Physical Therapy for the WHOLE PERSON, integrating the Feldenkrais Method of somatic education, core exercises, and myofascial release, for neuromuscular healing, pain relief, and optimal physical functioning. Individual sessions are never 'cook-book' therapy, instead are tailor made each moment by complete presence and responsiveness to your needs. Weekly group classes compliment your private sessions.

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Mary Susan is a licensed Physical Therapist and a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner. She has worked for over 25 years with people with disabilities and those wishing to maximaize their potential.

Currently she has a daily practice of meditation, exercise, and Awareness Through Movement. and is studying Embodied Life - Meditation, Feldenkrais, and emotional awareness for authentic presence with Russell Delman, www.russelldelman.com.

Associate of Marianjoy Rehab Hospital, Wheaton.

Your body-mind-spirit is designed for healing. In our current culture we tend to think of ourselves as parts that need to be fixed, as if a mechanic can adjust one part without disturbing the whole. We get caught in patterns of living that are not always helpful nor healthy. The proper non-invasive techniques can stimulate your system to find its own healthy balance. Releasing the myofascial system which connects every cell in your body can be effective for lasting pain relief. Feldenkrais can give you new movement patterns and freedom.

Wednesdays, 9-10 AM

Six week sessions begin week of: June 3 - July 15, 2009 (registration code #343070-08) >
Cost $55 Oak Park residents, $82 non-residents (subject to change.)

Dole Center, Park District of Oak Park, Pre-registration required. Online http://www.oakparkparks.com/index.html - go to PROGRAMS, then under Adult/Senior programming, click Mind/Body Fitness.

Or register by automated telephone 708-725-2000, prompt 3, prompt 1 - have credit card ready.

Or stop by the Dole Center during the day and ask Colleen to help you get registered.

If that's all too challenging - call me and I'll get you registered - 708-771-7945.

It’s about learning to move with more freedom & ease, power & connection.

We use gentle ‘non-habitual’ patterns of movement; for example, turning your head to the left and your eyes to the right. Or extending your spine while looking down.

We help people feel a sense of the parts of themselves connected: like reaching and feeling the connection to your pelvis; and like walking and feeling power from your leg up into your pelvis and spine.

Every class is different. We usually lie on mats on the floor. The Feldenkrais teacher guides you with her/his voice – there’s no demonstration. There’s also no competition, no ‘getting it right’, and no wrong way to do the lesson – there’s only your exploration and opening up to your own senses.

People usually feel more relaxed, taller, less pain, more balanced.

You’ll feel more embodied, more in control, a sense of new possibilities being open to you.

Usually my students have a difficult time explaining how they feel changed after a lesson. In the Feldenkrais Method we access the kind of learning that we used as babies, pre-verbal, holistic learning that engages the senses in an intrinsic way. So the changes you experience are at a deep level of the brain. You may not have words to describe what you feel. It’s not necessary to be able to articulate. You may even experience changes that don’t seem related to the lesson: a sense of ease speaking up at work or school, trying new activities, relationships may become more spontaneous.

The possibilities are endless!

Feldenkrais classes are for all ages and abilities. Improve your life today!