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Discover the transformative power of the Feldenkrais Method where mindful movement helps you to feel good. Through Individual Sessions and Group Classes you travel on a journey from trouble and restriction to comfort and opportunity. Embrace a path to your whole self, where wholeness unfolds as mind and body are given nourishment to grow.
I specialize in teaching movement patterns to adults who are looking for improvements in how they live in their bodies. The patterns develop self-awareness, coordination and whole-body and whole-self integration. They help you feel grounded, integrated and resourceful. My approach is a form of meditative movement that is at times active and vigorous, at other times slow and calming, and always inwardly focused. This is a self-pay service aimed at the development of consciousness. It offers a path to well-being.
My name is Maureen McHugh, and I am a healthy seventy-something and a resident of Arlington, Virginia, where I’ve lived all my adult life. My journey with movement began at a young age, and after suffering a sports injury at 22, I discovered the Feldenkrais Method, which has been my source of healing and strength ever since.
Moshe Feldenkrais (1904 –1984) spent his long life searching and helping others to improve the quality of living, day by day and moment by moment.
I am a certified Feldenkrais Practitioner, teaching the Feldenkrais Method, a unique approach to movement developed by Moshe Feldenkrais.
This method is recognized worldwide, with thousands of practitioners like me dedicated to helping people through somatic education.
In the United States we are certified by the Feldenkrais
Guild of North America
The Feldenkrais Method helps a person regain the vector of personal growth. This comes by slowing down your movements – in order to make space for observations and explorations in fine detail. Through this process, gradually, you can reach a new level of comfort in your body, a new possibility of being active, and rekindled emotions of hopefulness and adventure.
Each session is customized to your unique needs. We start with a detailed conversation about your current situation, the history of how you got to this place, and your hopes for the future. Can you identify your “unavowed dream?” This is a question from Moshe Feldenkrais. It means, if you felt you could do what you really want, something you don’t even dare to verbalize, what would you it be?
Depending on the needs of the moment, the session includes conversation, anatomy study, movement sequences similar to light exercise and, if desired and as consistent with progress toward the goal, guidance through touch.
Please wear clothes suitable for light exercise, and, women, pants, rather than a skirt.
I have an office in Landmark Tower, Alexandria, Virginia. It is a 16-story mid-rise. Although there is a nice entrance in front, most people park in back, where there is plenty of free, surface parking, and enter through the back door. I have a comfortable waiting area.
Group classes are available in person and via Zoom. They consist usually of 8 – 15 people.
The curriculum consists of our Feldenkrais movement themes. These are presented in a way that organically follows the needs and interests of the class. Since “You never step in the same river twice”, no two classes are the same; nor is there a fixed progression.
Movement themes including: balance, turning, bending, reaching, rolling, flexion and extension, breathing, work with vision, use of the hands, use of the feet and more.
We usually begin standing and then progress to other situations, including sitting, kneeling and lying down.
Arlington County classes, in-person
The Arlington County classes are in-person. They take place by the Quarter. Depending on the Quarter, there are 8 – 14 classes in a series. Depending on the overall County schedule, in some Quarters there is time for me to offer an Intro class in the week before regular classes begin.
I offer Private sessions in my office in the Landmark section of Alexandria, Virginia. I offer these on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. You can sign up with me or through my online booking tool Booksy. These offer one-on-one attention, privacy, flexibility to your schedule and guidance through touch.
Held twice a week through Arlington County Parks and Recreation, these classes offer a community experience and are designed for those who prefer a group setting.
Conducted via Zoom, these sessions are an option for those who prefer or require a remote experience.
Reach out by phone or email for more information or to discuss your specific needs
Reach out by phone or email for more information or to discuss your specific needs
Sign up for one of my group classes through the Arlington County website.
I have benefited in numerous ways from working with Maureen. She understands deeply how the parts of the body work together. She applies her knowledge of anatomy to help me: by straightening me out after a day spent hunched over, or by improving my flexibility for more lively activity. Maureen is supportive and observant, studying body movement to create new ways to move in classes, and tailoring individual lessons to my specific goals. I feel more sturdy and centered!
I have lived with Rheumatoid Arthritis for 40 years. In less than one year, my work with Feldenkrais Practitioner Maureen McHugh has contributed to a significant difference in my physical comfort and appearance. After working with Maureen, I am standing taller, moving more efficiently, and enjoying newfound strength and confidence.
Regular session, 50 minutes
With a
second person
Long session,
75 minutes
With a
second person
I have been teaching Group Classes online, through Zoom, since April 2020.
It works well! | You may join at any time.
Feldenkrais is a unique approach. The only way to know if it is good for you is by trying it. If you think it might work, I recommend that you invest in one private session or one group class. See how it feels to you.
This is what is important: How it feels to you. Only you can evaluate whether it suits you and whether you think it will bring you closer to achieving your goals.
Feeling good when you move, and naturally expressing the vitality of your life in movement.
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Maureen McHugh, Feldenkrais Practitioner
