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Parallel to my artistic work I am a Feldenkrais practitioner.
Feldenkrais is a movement method named after its inventor Moshe Feldenkrais who was a judoka, a mechanical and electrical engineer and an assistant to Frédéric Joliot-Curie, to name a few. After a serious accident on his already injured knee, Moshe Feldenkrais was proposed a surgical operation with an estimated 50% chance of success. He preferred to avoid this operation and studied everything related to health and healing: anatomy, physiology, neurophysiology, psychotherapy, rehabilitation exercises, yoga, hypnosis, acupuncture. Thus, by treating himself, Feldenkrais gradually manages to walk again. He can even resume judo. After months of meticulous observation and exploration of the body, based on very slow movements, he discovered and refined a process of self-learning, inspired by that which children use to move and then acquire walking. For him, this awareness of the physical and cerebral mechanisms related to our posture and movements is a key to improving the harmonious functioning of body and mind.
Having lived with a chronic disease for 20 years and with chronic pain for almost 10 years, the method gives me options. It doesn’t make the pain disappear by miracle, but it has changed my attitude towards what I experience. I can now find ease and happiness while moving and manage way better to know how much I can do and when I need to stop. If you want to know more, here you find an interview with me with an assistant trainer.
This video gives you an idea of what a lesson can look like. We call group lessons awareness through movement: through repetitive, playful, sometimes gentle, sometimes faster movements and during many small breaks, we explore movement sequences and refine them.
The lessons are guided verbally only and many of them are based on children’s movement development. You are invited to sense yourself and perceive all aspects that are available to you at that moment, making it possible to experience lightness, free breathing, stability and general well-being (the list can be much longer, depending on each person) that you can then integrate into your daily life.
An Awareness through Movement class lasts about 50 minutes, and if questions arise, I am available before and after the classes to answer them. To participate you will need a soft gym mat, which can be a little thicker, as well as socks, comfortable clothes that don’t restrict you, a blanket and a cushion or two. Blankets and cushions are available depending on the class location. Some sessions can also be offered online via Zoom or other software. In this case, you will need a mat or blanket on the floor, enough space around yourself (arms and legs stretched out without bumping into anything), a couple of cushions and a quiet setup with a computer with an integrated camera and microphone.
In parallel, there are individual classes where I mainly move the other person, which we call Functional Integration, and this class takes place in a separate room; very often lying on a table, but also sitting, standing etc., and lasts 45-60min.
Applications of the Feldenkrais method:
- improved performance in athletes, actors, musicians, dancers and in everyday movements
- more joy, ease, efficiency and elegance while moving
- maintaining the mobility of the musculoskeletal system into old age
- prevention and health care
- support and accompaniment with
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chronic pain
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stress management
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recognizing inefficient postures and learning to feel tensions in order to change them
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signs of wear and tear of the muscuskeletal system
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psychosomatic illnesses
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developmental delay and learning disabilities with childen
- neurological disorders (f.e. stroke, Parkinson’s, MS)
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If you are curious and enjoy movement, are a musician, sit a lot, or if you want to move with more ease, you have the ideal ingredients to make the lessons interesting and meaningful for yourself.
I am health partner with the SVS and my Feldenkrais offers get promoted through the programm Gesundheitshunderter. If you are assured through the SVS, you get 100€ of your expenses per year refunded!
upcoming classes:
online:
* every 1st monday of the month: Awareness through movement classes in German from 7-8pm; you can join any time!
* every 2nd wednesday of the month from 8-9pm Awareness through movement classes in French; you can join any time!
Subscription: info[at]christinaclar[dot].net
in Person:
* every 3rd monday of the month in 1070 Vienna (Sigmundsgasse 14) for functional integration
* at Steyrergasse 154, 8010 Graz for functional integration on tuesday evenings, fridays, saturdays and sundays
* every sunday at Steyrergasse 154, 8010 Graz: Awareness through movement classes in the group 19-20h. You can join any time!
* mondays and tuesdays from 5pm onwards for functional integration at Radetzkystrasse 18 in Klagenfurt (Praxis Jutta Kojalek);
* in Prebl (9461 Lavanttal)
To join/reserve your spot: please write me info[at]christinaclar[dot].net
workshops in Person:
* USI Klagenfurt: Posture, presence, charisma: Discover the elegance of a relaxed back and the powerful effect of your uprightness through the lens of the Feldenkrais© Method, 12.12.2026, 09:30 – 15:30h
We spend a great deal of time sitting, and most of the time without realising it. Whatever we are focusing on at any given moment changes our posture, though not always for the better – think ‘text neck’ or ‘laptop back’. Generally, we try to correct poor posture as quickly as possible, but often end up shifting the problem to another area, or achieving a less than satisfactory result. What if ease and awareness were the key to change? The Feldenkrais® Method takes the gentle approach. In this course, we seek lasting relief from poor posture and focus on consciously sensing what we are doing, as this is how we can permanently change our posture. We direct our attention to sitting and playfully explore the most skeletally sensible and accessible position for each participant. We become aware of tensions, register them, and subsequently reduce them more and more over time through easier movement options. In this way, each participant gently finds their way to a powerful, sustainable sitting position that radiates outwards.
Costs: 22-44€ – Subscription: Usi klagenfurt
* Feldenkrais, wellness & nature experiences at Chalet 1888 in Schloss Lichtengraben:
‘The Art of Slow Motion’ – gentle movement, deep relaxation & pure privacy in the beautiful nature of Carinthia; exclusive, tailor-made Feldenkrais sessions just for you and your loved ones. Prices & booking: https://schloss-lichtengraben.at/erlebnisse/
