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Feldenkrais Guild of Australia

The Australian Feldenkrais Guild Inc (AFG) for the Feldenkrais Method® of Movement. The fruit of such learning is improved ability in all aspects of life.

The Feldenkrais Method® facilitates learning through lessons that explore movement, posture, breathing. The Feldenkrais Method is person-centred and is adapted for individuals and specific populations. As a result, it is beneficial in a wide variety of applications - from Childhood Development to Older Adults, Sport and Performance to Chronic Conditions, Injury Prevention to Rehabilitation. People

of all ages can participate, from babies and children through to senior citizens with interests ranging from dancers, musicians and athletes to people seeking to relieve movement difficulties, stiffness or pain. Participating in this unique learning process can lead to better health and well-being, improved attention, thinking ability, emotional resilience, posture, movement coordination and balance, easier ways of doing tasks, easier breathing, reduced pain and control over muscular tension.

23/05/2026

Feeling tight, tired, or overwhelmed often isn’t just about doing too much.

Sometimes it’s the result of habitual patterns your nervous system has learned over time — like holding your breath, clenching your jaw, lifting your shoulders, or bracing without even noticing.

These patterns can become so familiar that they feel normal.

The Feldenkrais Method® helps bring these unconscious habits into awareness through gentle, attentive movement.

As you begin to notice how you organise yourself, new possibilities emerge.

Breathing becomes easier.
Movement becomes lighter.
Effort becomes more efficient.

You don’t need to force change.

Often, simply becoming aware is enough for your nervous system to discover a more comfortable and natural way of being.

Less tension.
More ease.
More choice.

FELDENKRAIS WEEK STARTS TOMORROW! Free events across Australia for the whole week 👉🏽 BOOK HERE https://www.feldenkrais.org.au/discover

20/05/2026

Tightness, soreness, and limitation are often treated as problems to push through, stretch away, or fix.

But sometimes, what your body needs isn’t more force,
it’s more awareness.

The Feldenkrais Method® offers a gentle, low-impact way to reduce unnecessary tension by helping your nervous system discover more efficient ways of moving.

Through slow, attentive exploration, you begin to notice habitual patterns that may be creating strain without you realising it.

As awareness grows, new possibilities emerge:
movement becomes lighter, easier, and more coordinated.

And often, the simple actions of everyday life, like bending, walking, reaching, turning, breathing, begin to feel more comfortable again.

Sometimes, lasting change begins by doing less and sensing more.

Book your free class here 👉🏽 https://www.feldenkrais.org.au/discover

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19/05/2026

What if better performance didn’t come from trying harder? 💪🧠

We’re often taught that improvement comes through more effort, more repetition, more force.

But performance isn’t only about how much effort you generate, it’s about how well that effort is organised.

The Feldenkrais Method helps refine the way your nervous system coordinates movement, improving precision, efficiency, and adaptability.

When unnecessary effort is reduced, sensing becomes clearer.
When sensing becomes clearer, coordination improves.
And when coordination improves, performance becomes more reliable, even under pressure.

Sometimes the most powerful changes are the smallest ones:
a shift in timing, a clearer sense of support, a more efficient distribution of effort.

Small changes in coordination can create remarkable differences in performance.

Less strain. More precision. Greater control.

We're hosting FREE EVENTS across Australia for FELDENKRAIS WEEK from MAY 24th till May 31st, Book here! https://www.feldenkrais.org.au/discover

12/05/2026

The nervous system often mistakes familiarity for efficiency 🧠

Just because a pattern feels normal doesn’t mean it’s optimal.

The Feldenkrais Method helps the brain update its internal models through novelty, variation, attention, and reduced effort, the exact conditions that support neuroplastic change.

This is why Feldenkrais often looks subtle from the outside:
the real work is happening in the nervous system’s ability to perceive, differentiate, and reorganise itself.

06/05/2026

DO YOU HOLD YOUR BREATH? 🫁

Many of us do without realising it.

