Classes

Returning to Self: 4 week Feldenkrais Series
Wednesdays - May 29 - June 19, 7-8:15pm, in person

Live and Online Class Testimonials

Feldenkrais Classes:

“These classes are the only time every week when I’m truly kind to myself”

“I look forward to class each week. Around Tuesday afternoon I start thinking, "is it Thursday morning yet? really, two more days?"- Ash Martin, Therapist

“I found Michelle’s class to be a gentle journey into an intensive engagement with my body’s subtleties and potential.  Her calm, clear, finely paced guidance led to a glorious respite from everyday agendas and the anxiety of a culture obsessed with speed and will.  I found myself smiling through a whole session on softening and expansion- what a wonderful time to deeply explore the body’s realms that so often gets ignored or dismissed.” - Kara M

“Michelle’s warm, kind manner,  precise and thorough instructions, and unfailingly encouraging attitude have brought me on a healing journey with Feldenkrais for which I am deeply grateful.” - Kamas Choi

“I woke up this morning without the usual intense cramps in my neck that I have grown accustomed to first thing in the morning. It was amazing to wake up with a free neck! ” - Jackie Ryan

"Michelle's classes are fun, relaxing and I come away feeling more connected to and in control of my body." - Heather Tauck

"I never sleep as well as I do after Monday night class" - Doreen Crocket

“Michelle taught us how to connect the constellation of our bodies into something fluid and knowable. The classes are a much needed lesson in the wisdom of the body, the benefits of slowing down, and how sometimes the smallest movements have the greatest impacts. I have loved learning about myself through Feldenkreis classes with Michelle for years, and her warmth, humor, and love for teaching is infectious.” - Oona Robertson 

Circling Classes:

“I experience Michelle as an incredibly skillful facilitator, a facilitator who supports the unfolding and deepening if experience through sharing her own authenticity. For me, she exudes a nonjudgmental and welcoming presence that invites forward parts of myself that typically hide in groups. Consequently, I felt naturally encouraged to experiment with revealing those often guarded parts and often found that others, too, could welcome them, which could be quite healing.” - Jeremy

“Michelle's facilitation is a gift. She's both intuitive and flexible. She creates a safe container for true and safe exploration.”

“Having Michelle work with our house has been a true gift. She is such a skilled facilitator and holds space in a very grounded, caring, and attentive way. Circling as a practice has brought our house closer and helped deepen and strengthen our individual and collective bonds. Not that it would have been impossible to do on our own, but without Michelle present, creating a safe container for processing our emotions around living together, the results for our house would look very different. She is amazing at what she does!”

“I wanted to share a huge appreciation and huge thank you for bringing this circling practice into my life. And Michelle, I've continued practicing this and it just continues to be amazing...I feel more at home in my body. I feel more relaxed, more allowing, more understanding.” - Zach Cohen

“My housemates and I have worked with Michelle monthly for about a year. Though I sometimes feel resistant to these facilitated circlings—thinking, ‘do we really need this?’—I always come away grateful. With humorous, kind, and skillful support, Michelle helps us to explore dynamics in our home that can be difficult to notice or communicate on our own. The result is practical and meaningful: more understanding and appreciation for each other, greater self-awareness, and less tension around kitchen dishes! If you live communally, working with Michelle is a support for more cooperation, care, and accountability in your home. This is a resource I didn’t know we needed! Definitely recommend!”- S

“Michelle's Introduction to Circling class was a tender and gentle immersion into Circling that left me feeling deeply content and seen at the end of each class. The practices that made up the bulk of each class were seemingly simple, but allowed us to spiral deeper and deeper into knowing one another through listening, observation, and present moment, awareness.

The person I came to know best, though, was myself. I was able to observe myself and the way I interact in a group in a way that I have never before experienced. The class left me feeling quite moved, and also with a strong desire to continue Circling, and the experience of communicating in a direct and truthful way. Already, I have noticed that I am more present with myself in all of my interactions, and I am able to respond to those around me in a more present way.” - Nola Glatzel, Early Childhood Teacher

"Michelle holds such a warm, open, honest space. In this container, the group was able to open to rich, revealing, and transformative processes in every session."

“Michelle is such a being of warmth, light, and safety. It is so evident that her facilitation is being led from her heart. Her willingness to be real and vulnerable creates SUCH a container of safety for connection.” - Camille Thomen-Brown

“knowledgable, compassionate and warm teacher and facilitator" - Mitch Levine 

"I attended several Circling events facilitated by Michelle. I found her to have incredibly warm, open, disarming, compassionate yet grounded energy. Michelle was able to lead exercises that helped a large group of strangers establish enough trust to connect with one another. It was a fabulous way to practice different ways of being with others. Highly recommend! " - Jess Begans, Psychotherapist