Feldenkrais in Jamaica Plain

Greetings! My name is Eve Boltax, owner of Feldenkrais in Jamaica Plain. I offer group classes and individual lessons in the Feldenkrais Method®. I look forward to helping you discover more ease and possibility for moving through life. Glad you’re here!

What is Feldenkrais?

The Feldenkrais Method® is a sensory-motor learning and movement re-education process for expanding possibilities in movement and life. With an understanding that the mind, body, and environment are inextricably linked, we use movement as an entry point to rewire patterns of thinking, feeling, sensing, and action on conscious and unconscious levels. The method is named after its founder: the brilliant 20th century engineer, physicist, and judo master Moshe Feldenkrais. Pronunciation note: Feldenkrais rhymes with “rice.”

Who is Feldenkrais for?

People utilize Feldenkrais in order to improve their mobility, flexibility, strength, stability, balance, posture, body awareness, coordination, and cognitive functioning. Feldenkrais is for people who are living with pain or neurological issues, people who want to maintain a high level of performance (musicians, dancers, actors, athletes), or people who simply want to inhabit themselves more fully.

How is Feldenkrais practiced?

group classes

Awareness Through Movement (ATM) are the group classes within the Feldenkrais Method of Somatic Education. The repertoire of ATM lessons consists of thousands of guided movement lessons designed to enhance self-awareness and improve movement patterns. Through gentle and mindful exploration of various movements, individuals develop a deeper understanding of their habitual patterns and inefficient habits. By increasing awareness of these patterns, people can discover new possibilities for movement and develop more efficient ways of functioning. ATM is used to recover from injuries, manage chronic pain, enhance athletic performance, and promote overall well-being. It is based on neuroscience and motor learning principles, emphasizing the connection between movement, perception, and the nervous system's development. Ultimately, Awareness Through Movement offers a pathway to improved physical functioning, coordination, and overall self-expression.

individual sessions

Functional Integration (FI) is the hands-on approach within the Feldenkrais Method of Somatic Education. It involves individualized sessions in which a certified Feldenkrais practitioner uses gentle touch and movement to guide and facilitate a person's exploration and learning. The practitioner's skilled touch, combined with verbal instructions, helps the individual develop greater awareness of their movement patterns, habits, and possibilities for improvement. Through the precise and gentle manipulations, Functional Integration aims to enhance overall movement quality, coordination, and flexibility. It is often used to address specific issues, such as chronic pain, limited range of motion, or movement difficulties, by promoting more efficient and effortless movement patterns. The sessions are tailored to each person's unique needs, providing a personalized and holistic approach to improving physical and mental well-being.

Testimonials for Stream

I've lived with lower back pain for years, causing bad posture and uneven shoulders. At the end of my first session with Eve, I effortlessly stood taller, straighter, and my shoulders were even. I couldn't believe it - I was so happy! Feldenkrais was new to me and I wish I'd discovered it long ago. In just a short time, it has made such a difference for my body (and mind.) I am so grateful to Eve for her gentle care and expertise!

-Gina Hruben, Vermont Dept. of Libraries

“Working with Eve has had a profound impact on my healing process. After each session I leave with a new understanding of my body and its built-in resources for healing. Her deep insight and meticulously detailed approach to Functional Integration moved me to reorganize so that pain was replaced with possibility. After a handful of sessions with Eve, a chronic back issue was resolved. I’ve been to many doctors, physical therapists, chiropractors, acupuncturists… and this is without question, far and away the best embodied therapy practice I have ever experienced."

- Noah Heller, faculty at Harvard Graduate School of Education

“Eve is a wonderful practitioner. I felt seen and heard and the treatment program was individualized according to my needs. I always left her office feeling no pain (arthritic hip), emotionally lighter and present. A great experience all around. Thank you!”

- L.G.

“Eve is sensitive, intuitive, creative, articulate Feldenkrais Practitioner - I highly recommend!”

- A.H.

"Having just finished the Feldenkrais Fall Foundations Series, I really value the body ache relief and wellness insights gleaned from completing it. I know now that Feldenkrais is a life long self care journey. With Eve's assistance she directs us to identify inner guide posts along that path. Everybody can gain inner and outer benefits from the Feldenkrais Method."

-Jon Haskell, barber

“I started doing Feldenkrais not knowing what to expect and I’ve been very pleased to find a space where we are always taught to think about ‘doing less’ in a world in which we are constantly told and feel the need to do more. As someone who suffers from chronic pain, I have found it very helpful to find a time to focus on my body in ways that are not about pushing it.”

-N.M.

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The following are registered service marks of the Feldenkrais Guild of North America: Feldenkrais®, Feldenkrais Method®, Functional Integration®, Awareness Through Movement®, ATM®, Guild Certified Feldenkrais Teacher®.