Movement Repatterning + Facilitation

I offer and facilitate movement workshops and re-patterning sessions using Bartenieff Fundamentals/LMA to a variety of individuals and groups.

: one to one : students of many disciplines and ages : community groups : artists :

Private one to one session information:

Whether you are looking to prevent or recover from injury, build strength, stamina and/or flexibility, adjust your posture, access greater confidence, or simply find balance between your work and play, movement re-patterning can bring profound changes. You will find and implement efficient body connections to support you throughout your life.

In a private, one-on-one setting or with a group, I bring together my training in Laban Movement Analysis with my background in dance and other somatic movement practices to identify, understand, and help re-pattern tension holding and movement habits. I work with a process-orientated approach with keen attention to your needs and interests, or those of a group.

Through movement exploration, imagery, simple exercises, and gentle hands-on reminders I work with you to achieve your goals through release and neuromuscular re-patterning. Tailoring our sessions to support your life –– be it in the office or a dance studio, garden or garage –– we will find ways to more balanced cycles between Stability/Mobility, Exertion/Recuperation, Inner/Outer, and Function/Expression.

You don’t need any previous experience or dance background for these sessions. The work is shaped by where you are now, and your needs and goals.

Reasons one may seek sessions with me:

• Efficient body alignment
• Injury prevention
• Pain management
• Strength, endurance, flexibility
• Body awareness and physical confidence
• Performance enhancement for performing arts, running, sports, or work
• Support for other body practices including yoga, pilates, martial arts, dance
• Repetitive stress injuries/prevention
• Coaching in clear communication for movement teachers
• Curiosity

Bartenieff Fundamentals is an approach to movement training that deals with patterning connections in the body, according to principles of efficient functioning, within a context which encourages personal expression and full psychophysical involvement. These begin on the floor and translate into level change, standing and locomotion. Unlike other somatic approaches, you take active responsibility for your movement, with me as a facilitator helping guide your explorations. Hands-on work supports different aspects of your experience, such as initiation and sequencing or to encourage weight sensing, and permission to make contact is always sought.

The goal of BF is to facilitate the lively interplay of inner connectivity for efficient body functioning with outer expressivity. Exploring BF utilizes the entire framework of Laban Movement Analysis: Body, Effort, Shape, Space.

BF practice leads into other explorations based on the nature of who I am working with and their interests and goals. This could be specific: dance improvisation, playing an instrument or delivering a monologue, or more general: level changes and locomotion.

This language is a fantastic tool to deepen performance skills, communication, self-knowledge, increased awareness and involvement in daily life, leisure activities and sports. Current and past clients include Dance Movement Therapists, Dancers, Dance Scientists, trainee Pilates instructors, Yoga teachers, Actors and Musicians.

Sessions are 1.15 hour long, and I recommend beginning with weekly visits. A minimum of six one-to-one re-patterning sessions is recommended. You wear loose comfortable clothing and work bare-foot. All the work is adaptable to seated and standing if lying on the floor is not comfortable. To book a series and for further questions, please contact me using the email address on the Contact page.