The Feldenkrais® Center of Houston

Welcome to The Feldenkrais® Center of Houston

GUILD CERTIFIED FELDENKRAIS PRACTITIONER(CM)

MaryBeth Smith teaches the Feldenkrais Method® of somatic education in Houston, TX and helps people of all ages learn to move more easily. Contact MaryBeth to enrich your life and expand your abilities.

• Learning new ways to move can be an essential addition to the treatment of neurological, orthopedic, chronic pain, and stress-related conditions.
• Easier movement means greater comfort performing everyday activities at work or home, and greater skill in athletic and artistic pursuits.
• As you expand your awareness of how you think, sense, feel, and move, the possibilities for personal improvement and human development are limitless.

MaryBeth provides gentle, innovative lessons in the Feldenkrais Method that will allow you to observe how you move, notice unnecessary tension, and improve your overall coordination.

The Feldenkrais Method has helped

• Musicians, dancers and actors
• Athletes and fitness enthusiasts
• Students
• Children with Special Needs
• Seniors
• Anyone seeking to improve their quality of life.

Your breakthrough is waiting!

Picture yourself. . .

         . . .experiencing your "personal best" in sport or artistic expression
                    consistently
           . . .experiencing mental sharpness,
                          creativity,
                          and improved problem solving skills
                     with ease and flow
         . . .experiencing a fresh outlook and approach to daily demands 
                     effortlessly
         . . .experiencing new levels of fitness, vitality, and effectiveness
                     with pleasure and possibility. . .

It's going to take a breakthrough.

NOW. . .

. . .Picture yourself using the most revolutionary and effective technology available for personal improvement, and feeling the positive effects in every aspect of your life, at work or play. . .

The FELDENKRAIS Center of Houston exists to help people to improve in the art of everyday living. 

The Director, MaryBeth Davison Smith, is a performance improvement specialist who teaches people to navigate the world of action and achievement by creating personal "breakthrough" experiences. Whether you are in business, the performing arts, athletics, or simply trying to make the best possible experience of aging or physical challenges; our classes, workshops, special programs and private consultations will give you practical tools for improving whatever you do, while maximizing your awareness, aliveness, and enjoyment of each moment.

The Method whereby this is accomplished was developed by a man named Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais. The Feldenkrais Method® is a tool for self-learning and continuing development. The method teaches, using gentle body movement, how we can improve our capacity to function in ways that are more efficient and comfortable. Using movement sequences that bring awareness and involvement to the whole self evokes improved ability.  In business, this means greater productivity, tighter teamwork, better communication, and the experience of effectiveness and excellence.  In the arts, it means greater potential to turn intention into beauty with precision and passion.  In any facet of life, it means actually working smarter, not harder, to accomplish whatever makes your life worthwhile.

Whether you are new to the work or have been exploring it for some time, you will find much that is of interest in our Awareness through Movement® classes.

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Individual Functional Integration® lessons are available by appointment, and are personally tailored to you and your interests.  FI lessons can be particularly helpful for those who experience difficulty from stress or pain, technique-related injuries in high-performing athletes, dancers, and musicians, and leads to improvement from stroke, MS, Parkinson's Disease, Cerebral Palsy, and other neuromuscular disorders. 

The Feldenkrais Method also provides an interesting path of self-discovery and "mental clarity" for those seeking to know themselves better.  Stop in at a workshop and experience it for yourself.

We also offer instructional books and audios for your continued learning.

Feldenkrais®, Feldenkrais Method®, Awareness Through Movement®, Functional Integration®, are registered service marks of the FELDENKRAIS GUILD® of North America. Feldenkrais® photos by Rosalie O'Connor. Other photos used by permission.