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A FELDENKRAIS® CRAWL

Celebrating Feldenkrais Awareness Week in Cincinnati

With Cynthia Allen, Future Life Now And Brian Shircliff, Vitality Cincinnati

The Feldenkrais Method® has been alive and active in Cincinnati for over 30 years.And yet…you may have never heard of it.
We want to change that.

Join us for a series of FREE events that coincide with national Feldenkrais Awareness week.

Plan Your Feldenkrais Crawl Experience

Take the first step toward moving with ease. Explore the full schedule below or grab a quick portable guide to take with you:

A short introduction to Awareness Through Movement®

What to Expect During the Crawl:

Guided Movement Lessons: Experience gentle Awareness Through Movement® lessons tailored for sitting, standing, or floor mats—designed to relieve stiffness and restore natural ease.
Discover the Method: Learn how the Feldenkrais Method® works with your nervous system to improve flexibility, posture, and everyday comfort.
Connect & Socialize: Connect with local venue hosts (textile shops, BBQ, wine bars, hops shops), enjoy snacks, and chat with other Feldenkrais students and practitioners.
Open House Access: Visit our private offices anytime throughout the event, view our educational displays, and ask us for your movement questions.

GET YOUR FREE EVENT PASS & SCHEDULE

FULL EVENT SCHEDULE & GUIDE

SEPT 22 | 2:30 PM — Silk Road Textiles

Stitch and Ditch

Keep the Stitch, Ditch the Pain!

6106 Hamilton Ave.

Are you driven to create? Do you love the colors, the creating, the stitching, but you hate what it does to your body?

In this custom session made just for Silk Road, discover ease in your arms, shoulders, and neck. Instead of stretching, you will connect more deeply with your nervous system through unique, gentle movements and learn how to generate less pain and more gain.

Accessible to all. Bring a towel for support. Space is limited. Come early to claim your spot. And browse all the wonderful fabrics, too.

SEPT 27 | 4:00 PM — Tango Del Barrio

6110 Hamilton Ave (Upstairs)

Differentiation and Unification: Improving Comfort and Dance

Tango Dancing is both a beautiful aesthetic and an athletic art form. It can also take its toll on the body. Join us for an Awareness Through Movement lesson that will free your hips, low back, shoulders, neck, and head. You experience more immediate comfort and enjoy your next dance even more.

This lesson will be done seated in a chair and standing/walking. Please bring a towel to be used for support. And be prepared to remove your shoes. NON-DANCERS WELCOME.

OCTOBER 10, 2026 | 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM

College Hill Business District Open House

1551 Marlowe Avenue (Future Life Now & Vitality Cincinnati)

Visit our private offices anytime. Walk through the picture/info display in the movement room to learn more about the method. Grab some nibbles. Talk to Feldenkrais students.

12:00 PM | Just Q'in Event Space

Freedom to Turn, Look or Reach

Improving Cardinal Movements for Turning and Reaching — Awareness Through Movement lesson done sitting in a chair or on the floor.

Enjoy this seated lesson (chair or floor — your choice) and discover amazing freedom to turn and look or reach without discomfort or strain. No stretching. No pushing. Just a gentle invitation to rediscover easy movement in your hip joints, spine, shoulders, head and neck. Bring a towel for support. Space is limited, so show up early and claim a spot!

1:00 PM | Just Q'in

Eat and Chat with Brian and Cynthia

About the Feldenkrais Method. Enjoy the food and the company.

Consider joining us on the restaurant side of Just Q'in for your lunch, where we will also share more about the Method and answer your questions.

2:00 PM | Pup Wine Bar Patio — adjacent to 1551 Marlowe

Feldenkrais Functional Integration®!

Demos with two lucky people getting to personally experience the work. Let the practitioner know what is causing an ache or challenge, lie on a table fully clothed, and the practitioner will gently explore movement options with you. Others can observe and ask questions afterward.

3:00 PM | Just Q'in Event Space

Topsy Turvey for the Hips, Spine and Shoulders

Awareness Through Movement lesson for active people

This Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement lesson will include both subtlety and challenge. The lesson was originally created to help martial artists with the side kick.

The session can be scaled from someone who doesn't move a lot or has pain, to someone who is athletic and active. All will find a challenge specific to their own needs. As always, we will be coaching a gentle, nonjudgmental approach because that is where deep motor cortex transformation occurs.

Bring your mat and towel for support. This will be done lying down. As long as you are comfortable getting to and from the floor, you can safely participate in this lesson. Be prepared to remove your shoes (and maybe your socks). Space is limited so show up early and claim a spot!

4:00 PM | Marty's Hops & Vines

6110 Hamilton Ave.

Sip a drink, enjoy a snack, and chat about the Feldenkrais Method and what it can do for you, we might even throw in a few explorations on getting that glass to your lips.