What to Expect from Your First Lesson

Your lesson will be in my studio in Bloomfield and will last between 60 and 75 minutes. The studio is on the first level and the bathroom is up two short flights of stairs. Please wear loose fitting, comfortable clothes. Layers are helpful in the winter. I'll ask you to take off your shoes and glasses.

For your first Awareness Through Movement® lesson, you will lie on a mat on the floor and I will verbally guide you through very small, gentle movements that may increase in range and ease over the course of the lesson. I will ask you to pay attention to what you notice as you move and how you can reduce the effort. You will take many rests, and by the end of the lesson you will probably have much greater ease of movement, be surprised by your improvement, and be able to notice differences in your breathing, standing and walking.

For your first Functional Integration® lesson, you will lie on a table. Instead of verbally guiding you through movement, I will move you and move with you very gently, introducing patterns that will familiar to you, such as rolling, reaching and turning as well as functional patterns you might have forgotten. As in an ATM lesson, I'll ask you to pay attention to differences that you feel from one side to the other, differences in your breathing, and changes in the way you're making contact with the table. We will transition to sitting, standing and walking so you can notice the changes you felt on the table and experience them while moving.