Joshua Wolk

“The work I've done with Josh has made my body feel ten years younger.”
– Tom Cocotos, Visual Artist

Education:
J.D. from Boston University, B.A. in Political Science from Amherst College

Movement Background:

6th degree black belt in Aikido, ordained instructor of ancient Japanese shinto exercise and meditation form

Founder:

5 Lines Fitness

Certification:

Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner (CM)
Feldenkrais Guild of North America, 1994

About:

Josh became interested in Feldenkrais after realizing that his sessions in the Method were vastly improving his Aikido practice. After years of striving to embody a culturally foreign way of moving in a traditional Japanese apprenticeship, Josh was amazed when Feldenkrais helped him discover that his most deeply embedded movement habits could be changed. It was then that he began a decades-long study of neuroplasticity and its transformative potential. Josh's capacity to effect so much change in people rests on his study, practical applications, and deep understanding of bio-mechanics. Through confident yet gentle touch, he communicates with a nervous system in a way that inspires that nervous system to reorganize for the better.

Motivation:

Josh says, “The Feldenkrais Method has taught me how to make my most difficult struggles into my most powerful assets. I wouldn't be capable of helping others if I didn't know what it was to struggle with pain, habit, and the seemingly impossible task of changing our most deeply rooted tendencies.”