Good Conditions Feldenkrais LA
creativity.
clarity.
independence.
What is The Feldenkrais® Method?
A system of movement education that harnesses the nervous system through gentle movement to improve one’s ability to move with specificity & ease; reduce pain & stress; support creativity & emotional well-being.
Waves, Twists, Rhythms: Restorative Movement for Life
Starts on Sunday, January 12
1:30-3:30pm
Scribble | 5541 York Blvd, 90042
$10-$20 Sliding Scale
Join Kirsten Michelle for a monthly, drop-in class to learn and practice The Feldenkrais Method®. Experience a variety of ATM® lessons that use twists, waves, and rhythms to promote our ability to sense, feel, learn. Classes alternate between two themes: Making Waves -- lessons that employ undulation of the spine, a soothing movement that enlivens our sense of dynamic movement and stability. Twists & Taps -- lessons that use twists of the torso and sometimes "tapping" movements of limbs to promote fuller body awareness through differentiation and novel connection of proximal body to distal body.
Participants may register in advance to reserve a spot, no payment required.
Jan 12 ~ Making Waves: Lessons to define and clarify the flexibility and curving movements of our head, tail, spine and rib cage.
Feb 8 … Twists & Taps: Expanding self image through new orientations
Mar 8 ~ Making Waves: Lessons exploring wrist and ankle flexion & extension coordinated movements on our back.
Apr 12 … Twists & Taps: Expanding self image through new orientations
May 10 ~ Making Waves: Head Through the Gate: Make the impossible possible, the possible easy, the easy elegant.
Jun 14 … Twists & Taps: Expanding self image through new orientations
Feldenkrais® Awareness Through Movement® classes are given by verbal instruction and use slow, gentle movement to improve one’s ability to coordinate action with intention, to move with ease, to reduce stress, and generally supports creativity, mental clarity, curiosity.
All ages / No experience required.
PRIVATE SESSIONS
Functional Integration® or FI® lesson
During a Functional Integration® or FI® lesson, I will guide you through gentle touch to explore developmental and functional movement possibilities, remembering the ease and pleasure of moving, breathing, and being. You may lie on a padded table designed for the work, or do some of the lesson sitting or standing.
First sessions are 75 minutes, and sometimes a little longer! We start with a conversation about your history and things that you would like to improve or make easier.
Office Location:
Glassell Park, Los Angeles.
Pricing:
First Visit - $110
Regular Visit - $90
I offer Artist rates and also do trades. If cost feels like a barrier, please contact me!
Good Conditions Feldenkrais is a project of dance artist Kirsten Michelle Schnittker.
Kirsten Michelle was born in Colorado, grew up in the suburbs outside of Philly and DC, and earned a Bachelor of Arts in History from Barnard College in NYC. Kirsten Michelle’s first love was dance, and after college they spent a decade in Brooklyn working in dance and arts administration. In 2014, Kirsten began working for The Feldenkrais Foundation and joined the Feldenkrais® Professional Training Program a few years later. In 2020, Kirsten Michelle relocated to Los Angeles, CA and began teaching public classes and seamlessly integrating Feldenkrais into their dance practice.
Photo Credits: Unless otherwise noted, photos are by Laura Bartczak, 2024.