You may not have heard of Feldenkrais...perhaps you might have heard of Functional Integration or Awareness Through Movement. These are practices of the Feldenkrais Method which my guest Elaine Clark is here to share with us. Learn the history and founder Moshe Feldenkrais, its purpose and Elaine's deliverance of its practice. *This episode may contain sensitive content for some)* Helpful resources and scientific sources can be found at: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/healingwithsway⁠⁠. Be sure to subscribe to my podcast to get alerts of new episodes!  Email Sway with your questions: healingwithsway@outlook.com. Want to be on my podcast? Submit a request! ⁠⁠www.healingwithsway.com/podcast-contribution

Elaine is the owner of Whole Healing and has been a massage therapist and bodyworker since 2007. She attended Ashmead College in Everett, WA and the Seattle Eastside Feldenkrais Training in Kirkland, WA from 2017-2021. As a life-long learner, she has earned her associate degree and is on the path to further academic pursuits.She uses many techniques, both with hands-on and verbally guided work, to encourage a person to relieve anxiety, stress, pain, lack of mobility, lack of sleep or to aid in recovery. Most of her experience is in clinical, therapeutic bodywork. Her interests in healing are broad, including neuroscience, exercise physiology, human development, kinesiology, chinese medicine, myofascial release, and cognitive and behavioral psychology. Elaine lives in Pacific Northwest Washington and currently offers The Feldenkrais Method® and CranioSacral therapy at Serenity Massage in Stanwood, WA. You can book online or reach her directly at elaineclarklmt@gmail.com or 360-420-3605. Functional Integration® (FI)® can and Awareness Through Movement® (ATM)® be done over Zoom so don't hestiate to reach out, even if you're not in the area!  Elaine's Website:Whole Healing (abmp.com)

*The following are service marks or certification marks of the Feldenkrais Guild of North America: Feldenkrais® , Feldenkrais Method® , Functional Integration® , Awareness Through Movement® , ATM® , FI® , Guild Certified Feldenkrais Teacher® , and Guild Certified Feldenkrais PractitionerCM

Learn more about the Feldenkrais Method® of Somatic Education:Feldenkrais Method – A New Way of Thinking About Health
Find a Practitioner in your area:Practitioner Search – Feldenkrais Method
Free Awareness Through Movement® lessons:OpenATM.org : ATM Recordings
Awareness Through Movement Lessons — Allison Suran Pain Specialist (healingbridge.com)

Intro/Outro audio credit: Happy Tree by Joseph Alesci

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