Liz O'Brien
Liz came upon the Feldenkrais Method in 2018 while completing their B.A. at Hampshire College... Although at first their draw to Feldenkrais was more cerebral, Liz soon fell into a process of self-transformation that attuned them towards a playful and curious way of sensing themself. A former farmworker and immersed in a community of farmers, Liz particularly enjoys teaching to students who are engaged in physically exertive work and helping them find ways of accessing pain free movement…
Awareness Through Movement® Teacher
Liz came upon the Feldenkrais Method in 2018 while completing their B.A. at Hampshire College, finding it a useful resource for their research at the time. Although at first their draw to Feldenkrais was more cerebral, Liz soon fell into a process of self-transformation that attuned them towards a playful and curious way of sensing themself. A former farmworker and immersed in a community of farmers, Liz particularly enjoys teaching to students who are engaged in physically exertive work and helping them find ways of accessing pain free movement. Liz is a movement educator and dancer currently living and teaching in western Massachusetts.
Mark Fan
Mark is a human factors engineer and patient safety researcher with a passion for understanding high reliability performance. His journey has led him through studies in the Russian Martial art (Systema), Somatic Experiencing, Olympic lifting, dance and the Feldenkrais method. Mark's current interest is in how we regulate emotions, and deeply appreciates the compassionate and non-judgmental view that Awareness through Movement offers to anyone seeking to better understand themselves…
Awareness Through Movement® Teacher
Mark is a human factors engineer and patient safety researcher with a passion for understanding high reliability performance. His journey has led him through studies in the Russian Martial art (Systema), Somatic Experiencing, Olympic lifting, dance and the Feldenkrais method. Mark's current interest is in how we regulate emotions, and deeply appreciates the compassionate and non-judgmental view that Awareness through Movement offers to anyone seeking to better understand themselves.
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.
Paola Dell'Orto
Paola is a biochemist and has spent her entire life searching for the whys of things. She encountered Feldenkrais from theory and was in awe at the results in practice. Paola lives in Chile, teaches in Spanish and marvels every day at the robustness of Feldenkrais as she seeks to understand the scientific basis of why it works. She is particularly interested in the effects of the practice to counteract the aging process…
Awareness Through Movement® Teacher and ATM en español (Autoconciencia a través del movimiento®) Teacher
Paola is a biochemist and has spent her entire life searching for the whys of things. She encountered Feldenkrais from theory and was in awe at the results in practice. Paola lives in Chile, teaches in Spanish and marvels every day at the robustness of Feldenkrais as she seeks to understand the scientific basis of why it works. She is particularly interested in the effects of the practice to counteract the aging process.
Robert Valdez Jr.
Robert Valdez, affectionately known as “Buddy”, has been a life-long mover. Robert is a Juilliard graduate, professional dancer, yogi, martial arts enthusiast, and all around movement junkie. The Feldenkrais Method® has continued to inform, build, and enhance his passion for movement. He is honored to join people on their self-improvement and movement journeys…
Robert Valdez, affectionately known as “Buddy”, has been a life-long mover. Robert is a Juilliard graduate, professional dancer, yogi, martial arts enthusiast, and all around movement junkie. The Feldenkrais Method® has continued to inform, build, and enhance his passion for movement. He is honored to join people on their self-improvement and movement journeys.