Schedule

SCHEDULE

Below you will find:
-One-to-one sessions: in-person and online
-Weekly classes: 2 on zoom and 2 in the room
-Workshops : in person and online
for everyone, and for actors
-Ways to pay,
– Disclaimer
– A few free recordings

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Please note that if you book a one-to-one session or a series of 6 classes you must give 24 hours notice to cancel or postpone otherwise the full amount is payable.
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ONE-TO-ONE: IN-PERSON (Functional Integration) in London N8, UK
I am currently open Tuesdays to Fridays.

Please wear: long trousers and long sleeves, loose enough to move  (for your comfort on the table)
Covid protocol:
– you do not need to sign a form or wear a mask, but, as always,  please do not come if you are unwell (even a sniffle) or might be coming down with something.
-currently I still wear a mask if asked (except for children), ventilate the room between sessions and have a high grade air purifier (hepa filter).
 COST: £70  (discount available for low income) Sessions last about an hour.

FI ‘INTENSIVE’ : 4 FIs within 5 days
For some people this might be an interesting way to work and could create the conditions for a burst of improvement. After all Dr Feldenkrais worked that way often. However, as this is a more intensive way of working it is not suitable for all. Please contact Victoria to discuss.  This is about intensive working so only available as 4 sessions within 7 days. NB It is subject to availability so best to book at least 2 weeks in advance.
COST: same as 4 sessions but with a 10% discount, not as a ‘special offer’ as it is not suitable for everyone, but more to honour the difficulty of paying for several sessions in such a short time. (low income price can be discussed.)

ONE-TO-ONE: ONLINE
Obviously this is not Functional Integration, because touch is not possible.
But some specific issues can be improved using tailored Awareness Through Movement.
COST: £65 for an hour

WEEKLY CLASSES 2024/5:

The classes are  mostly drop-in and continuous with some holiday breaks –  but there will be new themes for March-May which is what you see below.

‘Awareness Through Movement’ lessons offer you the opportunity to slow down and explore your own habits and patterns and to discover new possibilities and greater ease. Lessons can be small and detailed or larger and more dynamic.

These classes are stand alone so that you can drop-in as you wish (except Tuesday), but if you are able to come regularly you will get a more complete picture. The three themes interweave and overlap, so coming on more or different days works too.
The themes are often a bit more like starting points as I steer the choice and direction of lessons towards to the participants who come regularly, but that’s the advantage of a live weekly class rather than a fixed course!

IN PERSON

Tuesdays 7.45 – 8.45pm The Haelan Centre (side entrance),
41 The Broadway, Crouch End London N8 8DT
£72 for 6 classes contact victoria to book.
£14 drop in when available
Booking/paying in advance for 6 classes is required where possible (a lesson can be postponed with 24 hours notice minimum), but occasionally there are drop-in spaces too.
Theme for March-May: “Unlocking the Chest”

Fridays: 1.30-2.30pm The Crouch End Fitness Centre,
Elmfield Avenue N8 8SG – Studio 2
£10, drop in (book online or pay on the day at reception)
Theme for March-May “Balance + Being Upright”

 

ONLINE (ZOOM):

Monday 7.30-8.30pm (UK)
Theme for March-May: “Unlocking the Chest ” same as Tues.

Wednesday 10-11 am (UK)
Theme for March-May: “Walking with the Whole Self”

COST: £10.00 per class, drop-in
For Zoom/payment links: Please contact Victoria

WORKSHOPS SPRING/SUMMER 2025

ONLINE  (FOR EVERYONE)

DYNAMIC BALANCE – Sundays: May 11th and July 6th

Dr.Feldenkrais was an engineer, a physicist, one of the first judo black belts in the west and founder of the Judo club of France. He developed a comprehensive understanding how we can organise ourselves efficiently to take our support from the ground and through the constantly changing constelation of our skeletal structure in movement. And he has left us his own unique way to explore and learn it for ourselves, enabling better balance, fluidity, power along with an improved sense of support and potential agency in the world.

So much is there to be discovered, from the structure and use of the foot and hip joints in relation to the ground; the counterbalancing of different parts of ourselves in movement (right down to fine discriminations in twists and bends of the spine) to the delicate adjustments of the head that rights itself to help maintain a steady visual field.
In January and March we began with two workshops covering some of the big picture of shifting weight, in both standing and stepping and primary movements of rolling and lifting limbs. (both workshops are available as recordings. but you dont need to have done them for the following ones)
Now we get to some focused themes:


Sunday 11th May 2-5pm BST
“DYNAMIC BALANCE –  FEET, KNEES AND HIPS” (Online)
Your base of support. But one that needs to keep adapting to constantly re-find and refine how you take that support from the ground as you move. As an upright creature with a high centre of gravity, it takes 26 bones in the feet, a highly mobile ankle and hip joint and a surprisingly complex ‘hinge’ joint at the knee to co-ordinate with the rest of your structure, as well as in response to the enivronment! Plenty to play wth here!

