The Feldenkrais Method®

Finding fluid movement

Learning is turning darkness, which is the absence of light, into light. Learning is creation. It is making something out of nothing. Learning grows until it dawns on you.

(Moshe Feldenkrais)

What is the Feldenkrais Method®?

Slow and gentle EVOLUTION towards EFFORTLESS movement

The Feldenkrais Method® is a gentle, effective way of improving everyday movement by helping a person become more aware of how they move. Rooted in neuroscience and movement science, it supports learning through ease, curiosity, and comfort.

People come to Feldenkrais for many reasons—some are recovering from injury or dealing with chronic issues like back pain or RSI, while others are performers or athletes seeking to refine their movement in high-performance settings. The method is also beneficial for those with neurological challenges related to stroke or cerebral palsy.

There are two main ways to experience Feldenkrais:

Awareness Through Movement (ATM): Group classes (typically 50 minutes) where a teacher verbally guides you through slow, exploratory movements. These lessons help you recognise and shift unconscious movement habits, creating space for new, more functional patterns.

Functional Integration (FI): One-to-one sessions using hands-on touch. You lie fully clothed on a low padded table while the practitioner gently guides your body through specific movements. This tactile feedback can bring about deep and immediate changes in how you move, breathe, and rest.

Regular practice can lead to reduced pain and tension, greater ease, and a clearer sense of balance and coordination in your everyday life promoting longevity.

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Photo: Maya Yoncali

Take 1-2-1 Hands-on Lessons (FI) with Robert

£65 (£55 concessions)

Robert teaches 1-2-1 (Functional Integration) lessons from his home in East London.

  • 1-hour lessons in 75-min slots
  • Buy 6 for the price of 5
  • Flexible hours including evenings and weekend

resources

Audio Lessons by Robert

Do in your own time and at your own pace and as many times as you like following the golden rules of going slow and gently avoiding any discomfort. And take many rests!

Gentle Twisting to Improve Lung Capacity

Very often, it’s necessary to find ways to calm the nervous system and to open up space in the body in order to breathe more easily. This is a short (approx. 15-minutes) ATM lesson where Robert will guide you through a gentle exploration of twisting to help increase your lung capacity and ease your breathing. To do this lesson you will need to sit on a chair or stool, not too soft, at a height where your thighs are roughly parallel to the floor.

Flexible Wrists

Robert recorded this short ATM lesson for Feldenkrais Awareness Week 2016 – it’s called Flexible Wrists (approx. 17-minutes). This can be done in sitting.

Edges of Feet

Robert recorded this ATM lesson Edges of Feet (AY433) at Chisenhale Dance Space on Monday 11 May, 2014. (approx. 55-minutes). This should be done laying on the floor.

MORE audio resources

Free open source recordings of Awareness Through Movement (ATM) Lessons


The goal of the OpenATM Project at openATM.org is to make Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement lessons available to everyone around the world.

The Open ATM Project allows you to download (right click) the ATM lessons to your device and do the lessons whenever you want.

Many of these lessons are reinterpretations of (inspired by and loosely based on) ATM lessons taught by Moshe Feldenkrais at the Alexander Yanai, Esalan, San Fransisco and Amherst trainings, or other workshops. These rich and diverse set of lessons are available from the International Feldenkrais Federation or Feldenkrais Resources.

These audio lessons are not reproductions of the original lessons. For the online lessons, the sources – for example the original Alexander Yanai lesson titles – are retained for scholarship purposes and to properly acknowledge the ideas and structure of the original lessons.

Every year, the UK Feldenkrais Guild teachers record a lesson especially for International Feldenkrais Week. You can find them all here to stream (listen to) or download (keep) for your personal use – they are not for commercial use.

Although Robert occasionally teaches public ATM classes and posts details here, there are regular weekly classes taught by many different teachers across the UK – listings can be found on the UK Guild website through its Find a Class function.

Find a Teacher in your area.

Video Resources

Cynthia Allen and Erifily Nikola
The Feldenkrais Method® Awareness Through Movement (ATM) the Feldenkrais Guild UK
Andrew Dawson – Part III at TEDMED 2011

credentials

Robert is a fully certified practitioner.

Robert graduated from London II, the second practitioner training programme in London, in 2015. The training was accredited by the European Training Accreditation Board, working alongside the other international Training Accreditation Boards, to align with globally recognised accreditation standards. Robert is a member of the UK Feldenkrais guild.