Positive Movement Through Re-education
ABOUT US
Madeleine Perrone established Body in Motion in 1995 and offers classes and individual sessions in the Feldenkrais Method® of movement re-education. Madeleine is certified by the Feldenkrais Guild® of North America since 1994. As a movement specialist she is dedicated to working with individuals who wish to enhance their life. Changing habitual patterns can have a positive effect on the way we perceive situations, feel and act in our lives, environment and in our relationships. The goal is to restore function for a variety of physical problems, prevent injury and improve movement skills and performance. Body in Motion is based in Cambria, serving the Central Coast - San Luis Obispo County. Madeleine also offers classes in Fresno and other locations in California.
2022
Online ZOOM Classes
Awareness Through Movement (ATM) Classes
(You receive a verbal recording of each class)
"Improving Balance"
$54 per 4 class series
Mondays at 3:30 – 4:45pm (PST)
Monday #1 Sessions: June 6, 13, 20 ,27
Thursdays at 1:00 – 2:15pm (PST)
Thursday #1 Sessions: June 9, 16, 20, 30
"Move Smarter"
$78 per 6 class series
Mondays at 3:30 – 4:45pm (PST)
Monday #2 Sessions: July 18, 25, Aug. 1, 8, 15, 22
Thursdays at 1:00 – 2:15pm (PST)
Thursday #2 Sessions: July 21, 28, Aug. 4, 11, 18, 25
Online Classes
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Madeleine Perrone
Certified by the Feldenkrais Guild®
of North America
Madeleine Perrone’s story is a dance that began in New York and has evolved into her leading group workshops and individual sessions in the Feldenkrais Method® in California.
Originally from the East Coast, Madeleine earned a Master of Fine Arts in Dance from New York University and a B.A. in Art Education. She taught dance for over 15 years at California State University in Fresno, California.
Madeleine became interested in the Feldenkrais Method® when she took a sabbatical from teaching dance in the early 90’s. Although she planned on studying analysis of movement, she went to her first Feldenkrais workshop and something clicked. Four years later, she completed her certification to teach the Feldenkrais Method®. The Feldenkrais Method has been the only methodology that has made a significant difference in her back pain and ability to remain flexible.
Since then, Madeleine has taught Designed for Dancers/The Feldenkrais Method, at California State University, Fresno, the Dance Alloy Co. in Pennsylvania and the National Korean Institute of the Arts in Seoul, Korea. In addition, she teaches the Feldenkrais techniques of Awareness Through Movement® (group workshops) and Functional Integration® (individual lessons) to the general public in California’s Central Valley and San Luis Obispo County.
Madeleine’s experience in performance, movement studies, the visual arts, and education gives her a unique perspective to use Feldenkrais, not only in the treatment of injuries, but also to instruct artists, musicians and athletes to enhance their action coordination-a term coined by Moshe Feldenkrais. Her extensive background in dance and performance includes the movement studies of Rudolf Laban, Irmgard Bartenieff, Lulu Sweigard and Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, founder of Body Mind Centering TM. This background enables her to bring a broad and sensitive understanding of movement to her Feldenkrais classes.
In addition, Madeleine’s strong teaching abilities guide her in working with diverse groups of clients including the elderly, infants and those who have learning disabilities or clients who have had brain trauma injuries. She has worked with children between the ages 6 months to 3 years who have benefited from this method.
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As presented on the recent PBS program, Brain and Neuroplasticity, scientists now know that we continue to create new pathways in the brain as we age. These ideas were not new to Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais, creator of the Feldenkrais Method®.
The classes are unique and challenging, combining movements that seem unrelated at first but later connect to an entire action, making the lessons diverse and interesting. Awareness Through Movement® (ATM) group classes take place on the floor; yet there are many lessons that are experienced sitting, standing, or walking. These lessons are verbally directed using attention and imagination. The movements are subtle, which helps to develop awareness. They help the student learn to relax and abandon habitual patterns that no longer serve to enhance ease of movement.
The other technique used in the Feldenkrais Method® is Functional Integration® (FI), which are private lessons with a Feldenkrais practitioner. Sessions usually take place on a low table or chair, where the practitioner suggests movement possibilities by gently moving the student, thus re-educating the nervous system.
The FI session is so gentle and non-intrusive, that you will be surprised how effective it can be! This is because this method is based on viewing the body's potential and not its limitations. It does not focus on tight muscles, weak muscles, misalignment, or structural deficiencies. Instead, both FI and AMT focus on the re-education of habitual patterns that can create pain.
The Feldenkrais Method ® offers several benefits to our well-being:
• Move with flexibility and strength
• Be rid of aches and pains
• Acquire tools to improve your fitness practice; yoga, golf, running, etc.
• Find new possibilities
• Learn to organize ourselves more efficiently
• Action becomes easier, more fluid, and more enjoyable through awareness
How does it work? It combines the understanding of physics, judo, yoga, anatomy, neurophysiology, learning theory, developmental movement patterns, and biochemistry. In offering new ways of thinking about movement, it is a continual learning experience for anyone, at any age.
Madeleine Perrone is a Guild Certified Feldenkrais® Practitioner. She works with adults and children using the Feldenkrais Method to enhance performance, to make the impossible possible and the easy elegant. She offers private sessions, ongoing classes and workshops year round.
