"Making the impossible possible, the possible easy and the easy elegant" - M. Feldenkrais
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Lauren D’Arsie BPhys, CFP
Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner and Physiotherapist
Lauren D’Arsie is an experienced Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner and Physiotherapist with a background in injury rehabilitation. She was awarded a Bachelor of Physiotherapy at the University of South Australia (2000) and has worked in a variety of areas including women’s health, neurological, neurospinal and orthopaedic rehabilitation as well as with children.
Lauren is a graduate from the Perth 2 Feldenkrais Professional Training Program and has recently been living in Europe and the USA where she completed several Feldenkrais Practitioner Advanced Trainings with world experts and underwent an extensive mentorship program with Jeff Haller in Seattle.
She has returned to her Brisbane practice – Refine Movement – bringing with her an abundance of life experience, a depth of knowledge and a deepened understanding of the Feldenkrais Method and its applications in helping others.
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My journey….
“I was fortunate enough to first experience the Feldenkrais Method in my final year of Physiotherapy training at university in the form of a public workshop and it brought many things into the foreground for me. For years I had used and abused my body through over-training, over-studying and over-working. I was successful in my endeavors but it came at a personal price as I was frequently injured and carried a high level of anxiety. Over the years I tried many different modalities in the search for a solution (physiotherapy, pilates, massage, osteopathy, body work and trance). Usually I achieved temporary relief from the aches, pains and stress but the pattern continued to repeat itself.
The Feldenkrais Method offered me a way of understanding myself more clearly – the habits, attitudes and compulsions that I had formed around my very interaction with myself and the world around me. I realized that I spent a lot of time being overly driven to do things. Whilst in the act of ‘doing’, I was mostly unaware of how I was using myself (physically, mentally and emotionally), such that I would find myself sore, exhausted or stressed after the event and absolutely miffed as to how that could be.
Through the Feldenkrais Method, I became aware that I was simply bringing my own habitual organization of movement, thinking, sensing and feeling to one activity and situation after another whether it was running, swimming or even situations of stress and anxiety. I began a journey of self-discovery through movement using the Feldenkrais Method, which has not only transformed my life but has added a huge depth to my work in the field of helping others.
In the physical sense it has been about learning how to listen to my body, to know effort from accuracy, to know when less is more and to know how to make distinctions about movement quality. I know how to take care of myself, I know what I can do as well as how to approach something new, unfamiliar or more challenging. I know what the state of anxiety feels like in my body and I can therefore find ways to diffuse and work around it.
I am constantly in a state of learning – whether it be the small things like learning to swim more efficiently in a particular moment, or learning to find support from the ground so that I can lift my son and be able to move easily in any direction without strain or imbalance. As I continue to make distinctions and ask the questions, I continue to find the answers within myself and to me, this is the true beauty of the work.
That is my own personal journey with the Feldenkrais Method and it continues to be alive for me each and every day. Having found this in myself, it gives me great sensitivity, empathy and skill to be with my clients on their own journey of learning and discovery”.
Some of the potential benefits of the Feldenkrais Method:- Improved posture and action
- Reduction in pain and stiffness
- Improved athletic skills and performance in sports
- Increased mobility, flexibility and range of movement
- Ease and grace in movement
- Improved co-ordination and balance
- Increased comfort in sitting and standing
- Enhanced ability to move from one position to another
- Ability to get on and off the floor
- Greater sense of clarity and vitality
- Expanded self-awareness
- Improved capacity to recover from injuries and workouts
- Release of anxiety and tension
- An enhanced capacity for learning
"Movement is life. Life is a process. Improve the quality of the process and you improve the quality of life itself" - Moshe Feldenkrais
Feldenkrais Sessions
AWARENESS THROUGH MOVEMENT CLASSES
what: Weekly Awareness Through Movement Class
where: Refine Movement Studio - 20 Emma St, Red Hill
when: Tuesday nights at 7pm
class duration: 1 hour - please wear loose, comfortable clothing
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FUNCTIONAL INTEGRATION SESSIONS
1 hour private treatment sessions
Available by appointment Mon - Thurs
Please contact me via phone or email to arrange an appointment
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Specific Classes
'Move with Me' a 6-week series or weekend workshop for mothers and babies exploring in detail the progression of natural movement development, communication and functional skills that occur within baby’s first year. The series aims to enhance the natural, instinctive bond of the mother-baby dynamic.
You as a parent will:Understand the developmental sequence of movement that occurs in baby's first year, through the experience of Awareness Through Movement lessons.
Enhance your body awareness, agility, strength and flexibility to allow you to move with greater ease, actively play with your baby, and to cope with the physically demanding job of being a parent.
Experience greater confidence in your ability to hold, settle, play and interact with your baby with a sense of spontaneity and presence.
Understand and appreciate your baby's developmental stages, and to have stage-appropriate ideas for interaction and play that respect and encourage your baby's natural potential for self-motivated learning.
Your baby will:Experience contentment and connection with you as a parent due to the playful interactions that take place at her developmental level.
Feel successful and supported in her ability to explore the physical environment
Develop greater body awareness and self-confidence in movement
Actively become a self-motivated learner through play
For more specific information please visit www.movewithme.net.au
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'Birthing with Awareness' a 6-week series of 1.5 hour sessions exploring in detail:the anatomy and movement of the pelvis and its relationship to the spine
the musculature including the pelvic floor and surrounding hip muscles
the organs of the pelvis during pregnancy and delivery
the stages of labour and analysis of certain movements and positions to enhance delivery
exercises and strategies to enhance specific pelvic floor activation, relaxation and protection both through the duration of the pregnancy, during labour and afterward
the integration of the pelvis and perineum into the function of the whole body
This class is suitable for pregnant women at any stage, however it is most effective in the first or early second trimester as some of the ideas and ongoing exercises can then be explored throughout the rest of the pregnancy.
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'Pelvic Power' a 6-week series of one hour sessions designed to help women to:improve their awareness and functioning of the pelvic floor muscles
find movement and also stability of the 'core' (as we need both)
explore the relationship between the pelvis, the lower back and the abdominals
have an improved sense of the 'center' and how to move from this place
integrate the pelvis and the perineum into the function of the whole body
This class is suitable for all women who wish to improve the function of their pelvic floor. If you have recently had a baby this class is ideal, however, you must be at least 6 - 8 weeks post delivery.
Please contact me for all enquiries and bookings for sessions.
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Workshops (coming soon...)
Monthly Saturday morning workshops
Where: Refine Movement Studio - 20 Emma St Red Hill
When: 9am - 12:30pm dates and workshop themes to be advised
QUALIFICATION DETAILS
Feldenkrais, Physiotherapy, Sports Injury Therapy, Womens Health
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