Our Sessions
Our experienced practitioners will guide you through movements using gentle touch and coaching. During our sessions, your brain (system, as a whole) receives new sensory input and organizes the movement in a new functional pattern. As part of this discovery process, you learn new ways to move and feel your body. Instead of fighting with gravity and being limited by other constraints, your system “figures out” how to move without discomfort or unnecessary effort, with greater freedom and a sense of overall lightness and well-being.
Between your sessions, you integrate the changes in your daily life and form new habitual movement patterns. We coach you in this entire process.
"Before ABM Feldenkrais with Olga, I was in pain after about 15-20 minutes of sitting or standing and would carry a special cushion around everywhere I went. I spent several years, tons of energy, and thousands of dollars on other therapies, including mainstream medicine, chiropractic, physical therapy, acupuncture, and others. But I found the most relief from ABM Feldenkrais and working with Olga. I'm so happy to say that now I can sit or stand for hours with no pain! If you're thinking about trying Feldenkrais (or Pilates) I highly recommend Olga Lubarsky. You won't find a more thoughtful, informed, honest, talented practitioner like her anywhere."
"The pains have really disappeared. I was able to run my first half marathon. I started playing volleyball again. I no longer stretch, or even feel the need to stretch. I’m now 8 months pregnant and attribute my lack of the typical aches and pains that most pregnant women complain of to the fact that I still have weekly lessons with Olga."
"I took Olga's classes for about one year. She literally saved my neck and my back. I had a long-standing back and neck problem that got significantly better. After her classes, I felt calmer, more relaxed, and more flexible as a side benefit. Olga combines Feldenkrais and Pilates to adjust those two gentle healing modalities to fit your needs. She is a true healer, and it is a pleasure being her client."
"I have been working with Olga for many years, and I highly recommend her classes and one-one sessions. Most recently, she helped me stay strong during my pregnancy, and then she helped me recover my core strength postnatal. I have referred several injured friends to her who were not progressing with other therapies. My friends regained their movement and strength with Feldenkrais and Pilates approach. Above all, Olga is a dedicated practitioner who pays attention to details to make sure she is meeting your needs."
"I have been going to classes and having one-on-one sessions with Olga for about 5 years now. My body is stronger and healthier because of her care and guidance. She takes special care with each client to ensure our bodies get the most out of each session. She is deeply knowledgeable about how we move and the best way to use the reformers. The classes are small, so you feel like you are getting all the support you need. Her movement classes complement the reformer classes to provide an overall healthy approach to exercise."
I'm grateful for Mark's instruction which allowed me to continue exercising while I was dealing with chronic shoulder pain. I now rarely feel any of the old aches. I would recommend Mark as an instructor for anyone dealing with injuries or other constraints."
"I felt slight improvement after a couple of sessions, and a significant improvement after a few weeks. I felt not just a reduction in pain but also a tangible difference in the way my arms, hips and legs all felt in my walking and my daily movements."
"Working with Olga seemed like a very good physical therapy. I had such good results that I brought my 85-year-old mother after she had two back surgeries. She, like me, now thinks of back pain as an unusual occurrence!"
"... Within a few months I was able to again lift my own luggage (had not been able to do so for several years w/o having pain later). I continue to see Olga today and am a believer in what ABM can do for people who suffer from debilitating lower back pain."
Explanation
We view the nature of the brain and body as the whole human system. We believe that most often, pain comes from the way we have been using our bodies, like standing, sitting, walking, and performing other everyday movements. At the same time, it’s also about our perception of what it takes to move, how to apply the effort when something does not work, and what being “ourselves” really means.
The quality of how we learn to move and adapt to changes dramatically affects our physical, cognitive, and emotional states. It helps us go through life’s stresses, recover from injuries, achieve a higher state of well-being. It gives us a higher level of energy, freedom, and creativity.
While the original cause of the pain may be an injury or another medical condition, when our ability to move naturally and efficiently is compromised, it affects our ability to self-heal. Many minor problems turn into chronic diseases due to poor habitual movement patterns.
As we relearn healthier movement patterns, we get better. “Getting better” may carry a very different meaning for different people. For some, it may be a “miracle of healing,” while others discover new exciting effects that they would have never thought would occur.
Everyone’s experience is their own, and we do not make any “miracle” promises. While many clients call the effects of this work “miracles,” we only work together with you to help you recover lost abilities by accessing the brain’s power to form new patterns.
While the “visible” focus is on neuro-muscular conditioning and chronic pain relief, these newly acquired skills are ready to be integrated into any daily activity.
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While the original cause of the pain may be an injury or another medical condition, when our ability to move naturally and efficiently is compromised, it affects our ability to self-heal. Many minor problems turn into chronic diseases due to poor habitual movement patterns.
As we relearn healthier movement patterns, we get better. “Getting better” may carry a very different meaning for different people. For some, it may be a “miracle of healing,” while others discover new exciting effects that they would have never thought would occur.
Everyone’s experience is their own, and we do not make any “miracle” promises. While many clients call the effects of this work “miracles,” we only work together with you to help you recover lost abilities by accessing the brain’s power to form new patterns.
While the “visible” focus is on neuro-muscular conditioning and chronic pain relief, these newly acquired skills are ready to be integrated into any daily activity.
Interested in how Olga combines ABMNM work with Pilates?
Science
Scientists are now making progress in their research of the
relationship between the brain and movement. All of our pain and limitations, whether they stem from physical injuries/conditions, emotional stress, poor habits, self-limiting thinking patterns, are interconnected. We help you start this process of overcoming your limitations by helping you learn how to use less effort and achieve more outcomes naturally.
Most common musculoskeletal conditions that our clients see improved are:
- Lower back pain, chronic back pain and scoliosis
- Neck and shoulder pain
- Hip, knee, and foot pain
- Joint pain and arthritis
- Repetitive stress injury and carpal tunnel syndrome
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- Lower back pain, chronic back pain and scoliosis
- Neck and shoulder pain
- Hip, knee, and foot pain
- Joint pain and arthritis
- Repetitive stress injury and carpal tunnel syndrome
As NeuroMovement works with the brain and the body as a whole, everybody can benefit from improvements that are often far beyond expectations:
- People suffering from chronic pain, including back pain, scoliosis, neck, shoulder, and joint pain; or other injuries
- People recovering from strokes and brain injuries
- Older adults with limited movement, poor balance, or decreasing memory or vitality
- High-performing athletes, musicians, artists, and CEO’s
- Children with Special Needs (movement, developmental, socio-emotional, and cognitive conditions)
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- High-performing athletes, musicians, artists, and CEO’s
- Children with Special Needs (movement, developmental, socio-emotional, and cognitive conditions)