212-727-1014 • FeldenkraisInstitute.com134 West 26th Street , Second Floor • New York, New York 10001

© 2017 Kaethe Zemach-Bersin, Feldenkrais Institute of New York

Engaging the brain to improve wellbeing and function

The Feldenkrais Institute of New York Co-founders: David Zemach-Bersin and Marek Wyszynski

2017

Workshops, Classes & NewsApril

April 4

April 7-9

April 15

April 19

April 25

The Feldenkrais Biography: A Life in Movement with Joshua Wolk

Seeing Clearly with Guest Teacher David Webber

Your Neuroplasticity In Action with David Zemach-Bersin

Breathe Better, Feel Better with Mark Hirschfield Bring a Friend for Free!

Walking Better, Step By Step with Marek Wyszynski

The powerful do-it-yourself aspect of the Feldenkrais Method®

Drop-ins: $25 • 6 Classes: $125 • 12 Classes: $225 • Members: All classes are FREE

PLEASE NOTE! On Saturday, April 22 there will be some changes to our class schedule: Open Class at 12:30pm will be a chair class in room 3 – Basic Class at 1:45pm will be a chair class in room 3 – Moving Out Of Pain at 3pm is cancelled – Community Class at 5:30pm is cancelled

Wednesday

Tuesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

12:30 pm Open Class with Marek Wyszynski 5:30 pm Open Class with Joshua Wolk

12:30 pm Open Class with Mark Hirschfield 5:15 pm Basics Class with Mark Hirschfield

12:30 pm Basics Class with Lauren Wolk 3:00 pm Community Class with Nancy Gayle Judson 5:30 pm Open Class with Richard Newton

11:00 am Yoga/Feldenkrais with Suzanne Ausnit 12:30 pm Open Class with Mark Hirschfield 5:15 pm Open Class with Suzanne Ausnit 6:30 pm Basics Class with Joshua Wolk

10:30 am Basics Class with Nancy Gayle Judson12:30 pm Open Class with Janin Gunderman

12:30 pm Open Class with Joshua Wolk 1:45 pm Basics Class with Janin Gunderman 3:00 pm Moving Out of Pain with Joshua Wolk 5:30 pm Community Class with Janin Gunderman

Monday

Feldenkrais Class ScheduleAwareness Through Movement®

Exercises

Happy 12th Birthday

Feldenkrais Institute!

Tuesday, April 4 • 6:30-9:00 pmA Feldenkrais Institute Reading and Discussion Event

You are invited to attend an evening free talk and discussion with Joshua

Wolk, exploring Moshe Feldenkrais’ life story and the genesis of the Feldenkrais

Method. Joshua will discuss some of the highlights of A Life in Movement,

volume one of the biography of Moshe Feldenkrais written by Mark Reese,

which chronicles the larger-than-life tale of both man and method.

Learn about the ways in which Feldenkrais was influenced by physics, judo, and

his own dramatic life experience. Join us for a relaxed and interesting evening.

Together, we will develop a deeper understanding of the revolutionary

approach to human functioning called the Feldenkrais Method.

This event is free, with a suggested donation of $10

Copies of A Life in Movement are available at our front desk.

Joshua Wolk was fortunate to study the Feldenkrais Method with Mark Reese, the author of A Life in Movement. In 1995, Joshua graduated from a Feldenkrais Professional Training Program directed by Mark Reese in Los Angeles, and began his Feldenkrais practice at the Reese Movement Institute in Cardiff, California. He looks forward to exploring the illuminating work of his teacher and mentor.

The Feldenkrais Biography: A Life in Movement

A talk exploring some important highlights

with Joshua Wolk

Using the Feldenkrais Method®

to Improve Visionwith David Webber, GCFP

Did you know that our brain receives ten times more visual information than from all our other senses combined? Vision is the primary sense through which we experience the world.

If you would like to improve the quality and comfort of your vision, you may enjoy this special workshop with David Webber, a Feldenkrais Teacher who used the Feldenkrais Method help himself to regain his sight. Over the course of three days, David Webber will share the four steps that he has discovered to be essential to re-activating the visual system of the brain. Participants will experience Feldenkrais exercises that are specifically designed to improve the neurological habits and organization necessary to promote comfortable, effective vision. By changing the way we use our eyes, we are able to see more clearly.

David’s story was featured in The Brain’s Way of Healing: Remarkable Recoveries and Discoveries from the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity, the New York Times best-seller by Norman Doidge, M.D. This workshop is open to both the public and the Feldenkrais community.

Friday-Sunday, April 7-9Friday 4:00-9:00 pm • Saturday: 10:00 am-5:00 pm

Sunday: 9:00 am-4:00 pm

Learn a natural ‘neuro-plastic’ Feldenkrais approach to improving and strengthening your eyes and your visionSeeing Clearly can help you to reduce your dependence on glasses, relieve the discomfort of Computer Vision Syndrome, reduce chronic discomfort in your eyes, head, neck and back, and improve your balance.

