Feldenkrais with Kevin Sandhu

The Feldenkrais Method® is a gentle approach to movement and awareness that helps us explore how we move, recognise habitual patterns and discover new possibilities for greater ease, comfort and freedom.

Rather than stretching, strengthening or trying to “correct” the body, Feldenkrais uses slow, attentive movement and sensory awareness to encourage learning through the nervous system.

Kevin Sandhu is a qualified Feldenkrais Practitioner offering both weekly Awareness Through Movement® classes online and individual Functional Integration® sessions at Colet House.

Awareness Through Movement®

Free Weekly Online Class

Wednesdays · 9.00–10.00am · Online via Zoom · Free

Join Kevin every Wednesday morning for a gentle, one-hour Awareness Through Movement® class, open to everyone and free to attend.

These slow, mindful movement lessons are mostly performed lying comfortably on the floor. Rather than exercising or stretching towards a particular goal, you are invited to pay attention to the sensations of movement and explore how your body can move with greater ease and less unnecessary effort.

No previous experience of Feldenkrais is needed, and the movements are always approached gently, slowly and without force.

The Myth of Ageing

This series draws on the work of Thomas Hanna, a student and colleague of Moshe Feldenkrais who went on to develop his own approach to somatic education.

Hanna challenged the assumption that increasing stiffness and restricted movement are simply inevitable consequences of growing older. Building on principles shared with the Feldenkrais Method, his work explored how habitual patterns of muscular tension can become so familiar that we cease to notice them — and how slow, attentive movement can help us rediscover greater choice and ease.

Over the course of the series, Kevin will draw on Hanna’s “Cat Stretch” sequence, exploring:

• the extensor muscles of the back
• the flexor muscles of the abdomen
• the muscles of the waist
• rotation through the trunk
• the hips and legs
• the neck and shoulders
• breathing and walking

As in Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement®, the emphasis is on awareness rather than effort. Moving slowly and attentively gives you time to notice what is happening and explore different possibilities without forcing or straining.

For many people, these simple explorations can bring a surprising sense of relaxation, suppleness and ease. The deeper aim is to become more aware of your own patterns and discover ways of moving that feel more comfortable, coordinated and natural.

What you need

Find a quiet space where you can lie comfortably on a mat or carpet and wear loose, comfortable clothing. Most importantly, bring curiosity rather than ambition: there is nothing to achieve and no need to push through discomfort.

The class is free and open to all.

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Functional Integration®

One-to-One Sessions at Colet House

Kevin also offers individual Functional Integration® sessions by arrangement at Colet House.

While Awareness Through Movement is taught verbally in a group setting, Functional Integration is the one-to-one, hands-on form of the Feldenkrais Method.

These gentle sessions use light, non-invasive touch and guided movement to help you become more aware of how you organise movement and discover alternatives that may feel easier and more comfortable.

Rather than trying to “correct” the body, Kevin works with your existing patterns and abilities. Through attentive exploration, a session can help reduce unnecessary muscular effort and encourage a greater sense of ease, coordination and connection throughout the body.

Who might benefit?

One-to-one sessions may be of interest if you are:

• living with persistent stiffness or restricted movement
• recovering your confidence in movement following injury
• wishing to explore posture, balance or mobility
• seeking greater ease in everyday movement
• a musician, actor, dancer or athlete interested in refining movement and coordination
• experiencing changes in mobility as you grow older
• simply interested in developing a deeper awareness of your body and how you move

Each session is individual. Together, you might explore how you stand, walk, breathe, reach, bend, sit or rise from the floor, looking at how movement is organised throughout the whole body.

Small changes in awareness can sometimes produce surprisingly noticeable changes in comfort, coordination and ease.

One-to-one Functional Integration sessions are available by arrangement at Colet House.

To enquire about or book a one-to-one session, please email kevin@studysociety.org