May 2025

Success Stories

Success stories from across the Feldenkrais^® Practitioner landscape

Following on from last month's newsletter where we covered the life and ideas of Moshe Feldenkrais, this month we will be looking at some of the ways that the Feldenkrais Method^® of somatic education has made a positive impact on people's lives.

In the last edition we featured an amazing story from Feldenkrais himself, where he worked with a woman who was born with a significant amount of her brain missing. He was able to work with her on multiple occasions and eventually see her complete graduate degrees and live a happy and fulfilling life. The story is featured in Norman Doidge's book, 'The brains way of healing' in a chapter called 'She will dance at her own wedding'. 

This provides the perfect starting point for this months edition where we explore the impact of the Feldenkrais Method of somatic education. In this edition we will feature a short collection of success stories, curated from a variety of Feldenkrais practitioners around the world.

Despite their different backgrounds and interests, one thing they have in common is the ability to provide help and support to the people they teach and work with. It's an inspiring collection of stories and we hope it inspires you to delve deeper into your own exploration of the Feldenkrais Method of somatic education. 

We also have an amazing and timely interview with Seth Dellinger. In the interview Seth discusses what this idea of 'success' actually means when discussed in relation to the Feldenkrais Method of somatic education. He goes on to discuss his own journey with the Feldenkrais Method of movement and how his internal, felt sense of success was more about learning to trust and enjoy being himself, rather than measuring his own success externally. He then shares the Feldenkrais influenced program that he provides to his clients, in which he helps them find their own way towards inner success. 

For the last two years Seth has worked with us on the FGNA communications team, helping to write and edit newsletters, brainstorm ideas and provide plenty of leadership around how to help practitioners 'find their own voice/hand writing'. This month he is stepping away from that role so that he can start to concentrate more on his client work. It's an amazing step, and we want to wish him the best with it, as well as thank him for his contribution to the Feldenkrais Guild of North America.

If anyone reading this newsletter wants to reach out to him to wish him luck, or thank him for his contribution, his email address is sethbdellinger@gmail.com.

Jane, Michelle and Joe

FGNA Communications team

Written by various Feldenkrais Method^® of somatic education practitioners

The success stories in the article linked below highlight some of the ways that the Feldenkrais Method of Somatic Education can impact peoples lives. This stretches from profound moments of personal transformation, to more practical changes that have impacted the small details of a persons day to day life.

Each story showcases the positive impact that the Feldenkrais Method can have on the lives of the people that engage with it, whether through one to one sessions (Functional Integration^®) or group classes (Awareness Through Movement^®)

Here is one example provided by Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner^CM (GCFP^CM), Brenda Sorkin:

I first went to Brenda seeking relief from a severe case of sciatica caused by a ruptured disc in my back. I hadn’t been into the office in over three months because I couldn’t sit or stand for more than 10 minutes without torturous pain. Doctors recommended surgery which would likely end with a spinal fusion since they had no other options after therapy, three epidurals and prescription pain medication which all failed to provide relief. I tried physical therapy, acupuncture, massage, injections, pain medication, meditation, stretching, yoga, and several other therapeutic approaches to avoid surgery. I had nearly given up before finding Feldenkrais.

Within four weeks of working with Brenda, I was back in the office, able to sit through hour-long meetings, to walk freely again and sleep through the night. I could drive and stand in a line without excruciating pain and join friends for dinner. It felt miraculous!

Interview with Seth Dellinger

In the interview Seth discusses what this idea of 'success' actually means when discussed in relation to the Feldenkrais Method^® of somatic education.

He goes on to discuss his own journey with the Feldenkrais Method of movement and how his internal, felt sense of success was more about learning to trust and enjoy being himself, rather than measuring his own success externally.

He then shares his Feldenkrais^® movement influenced program that he provides to clients, in which he helps them find their own way towards inner success.

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