Anna Martynova
Anna began studying with 5 Lines Fitness and the Feldenkrais Method in 2019. It allowed Anna to connect to the present and discover the habitual tension and fatigue that was robbing her of vitality, clarity of action and thought. At first, taking a sanctioned “break” during Feldenkrais class, after a long day in the office, led to a surprising resurgence of energy, lightness and increase in productivity….
5 Lines Fitness Instructor and Awareness Through Movement® Teacher
Work/Education:
Lifelong movement/dance enthusiast. Finance professional and Portfolio Manager for several large financial institutions. Discovered the field of somatics, detailed inner sensing and connecting to the present moment. Then used it to stay dynamic in the process and let go of attachment to goals, discover opportunities and options at every turn and fall in love with her life!
Movement Background:
Starting with Yoga and 2010, Pilates and Gyrotonic in 2012, Yamuna Body Rolling and Franklin method in 2016 merging into the Feldenkrais method in 2019 and the journey continues. Anna earned Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement (ATM) teacher certificate in summer of 2023.
About:
Anna began studying with 5 Lines Fitness and the Feldenkrais Method in 2019. It allowed Anna to connect to the present and discover the habitual tension and fatigue that was robbing her of vitality, clarity of action and thought. At first, taking a sanctioned “break” during Feldenkrais class, after a long day in the office, led to a surprising resurgence of energy, lightness and increase in productivity. No straining, pushing, or holding was necessary, but resting in awareness and guiding the felt sense of movement, even with pleasure and play! What a relief it was to let go of the habitual way to progress in the world and instead allow ease, fluidity and creativity to flow through.
Read more about Anna’s offerings and values on her website: https://www.integrativesomatictherapy.net/
Motivation:
Anna continues to embody a harmonious state of being that is nourishing and balancing. With Feldenkrais experiential learning, Anna's calling in life is to bring this guided awareness to all facets of life including the corporate world and observe the changes it creates with curiosity and open mind!
Howard Thoresen
Howard first encountered the Feldenkrais Method in a theater school many decades ago. The practice and philosophy was transformational to his approach to acting, directing, and teaching theater, and not incidentally to his lifelong practice of yoga. Decades later he became a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner…
5 Lines Fitness Instructor, Neuro-Regulate Fitness Instructor, and Short and Active Awareness Through Movement® Teacher
Howard first encountered the Feldenkrais Method in a theater school many decades ago. The practice and philosophy was transformational to his approach to acting, directing, and teaching theater, and not incidentally to his lifelong practice of yoga. Decades later he became a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner, and a member of the Feldenkrais Guild of North America. He is a Feldenkrais practitioner at the Field Center for Children's Integrated Development. He is currently the Executive Director of The Village Zendo in New York City.
Meredith Markow
Meredith is a Waldorf teacher/Waldorf teacher trainer, Certified Enneagram Teacher, Somatic Inquiries Facilitator and Zen Buddhist … in recent years she has discovered the way Awareness Through Movement can help people change such seemingly ingrained patterns in the self-image. She is especially interested in the method's application as a way to redefine and improve chronic impairment and limitations even when these may be associated with diagnoses of chronic illness…
5 Lines Fitness Instructor and Awareness Through Movement® Teacher
Meredith is a Waldorf teacher/Waldorf teacher trainer, Certified Enneagram Teacher, Somatic Inquiries Facilitator and Zen Buddhist who, after a lifelong struggle to find any joy at all in movement modalities (not for lack of having tried several well-known ones), never imagined that she would be teaching a movement-based method like Feldenkrais. Nevertheless, in recent years she has discovered the way Awareness Through Movement can help people change such seemingly ingrained patterns in the self-image. She is especially interested in the method's application as a way to redefine and improve chronic impairment and limitations even when these may be associated with diagnoses of chronic illness.
Shekinah-Glory Beepat
Shekinah-Glory began studying 5 Lines Fitness and the Feldenkrais Method in 2017. She was immediately caught off-guard by her improved physical insight and coordination and the resulting increase in her strength, speed, and stamina. Since then, Shekinah-Glory has embraced the Method to deconstruct patterns of movement and thought and to cultivate a nurturing learning environment within herself. She practices 5 Lines Fitness as a daily reminder that we are our most powerful when we enable and employ our full selves…
Work/Education: Movement Instructor and Facilitator; B.S. in Marketing Communications from Emerson College
Movement Background: Life-long student of Isshin Shorinji Ryu Okinawa Te (Okinawan Karate); Aikido; bike commuter, open water swimmer, trail runner, tree climber.
About: Shekinah-Glory began studying 5 Lines Fitness and the Feldenkrais Method in 2017. She was immediately caught off-guard by her improved physical insight and coordination and the resulting increase in her strength, speed, and stamina. Since then, Shekinah-Glory has embraced the Method to deconstruct patterns of movement and thought and to cultivate a nurturing learning environment within herself. She practices 5 Lines Fitness as a daily reminder that we are our most powerful when we enable and employ our full selves.
Motivation: “I have always sought to challenge the boundaries of my own capabilities. With 5 Lines Fitness and the Feldenkrais Method, I have learned that I can exceed my limitations when I am not repeatedly pushing against them.”