COST: £35 (or £60 with July 6th)
including a link to the recording of the lessons for at least 6 months
Book by emailing victoria

Sunday 6th July 2-5pm BST
“DYNAMIC BALANCE –  CARRIAGE OF THE HEAD” (Online)
As if balancing on two small feet wasn’t enough, you have a 4-5kg weight right at the top to support through a range of movement that is crucial for your field of vision and communication as well as skill and ease in movement. So it becomes important to continue to improve how you use your whole spine, pelvis and the support from the ground in many different configurations as you move. Especially amid the challenges of computers, books, phones, life – and aging.

COST: £35 (or £60 with May 11th)
including a link to the recording of the lessons for at least 6 months
Book by emailing victoria

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IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS

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WORKSHOPS FOR ACTORS

Sat 5th April 2025  2-5pm
“PRESENCE AND CONNECTION: ACTING WITH YOUR WHOLE SELF”
Feldenkrais for Actors workshop Hosted by  SCRUM THEATRE
at: SCRUM Studios, 191 Talgarth Road, Hammersmith, London W6 8BJ
This event is pay what you can :
BOOKING WITH EVENTBRITE

We know it when we see it.
The actor who is simply there, fully present – able to listen, feel, respond, take action but without any apparent effort or need.
Their connection with other actors and the audience is easy and their playing unforced.
We are drawn to watch that actor. Interested in what they will do or say next.

In the words of Peter Brook (from ‘the conference of the birds’ by John Heilpurn): “If you watch any cat, it isn’t just that his body is so relaxed and expressive. It’s something more important than that. A cat actually thinks visibly. If you watch him jump on a shelf, the wish to jump and the action of jumping are one and the same thing. There’s no division. A thought animates his whole body… (in) exactly the same way … the actor is trained to become so organically related within himself, he thinks completely with his body. He becomes one sensitive responding whole, like the cat.”

In this workshop we will approach this theme physically by slowing down and using some of the dynamic yet delicately nuanced ‘Awareness Through Movement’ lessons from the Feldenkrais Method to listen inwards and discover how we can involve our whole selves in an action like Peter Brook’s cat. We will become aware of those moments we find balance, fluidity, ease and integration, without working against ourselves, or losing something in the moment.

And we will surround it with simple acting games and improvisations to notice the difference it makes to your presence, and to your connection with the audience and each other.

Please do bring a blanket or a mat!

BOOKING WITH EVENTBRITE

WAYS TO PAY

Nb please check details and do not pay me for any workshops hosted by others eg The John Wright School, Shapes in Motion (or advanced trainings abroad).
-via Paypal -address to use: feldenkraisworksvw@gmail.com
-via internet banking:  please ask for details

DISCLAIMER
The Feldenkrais Method is a learning method, inviting you to go gently, slowly and to feel and notice what you do and adapt – not to push, strain or try hard. Part of its aim is to enable you to take care of yourself rather than have to always rely on the outside intervention of a teacher.
Please note that while I do my best to keep students safe, classes are always at your own risk, especially online where I cannot see you as well as in-person. You will need to be able to get up and down from the floor (super slowly is fine!) and to lie on the floor.
If you have a medical condition and are unsure, please consult a doctor. For anything else please  contact Victoria.

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FREE SHORT RECORDINGS
I have made a series of short lessons from 30-40 minutes long which are up on my vimeo and are embedded The lessons cover aspects of life that seemed important during the Lockdown, (and continue to be!). They were selected for being  calming as well:

  • eyes, hand, arms, shoulders, neck – for so much phone and computer use being online.
  • breathing – we all need good lung capacity!

You will need  enough space to lie down on the floor (on a mat or blanket). Have a towel or blanket that you can fold to put under your head if you need it rather than a soft cushion or pillow as these tend to prevent your head from moving.
Please be sure to do these lessons gently, carefully and stop if anything hurts or strains. I am not there to help keep you safe, so it will be up to you to look after yourself.

Lesson 1: Hands and EyesLesson 2: Softer Hands, Easier Shoulders

Lesson 3: Making Space for the Breath

Lesson 4: Corkscrew for the Ribs, Breath and Eyes

Lesson 5: See-Saw Breathing and Twisting