390 Little Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000. Tel: 0409 690247
Ingrid Weisfelt BA(V.C.A)
How we move reflects the state of our nervous system and is the basis of our self awareness. How well we move determines how effectively we carry out our daily activities.
Many factors effect how well we move, including:
Our living and working environments
Our emotional well being
Our sense of who we are and how we present ourselves to the world
Our daily physical routines
Our specialised physical routines
How we communicate with other people
How our learnt movement patterns and habits dictate our movement function
“Ingrid approaches her work in Feldenkrais with a sense of empathy and enthusiasm for your individual requirements. The results that I felt during sessions and continue to feel months after show her to be a highly skilled practitioner with a thorough understanding of the performer's body and how Feldenkrais can be so effective- She is wonderful!”
Aimee Chapman, Singer.
About Ingrid
Having had a successful career as a professional dancer in both Australia and Europe, Ingrid is no stranger to movement.
After suffering a serious back injury that threatened both her health and career Ingrid tried many different recovery approaches including medication, physiotherapy, osteopathy and acupuncture.
Nothing worked as profoundly as the Feldenkrais Method.
This inspired Ingrid to become a Feldenkrais Practitioner.
Ingrid has been a certified Feldenkrais practitioner since graduating in 2002 and is currently a member of the Australian Feldenkrais Guild.
Ingrid runs the Melbourne Feldenkrais Studio as well as teaching Feldenkrais to professional actors, singers and dancers.
Ingrid teaches the Feldenkrais Method and movement at Monash University and at the National Theatre Drama School and is a movement consultant and choreographer for the Victorian Opera.
Ingrid teaches Feldenkrais and movement to students at Warringa Park Secondary School for special needs kids.
Ingrid runs Feldenkrais and the Voice workshops in Sydney and Hobart with Lisa Roberts Scott at the Independent Theatre in North Sydney. For more information regarding these workshops go to:
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“We act in accordance with our self image” Moshe Feldenkrais
To Move is to Live
“Ingrid Weisfelt has a very unique skill set. She combines her knowledge as a Feldenkrais practitioner with an extensive movement background as a professional dancer and choreographer.
In the' Feldenkrais & the Voice' workshops I conduct with Ingrid, I notice that her warm and open nature allows students to feel comfortable and supported as she encourages them to discover alternative ways of approaching their craft while challenging them to recognize and resolve deep seated physiological habits.
During the Feldenkrais sessions I have personally had with Ingrid, she has helped me to unlock physical tensions and psychological which have moved me forward in my practice as a singer and influenced my approach towards teaching.
Her sensibility as an artist, extensive experience as a dancer and her skills as a Feldenkrais practitioner make Ingrid's work deeply effective, profound and insightful.”
Lisa Roberts Scott: Singer, voice & vocal repair teacher.
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