What if hundreds of successfully working Feldenkrais® practitioners from around the globe got together and described their discoveries of what it really takes to be a successful practitioner and then that information was written down and organized for you?

Can you imagine exactly how useful that information would be?

How might your experience of professional development change if you and your colleagues had an ATM-like structure for conversations about your work? And, if you knew there was a way to give and receive feedback that was always and only constructive and supportive and never destructive or dispiriting, would you spend two days with your fellow practitioners learning this skill? Imagine that everyone in our community had learned to communicate effectively and compassionately.

In fact, over the last decade, hundreds of successful, experienced practitioners have refined and tested this workshop so that it and the accompanying materials are ready for the entire Feldenkrais community, a truly unique contribution by the people, for the people. Because of them, now everyone has the opportunity to unlock the secret of what it takes to be successful in our work.

Close your eyes and imagine this . . . everyone in our community working fruitfully, creatively crafting next steps, as they discuss and process together to achieve their avowed and unavowed dreams.

“A must for everybody.”

“A most empowering workshop, let us keep it alive!”

M. Candace Conino (1996) came to the Feldenkrais Method® as a physical therapist specializing in adults and children with complex spinal disorders. She works with people of all stages and abilities and, as assistant trainer, especially delights in mentoring the practitioners in her community.

Dwight Pargee, MS (1996) has studied the movement sciences and martial arts for the last 20 years. Dwight specializes in applied biomechanics and neuromuscular learning, helping clients to discover their optimal mind/body coordination. He currently holds positions on the FGNA and FEFNA Boards of Directors, is the IFF Competency Project team leader and lives in Bend, Oregon.

Keith B. Johnson, MS (1997) studied laser physics at the University of Illinois, toured for eight years with an avant-garde music ensemble, and worked at the Gesundheit-Institute in West Virginia while training to be a Feldenkrais® practitioner in Strasbourg,  France.  He currently practices full-time in Chalottesville, VA, serving retirees, equestrians and tri-athletes.