May 2, 1999
In my next life I’d like to be an ice dancer. Until then, the Feldenkreis Method, through my teacher Bonnie Kissam, enable me to visualize myself moving in ice-dancing style. Translating this visualization into actual easy movements for every day living is a healing and even spiritual experience. Bonnie has a profound understanding and knowledge of Feldenkreis lessons and a caring and generous persona, which together give her a unique way of presenting my body to me.
June 17, 1998
I am struck by the ideal inherent in the Feldenkreis Method: Do No Harm. In every lesson taught by Bonnie Kissam, I learn how to move in efficient ways that avoid pain, be it sitting, lying or walking. Recently on my daily walk I felt pain in my back. I was intrigued to note that by relaxing my chest and by making a slight adjustment in the length of my stride, in the rotation of my hips and shoulders, and in the position of my head, I was able to walk comfortably because the pain was so greatly diminished.
I am never free of back pain due to two spinal disk surgeries. Six years of Feldenkreis Method lessons, however, have given, and continue to give me, the skills and confidence and awareness to cope with pain and outsmarts its causes.