Author Archives: Dianne

About Dianne

I am a fully certified teacher of The Feldenkrais Method (Sussex 2010) and also a qualified Yoga teacher. I work with a range of people through live and online classes and workshops as well as 1:1 movement integration sessions (Functional Integration).

Talking at TEDx

Talking at TEDxOn Saturday 21 May 2016 I had the great pleasure of giving a talk on The Feldenkrais Method to a packed audience at TEDx Sheffield. What is TEDx? Well, TED stands for Training, Education & Design and TEDx is a showcase for speakers presenting great, well-formed ideas in under 18 minutes. You can find out more here:https://www.ted.com/participate/organize-a-local-tedx-event/tedx-organizer-guide/speakers-program/what-is-a-tedx-talk
It was a great challenge to present some personal ideas around how I believe The Feldenkrais Method is so important for everyone’s quality of life and the 10 minutes went by very quickly! A full video of the event will be ready soon and I hope to put a copy on this website…watch this space!

New Video

The International Feldenkrais Federation has just produced a new introduction to Feldenkrais video. I think it’s rather lovely and explains what the class experience is like as well as reminded us about how we learn about movement – by reconnecting to what we once knew! Have a look at this link and let me know what you think: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCM_C0Ly0Dc

TEDx Talk Today!

Today I will be giving a 10 minute talk about The Feldenkrais Method at the TEDx event in Sheffield. It’s been an interesting challenge to give a flavour on the many varied aspects of The Method to an unknown audience in a limited time. I’m going to be talking about habits, childhood exploration versus adult learning and…how learning to be a lizard can restore a sense of fun in life!

Happy Birthday to Moshe!

Today is the anniversary of Moshe Feldenkrais’ birthday and Feldenkrais practitioners all over the world will be holding special events and classes over the next few days. What is The Feldenkrais Method? Focusing on how the skeleton is the strength and support for all movement, Feldenkrais sessions encourage integrated movement by allowing  a  person to develop an awareness of the whole self.

Balance and Coordination Workshop

There are still places on this Saturday’s workshop “Improve Your Balance and Coordination” so book a place now!
Venue: Breathe Pilates, 85 Clarkhouse Road, Sheffield S10 2LG (next to the Botantical Gardens).
When: Saturday 9 April from 10.30 to 12 noon.

*** Special Offer*** There will be a follow up class on Saturday 16 April from 10.30-11.30. Book the workshop and get the class half price!
Cost: £18 for workshop Class: £9.50 Workshop + Class: £23.00
Go to www.diannehancock.co.uk/book-a-class/

Spring events

Here are the latest Feldy events coming up soon…
Weekly classes at Breathe Pilates: Saturdays 10.30-11.30 on 27 Feb., 5 and 12 March. Then 9, 16, 23 April. Book in advance or drop in.
**New***
Sunday workshop at 199 Rustlings Road: “Improving Balance and Coordination” Balance affects everything we do in moving – standing, walking, dancing and running. Most importantly, it affects how we feel about ourselves as we move through life. This workshop will help improve your movement efficiency and confidence. 10 April 2016 from 11.00-12.30pm. Please email to book (£18 for workshop – £5 deposit on booking)

Releasing Your Jaw, Neck and Shoulders

Workshop: Releasing Jaw, Neck and Shoulders. 10.30-12.30 Saturday 20 February 2016
199 Rustlings Road, Sheffield S11 7DA
We often have unconscious habits that produce unpleasant results – if you took a moment to discover how often you hold your breath and clench your jaw you might find how this affects your whole self. Through using The Feldenkrais Method to increase your self-awareness , you will learn how to reduce muscular tension and experience a greater freedom of movement in your neck and jaw. You’ll learn also how to connect the movement to your neck, back and pelvis, releasing tension throughout your entire self. This workshop can be particularly helpful to people who suffer from headaches and/or neck and shoulder discomfort.

Happy New Year!

I hope you have had a good start to 2016 and I’m looking forward to seeing you soon. If the festive season left you feeling a little unhealthy and you’ve made some New year resolutions to treat yourself better in 2016, then this is a perfect time to get to classes or to book an individual session. Here are some dates for you to put in your diary!
Individual sessions (One hour): 8, 12, 13, 14, 15 January 2016       Times available between 11am -5.30pm
Please contact me to arrange an exact time. Single sessions are £40 or a block of three (payable in advance) is £100. In certain circumstances, I can come to someone’s home if they have difficulty travelling but I do have to charge an additional amount for this.
Group Classes: In 2016, I will be running Saturday group classes at Breathe Pilates on 9, 16, 23 & 30 January. Then a two week break followed by a 2 hour workshop on Saturday 20 February at Rustlings Road. There will be another block of weekly classes on 27 Feb, 5, 12 March at Breathe Pilates before we take a break at Easter. If you want to book and pay for classes in advance, its always cheaper! Single class is £9.50, block of three is £25 and the whole series of seven classes will be £60.
With very best wishes for a healthy and positive 2016.