Feldenkrais Method® Testimonials

"Chrish and Feldenkrais came into my life a year ago while I continued my search to ease the aches and pains from fibromyalgia. Chrish's clear and supportive teaching technique instantly connected my body and brain. I leave each class--in the comfort of her home studio--with greater body/mind awareness, feelings of ease, and in peace. While I continue my daily yoga practice, I instinctively begin with 10 or 15 minutes of Feldenkrais. It's simply what my body tells me it needs before anything else." - Linda Herson, Washington, D.C.

"My yoga teacher, considerably younger than I am, recommended Feldenkrais to me, saying her mother was my age and it was helping her. With a knee I was afraid would have to be replaced, I was willing to try anything. Now, after a year of taking Feldenkrais from Chrish Kresge in Washington, DC, I can feel the difference in a positive response in my body. My knee has regained its mobility, and I walk with a minimum of discomfort."

"While the technique is part of the story, I feel the practitioner is the major part. Ms. Kresge not only knows her subject thoroughly, but her manner of teaching, her warmth and personal concern for every one of her students makes the sessions feel less like a class and more like a family gathering."

"While I take her classes in her well-appointed studio in Washington, I understand that she also conducts sessions in Feldenkrais and Bones for Life® in other areas of the Washington metropolitan area. If you want to better your body and lifestyle, I heartily recommend her."

- David Black, Washington, D.C. and Santiago, Chile

"Looking back to my first wary, but desperate climb up the stairs to your studio, it's hard to remember that I accepted my stiffness, pain and imbalance as the expected result of aging and injury. Almost three years with you, relearning how to move my body with the Feldenkrais Method has eliminated most of my symptoms plus giving me more vitality and focus. It's the best choice I could have made for myself. Thank you, Chrish!” - Betsy Clark, Washington, D.C

"For many years I suffered from lower back pain that left me unable to stand for long periods, sometimes so bad I would literally have to sit down on the floor (even in grocery stores and other public places) just to alleviate the pain. Today, after a year of weekly Feldenkrais classes taught by my wonderful teacher, Chrish Kresge, I am pain free. The change happened without my even realizing it until, one day, I suddenly became aware of the fact that I had not had back pain in months. My pain-free life continues, along with weekly classes, thanks to the Feldenkrais Method and Chrish!" - Janet L. Leno, Global HIV/AIDS Program of the World Bank, Washington, D.C.

"I feel that Feldenkrais has helped me get rid of the headaches I was having, which I believe stemmed from holding tension in my jaw. Now I notice that I let go of tension in my jaw many times a day and hardly ever have a headache. I enjoy walking for exercise and I have learned from Chrish's Feldenkrais classes how to walk smoothly and straighter than before."

-Corinne D’Silva, Falls Church, VA

"I believe that my general well-being and overall fitness at 77 is due to my participation in Chrish’s Feldenkrais instruction for the past two and a half years. I am grateful."

- Angelika Zaia, Washington, D.C.

"The awareness I've gained through Feldenkrais lessons has not only made it easier to move but also restored my sense of pleasure in movement after several years of painful contraction."

* Andrea Danzig, Washington, D.C.

Some of Chrish’s other students’ comments:

-“Doing Feldenkrais I have experienced days without pain for the first time in five years.”

-“By learning to move in different ways, you begin to open up and like yourself better.”

-“Feldenkrais can be catalytic - just a small amount of Feldenkrais can often spark huge transformations in peoples’ lives.”

-“Feldenkrais is a way to quickly achieve the grace of an athlete or dancer.”

-“I look and feel years younger when I do Feldenkrais!”

- “I found my voice!”

- “It’s the best hour of my week.”

 

Others…

“I have been intrigued by this subtle form of retraining the nervous system, which I recommend to patients whose movement has been restricted by injury, cerebral palsy, stroke, fibromyalgia, or chronic pain. I find it to be much more useful than standard physical therapy. I also believe that the Feldenkrais Method® can help older people achieve greater range of motion and flexibility, and help all of us feel more comfortable in our bodies.”

- Andrew Weil, M.D. Author of Spontaneous Healing and Natural Health, Natural Medicine

“The Feldenkrais Method is the most sophisticated and effective method I have seen for the prevention and reversal of deterioration and function.” - Margaret Mead, Ph.D., Anthropologist

“My shoulders were caved in; my arms couldn't move without pain. I understood that my pain and posture were connected, and I tried physical therapy, chiropractic, and massage. Through Feldenkrais, I learned to focus on how my whole body was moving, instead of just the problem. I learned to sense what was right for me, and my body began to change.” - Carl Friedman

“As an aging ex-jock, nursing bad knees and shoulders, Functional Integration® and Awareness Through Movement® work helps me develop insight into how my body operates and how it compensates for old injuries. With a more solid understanding of “what is,” I can start to make intelligent choices about how I want to move, sit, stand, and just function.”

- Kevin Paxton President of Preston Technology, Inc.

“I was having constant pain in my hand, wrist, and arm. After six months of Functional Integration® lessons and doing the assigned exercises, the pain in my hand occurred only infrequently. The process of change through awareness is something you have to experience to believe.”

- Erica C. Christ, writer and bartender

“As a violinist, the work has not only sped my recovery from injury, but greatly enhanced my sense of physical integrity, ease and grace—even with an activity as “unnatural” as playing the violin!”

- Ingrid Matthews, performs on Baroque and classical violin and is the Music Director of the Seattle Baroque Orchestra

“I had suffered with chronic shoulder and arm pain that had developed into severe numbness and tingling. Nothing I did brought me any long-term relief until I started with Feldenkrais®. Through a series of Feldenkrais lessons, the chronic pain, numbness, and tingling resolved. More importantly, I learned how to manage and maintain my body to avoid these problems in the future."

- Ruth Nielsen, Attorney at Law, Nielsen Law Office Inc.

“After years of back problems, the Feldenkrais Method has given me the ability to remain free of pain. They are by far the most effective and pleasurable exercises I have ever done.”

- Joseph Batkin

“About two years ago, I tripped over a raised bit of sidewalk that had up heaved from a tree root. The jolt caused a disk in my back to herniate, resulting in a tremendous amount of pain and reduced mobility. I eventually had an MRI. The diagnosis was clear; I would have to have surgery. Not wanting to do that, I found out about the Feldenkrais Method and decided to give it a try. I completed 15 Functional Integration sessions, and was amazed to go from facing back surgery to being pain free.”

- Shirley Beieler, Orthodontic Laboratory Technician/Manager, Feldenkrais practitioner trainee

“The Feldenkrais Method has allowed me to play pain free golf, without worrying about injury.”

- Duffy Waldorf, PGA Tour Golfer

“Feldenkrais can be catalytic - just a small amount of Feldenkrais can often spark huge transformations in peoples’ lives.”

Len Cargill, CEO of Pomegranate Communications Inc.

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