see how you set up your space instructions below.

Bookings Terms> (click to view)

When you book and pay, is is taken as your agreement to our Disclaimer> - (click to view)

 

Thursday 11 September 10.00-12.30

'Let's Talk Barefoot'

at Moor Imagination Collective, (MIC), Chapel Street, Buckfastleigh TQ11 0AB

£37 or £32 up til 31 August

How are your feet?

Many people I meet these days are wishing to wear barefoot shoes, or to enjoy spending more time shoeless during the warmer months - but then, along come various foot problems. Why? This workshop will help you understand this, experientially. The good news is that some of these problems can be avoided, or, if entrenched,they can be helped to heal. How we use our feet, ankles, knees, hips and spine - even, how we carry our head, affects how we habitually use our feet. Getting to experience how our various postural and movement habits do this through some Awareness Through Movement lessons that will help you feel and experience different, more efficient, more optimal ways of moving. And we will have time for discussion and a video too.

 

To Book: https://LifeworksSomaticsFeldenkrais.as.me/

- Up til 48 hours before

This link takes you to our Acuity booking website.

Bookings Terms> (click to view)

When you book and pay, is is taken as your agreement to our Disclaimer> - (click to view)

 

Enquire: please click here> to arrange a free 10-15 min phone call if this will be your first time

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How to Set Up for Online Class/Workshop

To participate Online

• give one single email address, to receive the Zoom Link each week and any last-minute communications,
• use a laptop, not a tablet or Ipad - or, if you must please ensure that it can be set up so that your floor mat is properly visible. If an Ipad, you need to turn off the autofocus. A laptop is recommended.
• be familiar with the use of Zoom (www.zoom.us) software Please ensure you know how to enter/leave, mute/unmute, video on/off. Please display your name as you wish to be called. This is required out of respect for the Zoom classroom space.
• ensure you have an adequate internet connection, and have a laptop (not tablet/Ipad) to use. You are required to have your camera on
• attend classes live.

Now set up your physical space:

• Be somewhere quiet and private where you will not be disturber
• A mat, to lie on PLUS two folded blankets/towels (not cushions) for props
• Laptop positioned at one END of your mat AND Up on a Chair so that its camera looks down on your mat and sees it in full.
• Laptop also should be as close to the mat as possible and not on floor
• Dress more warmly than you think in loose comfy clothing including socks and possibly mittens in cool weather
• Zoom link - if it isn't with you isn't with you by 30 mins before your class/appointment please phone/email me (check your spam folder first)

 

To participate at In Person events you need

• To bring your own floor mat
• And two large bath towels/blankets
• Dress in loose, layered, clothing, warmly, and include socks and maybe mittens in winter/spring - lessons are quiet and you will cool down rather than warm up although the space is well heated
• Bring water to drink

 

 

more info about Functional Integration and 1-1 ATM Online>

 

Get in Touch or To Book>

 

Bookings Terms For Classes/Workshops

Signing our Disclaimer - applies to all Classes, Workshops & 1-1 sessions

When you pay for any Class, Workshop or 1-1 Session it is taken that you have read and agree to the following:

"I understand that the Feldenkrais Method is intended as an instruction in the optimal use of the self.

I realize that it is not a treatment for medical emergencies, and is not intended as a substitute for normal medical procedure suggested by a physician.

I fully understand that nothing that may be told me by a practitioner in this field is a medical diagnosis, nor a substitute for a medical diagnosis, nor is it to be so considered by me.

I understand that what is said in a session, or anything others say during a class/workshop is Confidential. I agree to keep the Confidentiality.

I accept that all reasonable care is taken, and that all activities are undertaken entirely at my own risk and no responsibility can be taken by the Practitioner for any loss or injury of any type, physical or otherwise, suffered.

By taking part I accept responsibility for myself, my belongings, this includes my safety and well-being."

 

Missed classes

If you book a block, are your responsibility, and are not transferable forwards. Usually a recording can be purchased for an additional £2, and sometimes there is space on another class if one is running during the same block dates but this isn't guaranteed..

Recordings remain available for 7 days only - you need to download them if you want to keep them longer than this.

 

Discounts and Concessions

please ask if you need - proof of low income status required

 

Cancellations

Drop in bookings are non-refundable

Block class bookings and workshop bookings are fully refundable If made more than 7 days beforehand, within 7 days but more than 48 hours are 50% refundable,and within 48 hours are non-refundable

 

 

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