Why Become a Feldenkrais Pracitioner

Becoming a Feldenkrais Practitioner is one of the most rewarding things you will ever do. If you decide to become a Feldenkrais practitioner, many of your reasons will be unique to you—others will be shared with your colleagues.

Here are some common responses to the question, “Why did you become a Feldenkrais practitioner?”

I love watching my clients grow, improve, and live their lives anew.

I’m drawn to caring for others… the Feldenkrais Method® gives me a capacity to help people discover their innate ability to improve and heal. This work also allows me to have the kind of connection with my clients that I don’t experience anywhere else.

I’m a life-long learner, intrigued by embodied learning, neuroplasticity, and the human capacity for refinement. The Feldenkrais Method holds layer upon layer of fascination for me.

I’m always looking for a challenge and my Feldenkrais practice pushes me to learn and be creative every day. No matter how difficult the situation, I know how to find a way to use what’s happening now as the basis for what can happen next.

I wanted a flexible profession that provides the opportunity to be self-employed.

I love the way the Feldenkrais Method helped me transform some of my biggest challenges into my proudest memories.

I wanted to learn a skillset that would allow me to help a broad range of clients. Feldenkrais helps people in ways that no other work can.

Some people become Feldenkrais practitioners with the goal of having their own independent private practices. Many others want to use the Feldenkrais Method in conjunction with other professions—because its principles are foundational to any profession that deals with human development, functional movement, and attentional resources. Practitioners have applied the principles of the Feldenkrais Method to a wide range of professions including physical and occupational therapy, rehabilitation medicine, psychology, education, physical education, massage therapy, art, ergonomics, gerontology, theater, martial arts, dance, music, and professions that support people's spiritual practice.

Every Feldenkrais practitioner takes their own unique path to becoming a practitioner.