The Feldenkrais Method® is a gentle learning practice that helps you move and breathe with less effort and more ease. Through guided movement and attention, you discover new options, build self-trust, and take practical change into everyday life

Book your spot at FELDENKRAIS WEEK 🌿 Free classes across Australia from May 24th till May 31st https://www.feldenkrais.org.au/discover

📷 Darius Bashar

01/05/2026

Gentle doesn’t mean ineffective.

In the Feldenkrais Method, working gently is what allows the nervous system to sense more clearly.
And when you can sense more, you can organise your movement more efficiently.

Force often creates resistance.
But gentle, attentive movement creates the conditions for real change.

✨ Less strain. More clarity. Lasting improvement.

You don’t want to miss your spot at The Feldenkrais Week! BOOK HERE 👉🏽 https://www.feldenkrais.org.au/discover

27/04/2026

If stretching and strengthening haven’t worked, it may not be your body that needs fixing.

It may be how you’re organising your movement and posture.

The Feldenkrais Method doesn’t focus on forcing change through effort.
Instead, it works with your nervous system, helping you sense how you move, notice unnecessary tension, and discover more efficient patterns.

When coordination improves, strength and flexibility can finally function together.

✨ Feldenkrais helps you learn easier, more intelligent ways to move.

Explore this at our Feldenkrais Week starting May 24th ✨ Link to book! https://www.feldenkrais.org.au/discover

20/04/2026

FELDENKRAIS is all about cultivating quality of attention through movement 🌀🌀🌀

Have you tried a class or a private session yet?

Feldenkrais week is coming soon! BOOK HERE https://www.feldenkrais.org.au/discover

18/04/2026

Discover how small, gentle movements can create real change in how you feel.

This is not about pushing or stretching harder,
it’s about learning to move with more awareness, ease, and support.

✨ Helpful for pain, stiffness, or recovery
✨ Improves posture, balance, and mobility
✨ Supports nervous system regulation
✨ Suitable for all ages and abilities

A space to reconnect with your body at your own pace.

Join a class or try a session near you 🌟

Book your free class here https://www.feldenkrais.org.au/discover

31/12/2025

Whether you practice Pilates, train at the gym, or play a sport, performance and injury prevention depend on more than strength or flexibility.

Somatic awareness, is the ability to sense and organise yourself from within, and allows you to:
• refine technique
• detect early warning signals
• distribute effort efficiently
• adapt to changing demands

This is where the Feldenkrais Method supports sustainable movement: by training the nervous system to move with clarity, efficiency, and choice.

29/12/2025

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS 🤓

💪 MUSCLES LEARN TOO
An online ATM Master Class with Andrew Gibbons
Saturday 17th January, 2026
8:00-10:30am (AWST)

When Dr. Feldenkrais spoke about “coordinating flexors and extensors”, he meant your obliques—or at least how to resolve some of the conundrums buried in the abdominal layers. In this masterclass, Andrew Gibbons will lead you through the popular “coordinating flexors and extensors” ATM lesson and explain why an understanding of your obliques lies at the heart of the lesson’s design, constraints and success.

🪑FUNCTIONAL CHAIR IDEAS FOR YOUR FI WORK
with Lena Rosenberg
Sat 31 Jan 11am - 5pm
St Kilda Baptist Church VIC

In this Advanced Training you will explore functional connections in a position that is familiar and easy for most: sitting on a chair.
The chair is an effective tool, not just for working with the elderly or for limited work settings; it can be used for a full FI or at different moments of an FI, as a useful way for integrating movements that were done in a different position.

🐴 BEYOND HUMAN PRACTICE: Adapting Feldenkrais® for Animals
With Guest presenter Mary Debono
Sunday February 15th 2026 11:00 am AEST
Online via zoom

The Feldenkrais with Animals Special Interest Group invites AFG members to a session with Mary Debono, who will share fresh perspectives on interspecies communication, embodied awareness, and the mutual potential for learning and healing between humans and animals.

Click the link in bio to book! 🔗

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http://www.feldenkrais.org.au/

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