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Have you missed me?

I hope you’re keeping well!
After a refreshing break this year, I’m delighted to tell you that I am organising some new in-person Feldenkrais classes and workshops, starting in October 2024. The ever popular First Saturdays will begin on 5th October at a new venue in Sheffield – Soul Fire Studios, 7 Edgedale Road, Sheffield S7 2BQ. These monthly sessions will be from 10 – 11.30am and the workshop fee is £15 per person or £25 for two friends together.
Here’s the following dates for these monthly workshops:
Saturday 5th October: Releasing Tension in the Neck & Shoulders.
Saturday 9th November: Easing Stiffness in the Feet, Knees & Ankles
Saturday 7th December: Happy Hips for Healthy Living

From 8th October 2024, I’m starting two new weekly classes in Sheffield and the venue for these will be The Annexe Suite, Sharrow Community Forum, The Old Junior School, South View Road, Sheffield S7 1DB.
10.00 11.00 am :  Your Yoga (Women only).
11.15 – 12.15 pm: Move Better, Feel Better! (Feldenkrais Class for everyone).

Class Pass of Five Classes: £40
Single Class: £10

Please email me on dianne_hancock@hotmail.com to book.

The Joy of Feldenkrais

I work with all kinds of people: some have a regular physical practice such as running, sports, yoga or dance and some just want to be able to get out of bed in the morning without pain or struggle. Whatever the aim, when I see someone discovering better movement – that’s also fun – its a joyous moment.

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.

Understanding Pain

This Bank Holiday weekend a friend came round to see me because she had injured her knee and didn’t know what to do. In the course of our consultation, several things became very clear. Firstly, although the pain had subsided, the pain memory was very strong; as a consequence some of her movement was restricted not through pain but through the anticipation of pain. Secondly, she was very upset that the injury was caused by cycling and now she would have to give up her favourite activity. After a little discussion, we agreed what had caused the pain (not cycling) and found a strategy where she could continue to exercise and feel fitter without physical damage. Although we had only spent an hour together, her relief at understanding her pain and having a series of positive possibilities to explore was as important as her improved movement from the session. Scott Clark, Feldenkrais teacher and leader of the Feldenkrais Teacher Training in London has written an excellent article The Meaning of Pain which you can find here: http://www.feldenkrais.co.uk/articles/pain.html. Scott gives some clear and wonderful images about how we approach pain and the warning signs of injury.