I like to share a short story with you about how Awareness through movement has helped me to re-trust my body and be at home with myself.

I discovered the Feldenkrais method in 2005. I was a performing artist back then. And I was struggling with a very negative self-image but back then I could not see that. Until that one day, I took a trial session with a colleague dancer who was training to become a Feldenkrais practitioner.

There it was…
The moment I realized that where I met myself that day
was not the same place where I left myself once, before starting my journey as a professional dancer.
Who was this person in this body? I had lost connection with most of myself. My body had lost its natural mobility and sensuality. I realized I had not only left behind myself but also my most important reason to dance: The curiosity about what moved me; this flow of life in all its flavors and colors, the playful, joyful relationship with my body.

That ‘Awareness through Movement’ lesson on that sunny winter afternoon, reawakened deep inside that need to move playfully, spontaneously, and joyfully and to feel my whole being when I dance. In this first Feldenkrais experience, I discovered how spacious and relaxed my body could feel when I wasn’t judging myself or blaming my body for not doing what I wanted it to do. And that feeling was priceless after years of chronic tension, low energy, and frustration. My body wanted more and so did I!

Shortly after I signed up for the training to become a Feldenkrais practitioner myself. The most important healing for me was to reconnect with that universe of sensations that were dancing through me.

During my training, I discovered that the more I could feel of myself, the more I could enjoy myself and take care of my emotional and physical needs. Changing the way I used my body helped me regain my natural mobility and sensuality. To this day, this makes my life more vibrant, fulfilling, and easier physically, emotionally, and spiritually.

Back to today. This journey has empowered me to help other women embrace their bodies and create something beautiful with what they have and who they are.