The Feldenkrais Method® for Runners

Posted Tue, 11/22/2011 - 23:02 by Tamsin

When you run, do you struggle to:
relax your shoulders?
align your knees over your feet?
protect your back?
cope with pain?
achieve your performance goals?
Runners are given advice on running form for many good reasons, but trying to implement it can be confusing and frustrating. Feldenkrais Method workshops and individual sessions help you overcome this difficulty by working with the way your brain learns and directs movement to make better running truly accessible.

Developed by Jae Gruenke, GCFP, this special adaptation of the Feldenkrais Method of Movement Education to the needs of runners provides a sophisticated, truly individualized approach to improving running form. Each session consists of a careful observation of how you are currently running, then a learning process structured to help you feel, step-by-step, how to reduce excessive tension and impact, use your joints properly, and find support, elasticity, and power. The learning format is low-stress, making it safe even for runners dealing with injury. Yet it is potent enough to impact runners performing at high levels.

If you are a competitive runner, Feldenkrais lessons with Jae will help you reduce imbalances, increase your economy, and improve your technical control. If you’re a beginning runner, you’ll get a solid grasp of the fundamentals. Whatever your current level, you’ll improve your performance.