"Working with Laura was incredibly helpful! Our sessions were fun, relaxing, and empowering, and helped me achieve a new understanding of how my body works." – Gin Hammond, Actor
"I came to Laura with knee pain when I walked up stairs. Her gentle, thoughtful teaching helped me so much that I was soon pain-free! Laura helped me to be more centered in myself, as well as centered over my feet." – Virginia Howlett
The Feldenkrais Method "is the most sophisticated and effective method I have seen for the prevention and reversal of deterioration of function." – Margaret Mead, Ph.D., anthropologist
“Nothing is permanent about our behavior patterns except our belief that they are so.” – Moshe Feldenkrais
"Laura is fantastic. I love the collaborative nature of our work. She is fully present with me which helps me to be aware of how I’m feeling and moving." – Linda Stone
"Laura helped me re-learn how to do the most basic thing possible: walk. …. With patience, warmth, and deep analytical knowledge, Laura taught me how to use my whole body as I walked. I can now walk long distances at a fast pace without pain." – Chris Rebholz
Welcome to Laura Yedwab's Feldenkrais® Practice
- Are you too young to feel so old?
- Is pain stopping you from engaging in the activities you love?
- Want to move with more comfort and ease?
Experience Greater Ease and Less Pain: Discover the Feldenkrais Method®
The aim is to move with minimum effort and maximum efficiency, not through muscular strength, but through increased consciousness of how movement works.—Moshé Feldenkrais
As a Feldenkrais practitioner, my mission is to guide you in enhancing your ease, efficiency, and fluidity of movement— ultimately improving your well-being and vitality. The Feldenkrais Method can help you achieve your goals, whether that means recovering from injury, relieving pain, improving posture, enhancing flexibility, regaining balance, boosting coordination, or refining your athletic abilities.
Using the Feldenkrais Method, I'll help you improve your efficiency in everyday movements, (e.g. sitting at a computer, walking, hiking, climbing stairs, or getting out of a car) and with more efficiency come less pain and more comfort.
The first step is to schedule a free consultation.
Increase Your Awareness and Learn to Move Better With the Feldenkrais Method
We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change.—Sheryl Sandberg, Author
The brain is amazing. At every moment, we are making the best decisions we can given our history, genetics, and the information we have. However, we would like to improve. To make better decisions, we need better information. When it comes to improving movement and reducing pain, this means becoming aware of the subtle details of our movements.
I had hoped to feel a little better, but, remarkably, after just a few sessions my neck pain went away.—See Kathy's Success Story
As an example of working with pain, consider Kathy. Like many of my clients who struggle with neck pain, she turned her head without much thought or awareness. By using the Feldenkrais Method, we significantly increased her awareness of how her spine, shoulders, pelvis, and her legs could assist her in turning her head. By distributing the work across her entire body, we reduced the strain on her neck and her pain subsided.
My goal is to help heighten your awareness — to help you sense your movement patterns, and then to find alternative choices. In the lingo of neuroscience, this is called neuroplasticity and neuromuscular retraining. But, I think of it simply as our innate ability to learn.
Utilizing the principles of the Feldenkrais Method, I employ various approaches to facilitate your learning:
- Slowing Down: By utilizing slow movements, we attune to the fine details, uncover hidden patterns, and discover new possibilities.
- Embracing Variety: By exploring similar but different movements, we gain insights into what options feel more comfortable and effortless for you.
- Guided Touch: Through gentle, non-intrusive touch, I will lead you through precise and mindful movements, deepening your connection to your body's sensations, tensions, and movement patterns.
- Non-judgmental Observation: Together, we observe your movements without judgment or criticism, creating a safe space for you to explore and express yourself fully.
- Cultivating Curiosity: Curiosity plays a crucial role in promoting awareness and learning. Together we embrace curiosity and embark on a journey of exploration and understanding.
By becoming more aware of your movement patterns, you'll gain the power to make different and better choices. These choices pave the way to reduced pain and greater comfort in your daily life.
Laura is fantastic. I love the collaborative nature of our work. She is fully present with me, which helps me become aware of how I’m feeling and moving.—Linda Stone
The key to the Feldenkrais Method is learning. But learning can only flourish in an atmosphere of safety, curiosity, and engagement. In our collaborative sessions you'll experience a deep sense of caring and a supportive space for you to grow at your own pace.
Your journey of self-discovery begins by scheduling a free 55-minute, in-person consultation.
Integrate Mind and Body: Embrace Holistic Well-Being with the Feldenkrais Method
I believe that the unity of mind and body is an objective reality. They are not just parts somehow related to each other, but an inseparable whole while functioning.—Moshé Feldenkrais
At the heart of the Feldenkrais Method lies the recognition that you are not merely a sum of separate parts but an interconnected and unified whole. Together, we will delve into the art of mindful movement and exploration to uncover the vast potential within you.
The Feldenkrais Method is more than a therapy; it's an exploration of self-awareness and a reconnection with your body.
I feel taller, more self-confident, stronger, and more able to meet whatever is happening at the moment.—Mary Bolton
My goal as a Feldenkrais practitioner is to empower you to become resilient in a world of constant change. Through our sessions, you will rediscover your physical integrity and learn to thrive amidst the complexity of daily life.
Shall we begin?
The Feldenkrais Method
We all have an innate ability to learn, grow, and refine our movements. Using the Feldenkrais Method, we will use that ability to increase your ease, comfort, efficiency, and fluidity. I work with people who suffer from a wide range of issues including back pain, knee pain, tight shoulders, scoliosis, and poor posture. Read More.
Free Consultation
In your free 60-minute Feldenkrais consultation, we will look at your goals and your challenges, and identify specific movement patterns that are causing you problems. You will discover how we can work together to improve your movement so that you put less stress, wear and tear on your body. Read More.
Success Stories
Hear, in their own words, how I helped Jeanine and V. with back pain, Kathy recover from neck pain and breast cancer, Zeke and Joanne with knee pain, and Kate with Achilles tendon pain. Read More.
In the News
“I had long refrained from writing about this [Feldenkrais] method of countering pain because I thought it was some sort of New Age gobbledygook with no scientific basis. Boy, was I wrong!” - Jane E. Brody in the New York Times. Read More.