FUNCTIONAL INTEGRATION®

Private Lessons in the Feldenkrais Method

Re-organize, Re-new,
Feel Better & Learn Something New

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Functional Integration (FI) lessons use gentle, non-invasive touch and verbal instructions to guide you in a personalized movement exploration. The lesson is custom-designed to meet your needs, interest, and intention. Functional Integration is a kind of touch conversation in which you will begin to recognize well-established patterns and develop new movement options.
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The benefits of Functional Integration become most apparent when several lessons occur over a short period of time (3 lessons over 2 weeks, for example). Patterns of movement are strongly ingrained and like any other habit, it takes time to change. Learning derived from one lesson needs to be reinforced and enhanced before the learning fades or becomes muddled. If you are able to do both Functional Integration and Awareness Through Movement during the same time period, the effects and benefits of both will be magnified further. This is the most efficient way to approach your movement challenges. I am interested in achieving lasting results with you and in providing you with the ability to ultimately achieve results independent from me.
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Functional Integration takes place with the student fully clothed (except for shoes). Lessons most often occur with the student lying on a special table, however lessons can also be given in seated or standing positions. Padding, foam rollers and towels are used to provide optimal support and comfort during the lesson and to support the movement pattern being explored. Lessons finish with ideas for integrating the lesson into daily activities and suggestions for at-home activities to re-evoke and reinforce the lesson.

Functional Integration Client Experiences

"I went to see Dale to help my sitting posture for meditation. Not only did I achieve the ability to sit cross-legged for an hour but there were other side benefits as well. I feel more buoyant when I walk and my overall range of motion has improved."

-- Susan Morales, MSW, owner Bodies in Balance Fitness Studio, Functional Integration client
"After a session with Dale, I felt loose and very relaxed. When walking I became aware of myself as a whole body - everything connected and flowing together.‎"

-- Georgia Olson., Functional Integration client

“Make the impossible, possible; the possible, easy; and the easy, elegant.” - Moshe Feldenkrais