Join David Webber to learn four strategies to re-activate the visual system of your brain:

• How to relax the muscles of your eyes

• How to move your eyes freely

• How to aim your eyes to focus with precision

• How to coordinate the movements of your eyes with your whole body for better 3D vision and balance

David Webber teaches Seeing Clearly® workshops and has presented at the Natural Vision Conference in North America and Europe. He lives and practices in Toronto, Canada and Vienna, Austria.

” David Webber…was blind from the age of forty-three until he cured himself using his own application of Feldenkrais’s understanding of the brain and mind. For years he had taken medications and had many operations on his eyes, all of which failed to restore his sight. But today he is off eye medications and can see.” – Norman Doidge, M.D. • The Brain That Heals Itself

Tuition: $425 • Early bird Tuition: $390 through Friday, March 31, 2017Dates & Times:

April 7: 4:00-9:00 pm, April 8: 10:00 am-5:00 pm, April 9: 9:00 am-4:00 pmDiscounts available – Cannot be combined

Members: 15% – FGNA Member: 10% – FPTP Students: 20% Travel Discount: From 150 miles outside NYC: 10%

For more information and to register, call the Feldenkrais Institute at 212-727-1014

with Mark HirschfieldSunday, May 14 • Noon-6:00 pm

The term ‘neuroplasticity’ refers to our brain’s quality of flexibility; it’s ability to

learn new things and rewire itself. Thanks to our neuroplasticity, we can change

old habits, develop new skills, and improve throughout our lifetime. This is good

news for anyone who suffers from physical discomfort or pain, or has difficulties

with posture or movement. And, it’s also good news for those who are curious

about human learning, and interested in accessing more of their potential.

Dr. Feldenkrais knew how to access the power of the brain and provide it

with the stimulation and conditions it needs to build new neural pathways,

to improve neuromuscular and skeletal organization. On Saturday afternoon,

April 15, join David Zemach-Bersin, one of this country’s most distinguished

Feldenkrais Teachers, to experience the miracle of your neuroplasticity in action.

Wondering about studying the Feldenkrais Method? Don’t miss this chance to meet David Zemach-Bersin and sample his teaching. A new Feldenkrais Method Training Program directed by David Zemach-Bersin

begins at the Feldenkrais Institute of New York, this Summer.

Member Tuition: $50 • Pre-Registration: $90 • Day of Event: $100

Saturday, April 15 • Noon-4:30 pm

FeldenkraisF E S T I V A L 2 0 1 7

Build Pathways, Not Walls

Your Neuroplasticity in

ActionUsing the power of your brain to improve your body

with David Zemach-BersinCelebrating Mothers Day and Dr. Feldenkrais’ Birthday!

The Feldenkrais Method is about finding new,

enlivening pathways to lead us from discomfort

to comfort. From tension to relaxation. From

self-restricting old habits, to a new sense of

freedom, ease, and potential.

We hope you can stop by and join us for this

afternoon celebration, which features the

diversity of the Feldenkrais experience with

Awareness Through Movement Classes, Functional

Integration® Sessions, a panel discussion with Q&As,

and prizes! A dynamic group of Feldenkrais

Teachers will be on hand, and there will be food and

live music.

This joyful annual event is hosted by Frederick Schjang. A benefit for the Feldenkrais

Foundation, it’s generous sponsors include: Jazz At Lincoln Center, Birdland, Red

Rooster/Ginny’s Supper Club, Telio Catering, and Ensemble Elektra Kurtis.

DONATIONS: Choose from four different donation levels ranging from $50 for

regular admission, to $1,000 for a package of exciting Feldenkrais

and fun VIP benefits. For details, contact Rebecca Teicheira at

212-727-1210 or visit FrederickSchjang.com

A workshop for something New Yorkers do a lot of...

Our body is designed to walk, and some of us walk a great deal. The average

New Yorker takes over 5,000 steps a day and walks 92,000 miles in a lifetime.

But walking is not a comfortable or pleasurable activity for everyone.

Many people experience pain or feel tense, achy and uncomfortable

while walking.

Feldenkrais Institute co-founder, Marek Wyszynski, has designed an

immediately practical workshop to help you improve your comfort,

stamina and efficiency while walking. Please join us for an evening learning

effective strategies that can enhance this important activity. The Feldenkrais

exercises featured in this workshop will help to reduce stiffness in your

muscles and joints, so you are able to walk with greater ease. They will also

support improvements in your posture, flexibility, balance, sleep, and help

you to relieve stress and improve your mood.

Tuesday, April 25 • 6:30-9:30 pm

Member Tuition: $30 • Pre-Registration: $55 • Day of Event: $65

Bring a Friend for Free!

The quality of your breathing impacts the quality of your life in a surprising

number of ways. Helping us to develop a better awareness of the way air enters

and exits our body, the Feldenkrais Method can improve our physical comfort

and sense of wellbeing in some immediate and dramatic ways.

