Thursdays, October 31-December 12
9:00 AM-10:15 AM PDT/PST
10:00 AM-11:15 AM MDT/MST
11:00 AM-12:15 PM CDT/CST
12:00 PM-1:15 PM EDT/EST
See below for UK, Central Europe, & Israel Time Zones*
(No class Thursday, November 28)
Pain is a protective signal that plays a vital role in our lives by providing us with important sensory information after we have been injured. Ideally, we are able to respond to that signal quickly, and our pain goes away completely as we heal. Pain of this sort is temporary and comparatively simple. Chronic pain however, is more complicated. Pain that persists over an extended period of time has a way of becoming entangled -in our brain- with our habitual patterns, our internal image of ourselves, and our sensory experience of movement. Often exhausting, chronic pain can take a toll on our sense of vitality and emotional well-being.
Because they are gentle, flexible, and highly personalized, Feldenkrais lessons are especially suited to helping you with the challenge of reducing chronic pain. These unique movement sequences will give you opportunities to change and affect your experience of pain. In this series with Raz Ori, we will experience the healing power of effortless movements as we build new neurological pathways toward pain relief. By accessing the intelligence of our nervous system and using non-painful parts of ourselves, we will gradually begin to create new neurological connections for reducing chronic pain and discomfort.
Benefits may include:
- Relief of pain and discomfort
- Greater ease and mobility
- Improved regulation of breathing
- Better posture
- Easier standing
- Mental tools to help you navigate pain
- Breathing strategies to relieve pain
"I've been able to reduce pain meds I relied upon for decades! I'm very happy to have relief! I had not hoped for such encouraging results. My doctor is very pleased! Thank you for making Feldenkrais accessible for those of us who are housebound. It is a gift."
-Susan Whalen
Registration includes:
- Six Feldenkrais lessons
- Two live Q&A sessions
- A set of intervention exercises to use throughout the day
- Assistance during the live lessons, if needed
- Information to help you adapt the lessons to alternative positions
- Lifetime access to recordings and option to download
Payment Options
- Feldenkrais Guild members save an extra 5% with the coupon code CHANGINGFIVE
- Feldenkrais trainees & essential workers save an extra 20% with the coupon code CHANGINGTWENTY
Scholarships available. Find out more by reading about our Scholarship Program.
Unfavorable exchange rate? If you live in a country with an unfavorable exchange rate and want to join us, we're happy to help.
*Special Notice
Because this series occurs during the time of year when different countries move from Daylight Savings Time to Standard Time on different dates, please note the following dates/times of this series:
October 31, Class 1:
- 12:00 PM-1:15 PM Eastern Daylight Savings Time
- 4:00 PM-5:15 PM Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
- 5:00 PM-6:15 PM Central European Time (CET)
- 6:00 PM-7:15 PM Israel Standard Time (IST)
November 7-December 12, Classes 2-6:
- 12:00 PM-1:15 PM Eastern Standard Time
- 5:00 PM-6:15 PM Greenwich Mean Time
- 6:00 PM-7:15 PM Central European Time
- 7:00 PM-8:15 PM Israel Standard Time
About Raz
Raz Ori, Teacher and Trainer of the Feldenkrais Method, is the Educational Director of the Feldenkrais Training Programs in Ann Arbor Michigan and Palermo Sicily. Raz is also a guest Trainer for training programs in Israel, Germany, Italy, France and the UK. He graduated in 2001 from the Tel-Aviv Feldenkrais Professional Training Program and trained for two more years with Yochanan Rywerant, one of Dr. Feldenkrais’ first students. Raz runs The Ramat-Aviv Feldenkrais Center, where he teaches Awareness Through Movement classes and gives individual Functional Integration lessons. Raz gained clinical experience working for 15 years at Clalit Integrative Medicine, part of Israel’s largest public health provider. He has also worked at the Sheba Medical Center with disabled war veterans suffering from chronic pain, phantom limb pain, PTSD, and head injuries. Raz is also a certified JKA practitioner working with special needs children. He teaches advanced trainings and conducts online mentoring groups. Raz lives in Tel Aviv with his wife and children.
