Move and Bloom

Never lose hope! Read the full story below ⬇️

I have been living with neuropathy of the feet and spinal stenosis for several years and started seeing Ana Maria 10 months ago.

When I first started seeing her, I had no feeling in my left leg/foot from the knee down and very little feeling in my right leg/foot.

I wasn't sure what to expect from the sessions, but on my drive home following my first lesson, I realized that I had a little bit of feeling in my left toes. It was an incredible sensation, one that I had not felt in years. As the intensives have continued over the past several months, I have gradually regained almost all of the feeling in both legs and feet.

I still have a ways to go in rebuilding the strength in my legs and learning to use them properly, but am feeling very optimistic about the future.

Thank you, Ana Maria!

What story do you tell yourself about your body? Many of us think our body is too (fill in the blank) to do the thing we want.

The truth is that we don't need to change our bodies to improve our movement. Instead, we need to become aware of our overall movement patterns.

By noticing what we do and how we do it, we can begin to play with new possibilities.

What story can you let go of to begin relating to your whole self with curiosity and kindness?

Constraints ignite our creative superpowers! 🚀

Feldenkrais-inspired movement modalities use limitations to turn on our learning brains.

When we have too many options, we swim in a sea of uncertainty.

When the options are few, we create more by imagining them.

This is how we solve our way out of various movement puzzles. 🧩

How have your limitations benefited you? 😀

It can feel good to get reconnected with your body. 🌸

It’s always a privilege to work with students who are dropping back into their felt sensations.

How do you honor your body-mind? 🧡

Original testimonial from Google reviews reads:

“I cannot say enough how helpful it was to learn some somatic movement with Ana Maria. I have lived with mind/body disassociation for so long, it was good to have someone show me how to get the two "talking" again. She was very patient and gave excellent instruction. Highly recommend!”