WHAT IS PAIN?


HOW OUR LIVES SHRINK WHEN WE ARE STUCK IN PAIN.

  • Pain is a danger signal that has an immediate reaction.  Reflex governs that you pull away, brace or freeze.
  • When your pain is chronic or post-trauma it triggers the same biological response to threat, which then becomes a too well-worn habit. You pull up, you pull in, you are anxious.
  • This is the vicious cycle of disuse, atrophy and disconnection that begins to govern your whole life.
  • You become afraid to move. You protect yourself even when there IS no threat. 

MOVING FORWARD

LESSONS RESTORE CONFIDENCE AS YOU AUTHOR SAFETY IN THE LESSON

  • The Feldenkrais Method® delivers a movement experience that contradicts your painful story and gives you confidence.  You DO have choices that can keep you moving safely and without pain!
  • Practice feeling the earth as a helpful giant trampoline that rebounds your every movement. Learn to use the support of your environment as a resource. Find the easiest way to proceed through the lesson. Pleasure is your guide.
  • This embodied practice releases limiting fears from the past. You train in the art of catching yourself in old protective habits and discover how to make your actions fluid and nourishing.
"Karen is one of the rare people who is able to be present regardless of what difficulty or lack of awareness I bring to the table, I feel that I can just "be", without the common pressure to perform or present a certain way. From this place of presence, her gentle but effective encouragement to let the challenges in my body "just be" has shown me that's when learning actually begins. With Karen's wholehearted support, moving away from a "fixing" mindset is teaching me that acceptance is necessary for changes to arrive in a more fluid and lasting manner. "-AE