All of our teachers are Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioners.
We have internationally well-known trainers who come to lead workshops and classes at the institute regularly.
*ATM refers toAwareness Through Movement, or group Feldenkrais Method classes.The classes consists of verbally directed, gentle exercise lessons involving sophisticated movement sequences. The lessons directly engage our natural intelligence in a gentle and pleasurable way. ATM accesses the sensory motor processes of the brain and involves attention, perception, imagination and cognition. There are hundreds of lessons, addressing every joint and muscle group in the body and every human function.
Founder and Educational Director
Elizabeth Beringer has been involved with the practice and development of the Feldenkrais Method for more than 25 years and is one of the foremost Feldenkrais teachers and trainers. She studied directly with the founder of the Method, Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais, in both the U.S. and Israel between 1976 and 1983. Elizabeth has maintained an ongoing and varied private practice working with a diverse population including those with severe movement limitations, children, seniors, musicians and those in chronic pain. She has also worked extensively with athletes, martial artists and dancers and is known for her ability to apply the Method in dynamic situations. Elizabeth has limited availability for individual sessions.
Contact Elizabeth: elizabeth@feldenkraisresources.com
Arlyn Zones, MA.(Theatre Arts) began studying the Feldenkrais Method in 1977 and graduated from Dr. Feldenkrais’ last U.S Training Program in 1983. She has maintained an active practice since then, working with infants, children and adults. She has also taught in schools, clinics, hospitals and has led special seminars for physical and occupational therapists. Arlyn became a trainer of the Method in 1994 and has taught extensively in the U.S., Europe and Australia. Arlyn is known for her direct and personal teaching style as well as her ability to inspire creativity and independence in those she works with.
Martin Mosimann is an active and experienced Feldenkrais Teacher living and working in Biel, Switzerland. Martin founded The Feldenkrais Center Biel in 1995 where he offers ongoing ATM classes, post-graduate trainings and engages in an active private practice. He was originally trained as a physical therapist before immersing himself in the Feldenkrais Method. He works in a variety of different countries and settings around the world helping to form new Feldenkrais teachers. Martin and Elizabeth have a long and deep collaboration and are just starting a new 4-year program together in Biel, Switzerland.
Scott Clark has been working with movement for the past 40 years, both as his own self-exploration and as a way of communicating with others. He is originally from New Mexico and took a BSc in mathematics before going on to an MA in dance. He was a founding member of the Siobhan Davies Dance Company and taught the company for its first six years. After completing the London Feldenkrais training, he began to incorporate that work into dance training, as well as teaching functional anatomy at Roehampton Institute. Scott lives in London and is an active Feldenkrais trainer teaching in and directing professional Feldenkrais programs in many different countries. Elizabeth and Scott have directed 3 different Professional Feldenkrais trainings together in London.
Elaine Yoder is an experienced practitioner and assistant trainer in the Feldenkrais Method. She draws from extensive experience with several forms of movement, including dance, running and martial arts. She was Editorial Assistant for The Feldenkrais Journal for 10 years. She is also trained in the Hendrikson Method® and orthopedic manual therapy with a strong emphasis on functional anatomy. Elaine has been practicing the martial art of Aikido since 1977. She holds a 6th Degree Black Belt and has taught Aikido for over 40 years.