2009 Conference Events Practitioners/Trainees
Presenters List
Donna Blank
Donna Blank (1983), MS, LMA, is a practitioner/trainer who practices in the Washington, DC area and the Hudson Valley, NY. Her background in the arts, education and Laban Movement Analysis, as well as her ongoing work in meditation and Authentic Movement inform her interests in creativity learning, and consciousness. She has served on the Guild and the IFF Boards of Directors and the North American Training Accreditation Board, and has chaired a Guild conference in Washington, DC.
Pat Buchanan
Pat Buchanan, PhD (1996) is a Feldenkrais® teacher, certified athletic trainer, physical therapist, and associate professor at Des Moines University in Iowa. From a dynamic systems perspective on development, she uses biomechanical, strength, and observational methods to evaluate motor behavior and the effects of interventions targeting improved movement and awareness.
M. Candace Conino
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.
Russell Delman
Russell Delman (1977) has been a trainer since 1984 and has helped train more than 2500 practitioners around the world. His main interest is exploring embodied awareness as an evolutionary path for humanity. He integrates study of the Feldenkrais Method with more than 35 years of Zen meditation and somatic psychology into seminars called “The Embodied Life”.
H5: Finding Neutral - Learning to Live as an Awakening Being
W1: Awareness Through Movement® and Awareness Through Stillness
Linda Flanders
Linda Flanders (1991) is a Feldenkrais practitioner and Youth Program Developer, specializing in education through the Media Arts. She has a degree in Criminal Justice and is an independent educational videographer. Linda is a published author and national conference presenter on working with atypical behavior; focusing on at-risk students through multimedia prevention and diversion programs.
Alice Friedman
Alice Friedman (1987), MA, R.Psych., is an Feldenkrais® assistant trainer with a background as a psychologist and trained dancer. She has studied and taught Somatic Experiencing® trauma recovery work in addition to studying Ericksonian hypnosis, cranio-sacral therapy and meditation. Alice practices in Victoria, BC and on Salt Spring Island.
Marina Gilman
Marina Gilman (1996) is a singer, licensed speech/language pathologist and voice trainer and also maintains an active Feldenkrais® practice. She has presented workshops for actors and singers in professional theater and opera companies, university theater and voice departments. Ms. Gilman has served on the North American Training Accreditation Board for the past 8 years.
S2: The Effective Voice: Teaching from a Feldenkrais Method® Perspective
Kathy James
Kathy James (1983) is a practitioner and assistant trainer. She has a third degree black belt in the martial art of Aikido and trained as a dancer. She is an adjunct faculty member at John F. Kennedy University, teaches through Kaiser Permanente and has a private practice in Petaluma, California.
Keith Johnson
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.
TU: Our Tipping Point: Can We Create a Legacy?
P1: Revivify! Plot the Course of your Professional Future
Michael Krugman
Michael Krugman (1987) is the founder of the Sounder Sleep System® and trains somatic sleep educators worldwide. He is the author of The Insomnia Solution (Grand Central Books 2005) and has been featured in Fortune, Fast Company, Smart Money, and other publications. Please visit http://www.soundersleep.com for further information.
H1: Neural Moonlighting: Snooze Your Way to Better Memory, Learning, and Motor Skills
Dwight Pargee
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.
Allison Rapp
Allison Rapp is a graduate of Moshe’s San Francisco training and has been a trainer since 1991. She’s known for her ability to precisely describe what she’s seeing, thinking and doing during an FI lesson, for creating a comfortable and safe learning environment and for her humor. In addition to her Feldenkrais schedule, she owns a yarn store in Grass Valley, CA, where she teaches the Feldenkrais Method as Awareness Through Knitting.
W5: The Feldenkrais Method®: Off the Table and Into Your Life
Donna Ray
Donna Ray, MA (1986), Feldenkrais® trainer, works with children of all ages and abilities. She teaches Awareness Through Movement® in preschools, elementary schools, and special learning centers. Her collaborations include research with Dr. Alan Fogel and co-teaching with Dr. Esther Thelen for the professional training of pediatric physical therapists. Donna’s early practice was strongly influenced by Mark Reese, PhD.
Mia Segal
Mia Segal (1969) began working with Moshe in 1956. In his words: “…my apprentice sculptor in human bodies…with you I reached summits that alone I could not reach. The best lessons I ever gave were inspired by your encouraging gaze.” They worked side by side exclusively for 16 years, while Moshe developed the work and expanded its applications, and in the 1970’s, began teaching together internationally. Her vast experience, deep knowledge of the work and clarity in teaching are second to none.
Workshop Full SM3: To The Source and Back To The Present: Revisiting Moshe's Method
Beth Sidlow Mann
Beth Sidlow Mann, (1997), GCFP and Assistant Trainer, is the owner of Movement Improvement, a private practice in Campbell, CA. Her specialty is working with children and adults with pain and neurological disorders, as well as those wishing to improve performance in sports, academics, and the arts.
W2: Power Learning: The Feldenkrais Method® in the Classroom
Jim Stephens
Jim Stephens, PhD, PT (1987) is Chair of the FEFNA Research Committee, has a PhD in Neuroscience, was on the physical therapy faculties at Temple and Widener Universities, and has an independent Feldenkrais practice. He has published peer-reviewed research about Feldenkrais Method, recently in Physical Therapy in 2006, and another soon in Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy.
Sonja Sutherland
Sonja H. Sutherland (1997) holds a Masters in Choreography and Dance Education, a black belt in Aikido and studies Formative Psychology extensively. For over 11 years, she has developed and taught “Creative Learning Through Movement” curriculum at an elementary school. She also maintains a private Feldenkrais® practice with children, adults and seniors in Berkeley.
Linda Tellington-Jones
Linda Tellington-Jones (1977) studied with Dr. Feldenkrais and graduated in his first North American training at the Humanistic Psychology Institute in San Francisco. An avid horsewoman, she found wide acclaim in the horse and animal communities internationally. Linda’s work is widely known in both the veterinary and human medical world. Research is currently being conducted for TTouch for humans and other animals.
W3: Integrating Tellington TTouch® into your Professional Practice and Everyday Life
Gerhild Ullmann
Gerhild Ullmann, PhD (1996) is a Feldenkrais teacher and research associate at the University of South Carolina. She has taught the Feldenkrais Method® for organizations of continuing education and theatre students at Michigan State University. She is currently interested in aging, learning and teaching with older adults.
H4 CANCELLED: Learning as we Age: The Feldenkrais Method® with Older Adults
Diana Whitney
Diana Whitney, PhD (1999) is an inspirational speaker, provocative educator and pioneering thought leader in the emerging field of Appreciative Inquiry and Positive Change. She is President of Corporation for Positive Change, an internationally recognized consulting firm specializing in the application of Appreciative Inquiry, a process she helped to develop, to large scale change. Diana coaches executives and their teams in support of culture transformation, strategic development and leadership capacity building.
Dr. Whitney has authored or edited fifteen books, as well as dozens of articles and chapters, including the best selling book on Appreciative Inquiry: The Power of Appreciative Inquiry (with Amanda Trosten-Bloom) and Appreciative Inquiry: A Positive Revolution in Change (with David Cooperrider).
Diana is a Distinguished Consulting Faculty at Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center where she teaches and advises PhD students. In addition, she is a founder and director emeritus of the Taos Institute, a center for dialogue among family therapists, educators and organization consultants working to further a social constructionist practices. She lives in Chapel Hill, NC and can be reached at diana@positivechange.org.