FEEL GOOD FELDENKRAIS

Classes in FELDENKRAIS MOVEMENT, BONES FOR LIFE, SOUNDER SLEEP and QIQONG and individual bodywork sessions. BONES FOR LIFE are Innovative Exercises to Prevent Osteoporosis based on the Feldenkrais Method. These exercises apply gentle pressure to the skeleton in order to stimulate the bones to increase bone mass while improving balance, posture, alignment, flexibility and function.

QIGONG WORKSHOPS, powerful energy exercises for SELF CARE AND HEALING developed in China and used by millions worldwide to improve and maintain health and vitality.

The SOUNDER SLEEP EXPERIENCE provides the ultimate 5 minute STRESS REDUCTION technique. Use these effortless mini-moves during the day to relax your body and calm your mind, and at night to lull yourself to sleep. For class schedule contact: suzeangel007@hotmail.com

Reprogram your brain through creative movement processes. These amazing but simple exercises establish mind/body connections through body awareness. Your body effectively re-educates your brain, improving overall efficiency and function in many unexpected areas of your life.

Feldenkrais not only changes bodies and minds, it changes lives.

Ongoing Movement Classes

Time: Mondays 6:30 - 7:45 p.m.

Location: Laguna Woods Rehabilitation Center, 24361 El Toro Rd., Suite 120, Laguna Woods, CA 92630

Cost: $20 drop-in: $60 per series of 4 classes

Disabled by a fall, Suze Angel rehabilitated herself completely through a four year FeldenkraisR professional training program with its originator, Moshe Feldenkrais. Suze’s own journey of self healing has led her to explore many related disciplines which she incorporates into her work. In addition to her extensive training, she brings 25 years of professional experience and expertise to her students, enriching their lives while meeting their individual challenges.

Suze Angel, M.A., C.F.T., R.M.T. is a certified Feldenkrais Teacher and Registered Movement Therapist in practice in Laguna Beach, CA since 1984. Suze was disabled by a fall and rehabilitated herself completely through a four year training program with Moshe Feldenkrais, orginator of this unique and much acclaimed method of body/mind integration. Suze’s own journey of self healing has led her to explore many related disciplines which she incorporates into her work. In addition to her extensive training, she brings 25 years of professional experience and expertise to her students, enriching their lives while meeting their individual challenges. Her passion is helping others improve the quality of their lives through easy, flexible movement, and simple, effective stress reduction. Suze also offers a selection of personally tested, cutting edge health and beauty supplements to restore and maintain youthful vitality and energy.

My personal journey of rehabilitation from a serious back injury has given me an understanding of how the emotional process is involved in physical recovery. For over 30 years I have explored many different approaches that have contributed to my knowledge of the interaction of the body and the mind to create vibrant health in a strong, functional body. For 12 years I periodically translated classes for Paul Chauffour, a French Osteopath who created Mechanical Link, a systematic approach to how eight fascial systems control the body's structure. I worked with Chi Energy with a Qigong Master from China and took courses from the Upledger Institute in Cranial-Sacral Therapy and Visceral Manipulation. I have done Pilates, Egoscue, Nia, Yoga, Zumba, ballroom dance and belly dancing. I have been massaged, Rolfed and Hellerworked. I have experienced and observed all these various activities and techniques in a very "Feldenkrais" way, analyzing how they affect movement and body structure. My work has matured over the years. My most recent discoveries have centered around the function of the hip joint as prime mover of the body. I am appalled to see how many babies are strapped into chairs and car-seats at such an early age that they do not learn to roll over, sit up on their own, or even crawl, which should precede walking. As a results they lack coordination and never learn to use their hips joints properly. I am appalled at how many elderly people need hip joint and knee replacements, frequently not because of injury but because they wear them out over time with improper use. In between those ages people sit in front of computers for hours on end. My mission is to help people learn to use their not only their hip joints, but their whole body properly, so that they can have a strong, fully supported skeleton with mobile, flexible bones that last until they are 100 years old. I believe this is possible, especially with the correct nutritional support. I had my first and only child at age 46, and with childbirth and breastfeeding experienced a major breakdown of the integrity of my joints. Fortunately I discovered some excellent nutritional supplements that helped me restore and rebuild those structures. I quickly became a believer in the efficacy of certain products and began recommending the ones that helped me to my clients, helping them maintain youthful vigor. My philosophy is that movement is the key to independence at any age. We can definitely improve our bodies and our minds by monitoring how we move and what we put into our mouth, and that's food for thought.

Individual sessions combine techniques from CRANIAL-SACRAL THERAPY, VISCERAL MANIPULATION, MECHANICAL LINK and QIGONG with FELDENRKAIS FUNCTIONAL INTEGRATION. This combination integrates all systems of the body while engaging the brain and relaxing the nervous system. The result is greater body awareness, improved body function and more effective movement. Call for an appointment. (949) 677-3434