Moving Awareness

The Feldenkrais Method^® in NYC with Nick Strauss-Klein

"...to make the impossible possible, the possible easy, and the easy elegant." -Moshe Feldenkrais

"It is like a user's guide to the human body." -student

"Feldenkrais...represents a revolution in human health." -Smithsonian Magazine

 

Nick Strauss-Klein's FINAL two NYC public Feldenkrais events, open to ALL:

(My family and I are relocating to St. Paul, MN, in June and I look forward to continuing to teach the Feldenkrais Method there. I am sad to leave New York but pleased to be presenting these two public workshops before I go.)

Tuesday, May 19th, 6:30-9:30 PM: "Moving Out of Pain: How to Rebuild Healthy Habits When You're Hurting" at the Feldenkrais Institute of New York in Chelsea, 134 W 26th St, 2nd Floor. $35 in advance, $40 at the door ($123.74 or $128.74 with 16-lesson CD audio set). 212-727-1014.

Monday, June 1st, 1:00-3:00 PM FREE EVENT co-taught with Anastasi Siotas: "Discovering Mindful Vitality" at Equinox, 63rd and Lexington.

One-on-one Functional Integration^® (FI) lessons in Chelsea or the Upper West Side are available by appointment in the afternoons on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Please call 917-575-7380 or e-mail nick@movingawareness.com for fee information and to make appointments.

What is the Feldenkrais Method?

The following short video is an introduction to one modality of the Feldenkrais Method, group classes called Awareness Through Movement^®, as they are taught in fitness clubs. Please read on below for a description of all other aspects of the method.

The Feldenkrais Method uses gentle movement and directed attention to improve movement, enhance human functioning, and relieve chronic or acute pain. With this method, you can increase your range of motion, improve your flexibility and coordination, and rediscover your innate capacity for graceful, efficient movement. By expanding the self-image through movement sequences, the method enables you to include more of yourself in your movements. Students become aware of their habitual neuromuscular patterns and rigidities, and learn to move in new ways.

You can learn more about the Feldenkrais Method, including answers to frequently asked questions, testimonials, and research here.

The Practitioner

Nicholas Strauss-Klein, Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practionercm, is a graduate of the New York Feldenkrais Method Professional Training Program and has studied the method for eight years in New York City, Baltimore, and Israel.  He brings to his Feldenkrais practice the unique background of an advanced Master of Music Pedagogy degree from the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, and 15 years of individual and class teaching experience. He currently teaches Feldenkrais to students pursuing all types of improvement: healthy people who are interested in making their day-to-day activities more effective and pleasant, people seeking to enhance their fitness training and athletic performance, musicians, dancers, and performing artists, and people recovering from injuries or living with disease or disabilities. E-mail nick@movingawareness.com, or call 917-575-7380 for more information about the method or to schedule a lesson.

Nick, Jen, and Henry Strauss-Klein

Nick teaches one-on-one Functional Integration^® (FI) lessons by appointment on the Upper West Side and in Chelsea. In some circumstances home or office visits are possible.  Please call 917-575-7380 or e-mail nick@movingawareness.com for fee information and to make appointments.

Awareness Through Movement^® (ATM) classes:

Mondays, 1:00-2:00 PM, 63rd and Lexington (Equinox club members only) at Equinox, 817 Lexington Avenue at 63rd St. 212-750-4900 for membership or club info.

Wednesdays, 12:30-1:30 PM, PUBLIC ATM class, "Physical Intelligence: Be Strong, Flexible, and Free" (first class is FREE) at the Feldenkrais Institute of New York in Chelsea, 134 W 26th St, 2nd Floor, between 6th and 7th Ave. 212-727-1014.

Wednesdays, 5:15-6:15 PM, 96th and West End Avenue (Paris Health Club members only) at Paris Health Club, 752 West End Ave at 96th St. on the Upper West Side. 212-749-3500 for membership or club info.

Fridays, 11:00 AM-12:00 PM, 54th and 2nd (Equinox club members only) at Equinox, 250 East 54th Street at 2nd Ave in Midtown East. 212-277-5400 for membership or club info.

Fridays, 2:30-3:30 PM, 96th and West End Avenue (Paris Health Club members only) at Paris Health Club, 752 West End Ave at 96th St. on the Upper West Side. 212-749-3500 for membership or club info.

 

Photos by Rosalie O'Connor www.rosalieoconnor.com