Improve awareness to movements to reduce your pain
1-on-1 Feldenkrais lessons in Amsterdam. Solve the root of the problem, not the side effects.
Three Steps of Feldenkrais
Examining Habits
How you stand, walk, sit and how you get out of bed. The movements are examined at the mechanical level, and at an individual awareness level.
Gentle Movements
Without force and without causing pain, listening to where it feels tension or restriction while guiding you verbally or by manipulating the body to proper movement.
Adopt Proper Habits
Adopt proper movement habits for life which will help you overcome movement restrictions, long term. Feels good, right?
Don't just take my word for it
I first came to Koby's Feldenkrais practice five months after surgery on my lower back. I had envisioned flying off the operating table with titanium in my spine, but it didn't quite work out that way. Nerve damage between L5 and S1 was telling my brain that my toes and the balls of my feet were numb and electric. I was hardly walking to not feel the sensation.
Weekly sessions with Koby helped to turn this around. Our sessions consist of gentle, intuitive movement combined with breathing and awareness. Koby introduced new movements each week and gave me homework: among many other things, walking backwards, barefoot, on the beach. Four months later, recovery continues. I find what Koby does to be safer than most yoga classes and more effective than conventional physiotherapy. Highly recommended.
Koby thank you! You are such a profession therapist, I have never experienced such a significant physical improvement in such a short time. I came out of the treatment with a feeling of peace and stability completely grounded.
I came to Koby as I had problems with my neck, It was obvious that the issue is related to the fact that I worked in front of my desktop every day. I had different treatments before, but I had the feeling that I need to address the issue and not the symptoms. With Koby I learned how to sit properly, how to exercise daily and how to be more conscious to my body. It made a great difference. Strongly recommend to people who are having neck or upper back pains. Thanks Koby.
I have been having sessions with Koby for about a year and a half now and it has been nothing short of a transformation. Not only did the posture of my body change, but it changed my mindset and how I approach challenges in life. It is a unique experience and I highly recommend it.
Hi, I'm Koby
I'm a certified Feldenkrais Practitioner from Instituto Feldenkrais in Barcelona. My work is based on Dr. Feldenkrais' original Amherst Functional Integration lessons. I have has also taken part in Ruth Bar's workshops in Israel. I now live in Amsterdam with my wife and three wonderful kids.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes! This method is suitable for everyone. It is always the right age to start developing body awareness.
The quicker you receive treatment for a condition, the faster it improves. With prompt treatment after the onset of pain, the student usually feels improvement within 2-3 lessons.
When the pain level is high or movement has been restricted for some time, more lessons are required. The most important part of any lesson is step 3 and during the process I always ensure proper internalization of the correct movement, otherwise the pain may return as old movement habits come back.
The primary areas treated are the back, neck, arms, and feet.
Lessons are known to improve posture, movement, coordination, and balance.
Special conditions that benefit:
- Constrained movement
- Movement discomfort
- Muscular Tension
- Lower back pain
- Neck pain
- Frozen shoulder
- Arthritis
- Tennis elbow
- Attention and concentration enhancement
- Breathing function improvement