Wise Moves
Somatic Movement is
where shift happens
Wise Movement
Over the years of parking our own self-care and overriding the internal signs of fatigue, we develop disconnections from ourselves and our body.
My approach seeks to affect change by working with your nervous system. Your brain directs the nervous system and is in charge of your movement patterns, so if you want to change your mind you must literally change your movements. I do not advocate extreme stretching, rather this is an invitation to start listening to your body.
Susie encourages and supports connection and communication with self and others. She is all about trading growth for depth (physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually).
Virtual Somatic Movement Classes
Wise Moves – our Online Somatic Movement Classes, can be practised by anyone, regardless of age, ability, or fitness level, and do not conflict with one’s social background or religious beliefs. It provides useful tools that can be easily integrated into daily life for improved wellbeing and resilience, breaking internal patterns that limit effectiveness.
It’s time to focus on what works, walk the talk, and get the most out of what you have. In other words, get wise.
Tuesday: 9.00am
Location: Virtual via zoom
Cost $25.00 for 1.25 hours
What to expect
There are two ways you can experience somatic movement with me. For an online ATM lesson, see the details below.
Or email me to book an in person lesson called FI.
In both experiences you can expect fully clothed gentle, guided movement with lots of choice. At a pace that supports safety and integration.You will be guided through movement that builds capacity, not performance.
Why Gentle? When we’re stressed, our bodies narrow: breath shortens, options reduce, and we live from tension and habit. Somatic work helps you sense more, soften unnecessary effort, and recover choice. This isn’t fitness. It’s learning so your nervous system has more room, and your life has more ease. This supports:
- Reduced tension and better recovery from stress
- More ease, coordination, and comfort in daily movement
- Greater capacity to notice early signs of overwhelm
- A steadier base for communication and relationships
ATM
Join us for a free introductory somatic movement Feldenkrais ATM® class email me here.
Felden what? Feldenkrais – rhymes with paradise, also known as a body based meditatio, an awesome way to shift worlds.
Clothing: Please wear comfortable clothing.
Space: You will mostly be lying on your back during this class. Please have a comfortable surface such as a carpet or yoga mat with extra padding. If you need head support please have a folded bath towel.
Zoom cameras: If you are comfortable, please have your Zoom camera facing at your side. Susie will modify the teaching according to students’ movement.
Awareness through movement lessons guide you through movement which supports the brain’s ability to learn to increase mobility and fluidity.You can experience this in the comfort of your own home via zoom. Lying somewhere warm on a blanket, fully clothed in warm comfortable clothing. Classes take students through gentle, sophisticated movement sequences, with mindful awareness to change habitual patterns that cause tension. These lessons can help reduce pain, improve balance and posture, bring deep calm, and much more. I love the way you can become “aware” of what you do, so you can do what you want.
Tension can show up in many ways; body, mind, and emotions and this somatic movement is an awesome way to interrupt habits and reset your nervous system, a game changer.
Functional Integration (FI)
In a Functional Integration lesson, the Feldenkrais teacher’s touch reflects to the student how they currently organize their body and actions. They suggest, through gentle touch and movement, expanded possibilities for new movement patterns which are more comfortable, efficient, and useful. Functional Integration lessons are flexible in their approach, determined by the student’s needs. The student may lie comfortably on a table designed specifically for the work, or do some of the lesson sitting or standing. As needed, the teacher may also use various props to support the student’s comfort, to make certain movements easier, or to clarify a movement.
Each Functional Integration lesson relates to a desire, intention, or need of the student. The learning process is carried out without the use of any invasive or forceful procedure. Through rapport and respect for the student’s abilities, qualities, and integrity, the teacher creates an environment in which the student can learn in safety and comfort. The lesson is developed, specifically for the student, custom-tailored to the unique circumstances of that particular person, at that particular moment. The student learns how to reorganize their actions in new and more effective ways through the experience of comfort, enjoyment, and ease of movement.
About the Feldenkrais Method®
The Feldenkrais Method® is a revolutionary system of learning based on principles of neuro-plasticity, body mechanics, physics and martial arts. Scientist Dr Moshe Feldenkrais discovered that by play and awareness we can make dramatic improvements in our habitual patterns of movement and change our brain.
“Mind and body are not just parts somehow related to each other, but an inseparable whole while functioning.” Dr Moshe Feldenkrais
By exploring the variations and novelty embedded in Feldenkrais lessons, your brain learns to release its dependence on habit and make choices that best support your intentions at any given moment.
“Through awareness we can learn to move with astonishing lightness and freedom at any age and thereby improve our living circumstances, not only physically but emotionally, intellectually and spiritually.” Dr Moshe Feldenkrais
Anyone at any age can improve their co-ordination, posture, flexibility, breathing, and athletic and creative performance. Management of chronic pain and rehabilitation from muscular-skeletal injury is faster and more complete. Experience profound relaxation in your nervous system which is an antidote to our modern stressful lives.
In other words, by improving awareness of our body through movement and by utilising the brain’s natural capacity for learning, the Feldenkrais Method® brings us closer to realising our full human potential. We learn to move and live more freely, with greater ease, flexibility and grace.
For further reading, try The Feldenkrais Research Journal.