If your breathing is shallow and restricted, you are more likely to feel weak,

anxious and tired. If your breathing is healthy you are more likely to feel strong,

relaxed and energetic. Healthy breathing promotes relaxation and good

circulation and benefits your physical comfort, posture, ease of movement,

outlook, and ability to handle stress.

This soothing workshop with Senior Staff Practitioner Mark Hirschfield features

Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement lessons (exercises) designed to

enhance the function of your entire breathing apparatus. Enjoy a Feldenkrais

approach to better breathing and gain new freedom in your ribs, belly,

shoulders, neck and pelvis.

Wednesday, April 19 • 6:30-9:30 pm

Member Tuition: $30 • Pre-Registration: $55 • Day of Event: $65

Feldenkrais to improve the way you breathe

Breathe Better, Feel Better

with Mark Hirschfield

Walking Better Step by Step

Use the Feldenkrais Method to improve your walking

experience

with Marek Wyszynski

Sunday, May 7 Tune Up Your Yoga by Tuning In

Feldenkrais for flexibility, stability and balance with Suzanne Ausnit

Sunday, May 7 Singing For Life

Free your authentic voice with Margo Hennebach

Sponsored by the Feldenkrais Foundation

Tuesday, May 9 Feldenkrais and Emotional Health

An exploration of movement and resilience with Joshua Wolk

Sunday, May 14 The 2017 Feldenkrais Festival NY

Hosted by Frederick Schjang

Sunday, May 21 Two public workshops with David Zemach-Bersin

Improving Your Posture Discover your tallest self

The Body Logic of the Feldenkrais Method Demystifying Feldenkrais

Tuesday, May 30 Summer Spine Essentials

with Marek Wyszynski

Workshops Coming in May

Support and fortify yourself with a Take 5 discount package. For $250, attend 5 (three-hour) public workshops in 2017.

Select them all at once, or chose as you go!

Call 212-727-1014 for more information!

Workshops for performing artists sponsored by the Feldenkrais Foundation are not included in this package.

5TAKE WORKSHOPS

SAVEAND

for Lifewith Margo Hennebach

Singing

Free your authentic voice

Sunday, May 7 • 3:00-6:00 pmWith Special Guest Teacher, Margo Hennebach

A practical, fun, and empowering workshop with Feldenkrais lessons to clarify the ways in which your skeleton can support you vocally, help you reconnect with the

rhythm of your breathing, and maximize resonance throughout your body.

Pre-Registration: $35 • Day of Event: $45 This Performing Arts Workshop is sponsored by the Feldenkrais Foundation

212-727-1014 • FeldenkraisInstitute.com134 West 26th Street , Second Floor • New York, New York 10001

© 2017 Kaethe Zemach-Bersin, Feldenkrais Institute of New York

Engaging the brain to improve wellbeing and function

The Feldenkrais Institute of New York Co-founders: David Zemach-Bersin and Marek Wyszynski

2017

Workshops, Classes & NewsApril

April 4

April 7-9

April 15

April 19

April 25

The Feldenkrais Biography: A Life in Movement with Joshua Wolk

Seeing Clearly with Guest Teacher David Webber

Your Neuroplasticity In Action with David Zemach-Bersin

Breathe Better, Feel Better with Mark Hirschfield Bring a Friend for Free!

Walking Better, Step By Step with Marek Wyszynski

The powerful do-it-yourself aspect of the Feldenkrais Method®

Drop-ins: $25 • 6 Classes: $125 • 12 Classes: $225 • Members: All classes are FREE

PLEASE NOTE! On Saturday, April 22 there will be some changes to our class schedule: Open Class at 12:30pm will be a chair class in room 3 – Basic Class at 1:45pm will be a chair class in room 3 – Moving Out Of Pain at 3pm is cancelled – Community Class at 5:30pm is cancelled

Wednesday

Tuesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

12:30 pm Open Class with Marek Wyszynski 5:30 pm Open Class with Joshua Wolk

12:30 pm Open Class with Mark Hirschfield 5:15 pm Basics Class with Mark Hirschfield

12:30 pm Basics Class with Lauren Wolk 3:00 pm Community Class with Nancy Gayle Judson 5:30 pm Open Class with Richard Newton

11:00 am Yoga/Feldenkrais with Suzanne Ausnit 12:30 pm Open Class with Mark Hirschfield 5:15 pm Open Class with Suzanne Ausnit 6:30 pm Basics Class with Joshua Wolk

10:30 am Basics Class with Nancy Gayle Judson12:30 pm Open Class with Janin Gunderman

12:30 pm Open Class with Joshua Wolk 1:45 pm Basics Class with Janin Gunderman 3:00 pm Moving Out of Pain with Joshua Wolk 5:30 pm Community Class with Janin Gunderman

Monday

Feldenkrais Class ScheduleAwareness Through Movement®

Exercises

Happy 12th Birthday

Feldenkrais Institute!