Welcome
This site is the online prospectus for all our Feldenkrais Method Professional Training Programs. In this site you will find complete information on every aspect of the training program. Our new, weekend based New York City training begins August 22, 2009 with a 6-day segment and will be located at The Feldenkrais Institute of NY (map). To request a prospectus call 212-727-7595 (in New York), or toll free at (800) 482-3357. Attend one of our Introductory Workshops in Manhattan (dates to be announced) the Feldenkrais Institute, with David Zemach-Bersin.
- Read the interview with David Zemach-Bersin in BACKSTAGE Magazine (June 2007)
Live in or visiting New York City?
The
Feldenkrais Institute of NY is the home for all our:
- weekly public classes
- Mondays: 12:30 pm, "Improving Balance ", with Marek Wyszynski (starts June 23)
- Mondays: 2:00 pm, "Bones for Life, A Class for the Elder Citizen", with Sarah Daskal
- Mondays: 6:00 pm, "Intelligent Flexibility", with Anat Meiri
- Tuesdays: 12:30 pm, "Full Circle: 360 Degrees of Freedom " with Andrew Gibbons
- Tuesdays: 5:30 pm , "Higher Fitness with Dynamic Posture " with Nick Strauss-Klein
- Wednesdays: 12:30 pm, "Walking Better" with Kasia Wyszynski
- Wednesdays: 6:15 pm, "Moving with the Whole Self " with Mark Hirschfield
- Wednesdays: 7:15 pm, "The Class with No Name: Lessons from Israel" with various staff
- Thursdays: 12:30 pm, "Easy Chair: Dynamic Sitting and Standing " with Andrew Gibbons
- Thursdays: 6:30 pm, "The Origin of Strength " with Nick Strauss-Klein
- Fridays: 12:30 pm, "Feldenkrais for Musicians: Improving the Back & Arms" (non-musicians welcome) with Andrew Gibbons
- Fridays: 5:30 pm, "Easy Does It" with Anat Meiri
- Saturdays: 5:30 pm , "Expanding the Self Image: Feldenkrais for Performing Artists (non-performers welcome) with Sharon Oliensis
- weekend workshops
- individual lessons
- NY Feldenkrais Method Professional Training Programs. The next training program in New York City will be at the Institute and begins August 2007.
The institute is the largest center in North America devoted to the Feldenkrais Method and its applications in the fields of health, rehabilitation, artistic and athletic performance, life-long learning and improvement.
Contact the Institute at (212) 727-1014
The Feldenkrais Institute of NYThe Chelsea Arts Building
134 West 26th Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10001
For over 20 years Feldenkrais Professional Training Programs has been a leader in Feldenkrais training and education. With graduates from all over the US, Canada, and Europe, we are the leading school for both initial and post-graduate training of Feldenkrais Practitioners and conduct regular Feldenkrais workshops for professionals, and the public. We hold ongoing Feldenkrais Method Training Programs on the east coast at The Feldenkrais Institute of NY (in Manhattan) and in Baltimore/Washington, D.C. We also have ongoing programs in Berkeley, California and are planning a program in the Philadelphia area. Enrollment is open to anyone seeking the satisfaction of profound personal and professional growth, regardless of age or physical ability.
Our co-sponsor organization, Feldenkrais Resources, is the major publisher of Dr. Moshé Feldenkrais’ audio, video and written works, as well as materials by leading Feldenkrais Teachers.
David Zemach-Bersin, the Educational Director and primary teacher in each of the east coast programs, is one of Dr. Moshé Feldenkrais’ original and closest American students. David has devoted the past 30 years to studying, practicing and teaching the Feldenkrais Method and has been the Educational Director of many highly regarded Feldenkrais Professional Training Programs.
Our programs meet 40 days per year over a period of 3 1/2 years, for a total of 160 days. Upon completion of the program you will be eligible to join a highly regarded, international, and growing cross-disciplinary profession. In the following pages we will introduce you to the training program curriculum and explain the application process.
We have tried to anticipate your questions, but you may have concerns which are not addressed. If so, please feel free to call us 800-482-3357 or 215-230-9208 and we will be glad to speak with you directly.
