Private Feldenkrais® lessons, called Functional Integration® lessons, are tailored to each person's individual learning needs. The practitioner guides your movements through gentle non-invasive touching and words. The client is fully clothed, lying on a table, or in a sitting or standing position. At times, various props (pillows, rollers, blankets) are used in an effort to support the student, or to facilitate certain movements. The learning process is carried out without the use of any invasive or forceful procedure.
Cathy offers private sessions from her offices in McKinleyville and Arcata (940 9th Street). Call (707) 840-0413 for an appointment.
Classes
Feldenkrais classes, called Awareness Through Movement® lessons, are gentle and slow and each student follows at her own pace. They are a great way to complement individual Feldenkrais lessons or you can do them separately.
In group Awareness Through Movement lessons, the Feldenkrais teacher verbally leads you through a sequence of movements in basic positions: sitting or lying on the floor, standing or sitting in a chair. These precisely structured movement explorations involve thinking, sensing, moving, feeling, and imagining. By increasing awareness, you will learn to abandon habitual patterns of movement and develop new alternatives, resulting in improved flexibility and coordination. Many lessons are based on developmental movements and ordinary functional activities (reaching, standing, lying to sitting, looking behind yourself, etc.). Some are based on more abstract explorations of joint, muscle, and postural relationships. There are hundreds of ATM lessons, varying in difficulty and complexity, for all levels of movement ability. A lesson generally lasts from 30 to 60 minutes.
On-going Classes:
Effortless Pregnancy
Day: Mondays
Time: 1:30-2:30
Location: McKinleyville, CA. Call to register and for directions.
Workshops
Cathy has offered various workshops in California, Virginia, and North Carolina. If you would like to set up a workshop in your area on Effortless Gardening™, Effortless Pregnancy, or another topic relevant to your life, please contact Cathy. Effortless Gardening™ workshops are offered each Spring and Summer in McKinleyville, CA.
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Upcoming Workshops:
EFFORTLESS GARDENING, MCKINLEYVILLE, CA.
Take care of your plants and your body at the same time! For new gardeners, professional landscapers, and everyone in between.
Dates & Times:
Saturday, May 17th 9:30-4 (FULL DAY, COVERING ALL TOPICS)
Saturday, June 7th 9:30-4 (FULL DAY, COVERING ALL TOPICS)
Saturday, July 26th 12-3:30 (HALF DAY, Working Low to the Ground)
Saturday, August 9th 12-3:30 (HALF DAY, Using Garden Tools & Equipment)
EFFORTLESS GARDENING, AMHERST, MA.:
Take care of your plants and your body at the same time!
For new gardeners, professional landscapers, and everyone in between.
Dates & Times:
Saturday, June 14, 9:30 am – 4 pm
Location:
Hitchcock Center for the Environment 525 South Pleasant Street
Amherst, MA
To Register: Download the registration brochure, print it, fill it out and send to:
Cathy Butler
c/o Susan Hackney
106 Shelburne Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Watch a short video about Awareness Through Movement lessons:
