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Janice Vincent founder
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Janice is a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitionercm
with over 20 years experience with the Feldenkrais Method®, 14 years of ongoing professional development
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graduate training courses, and 10 years of professional practice. In addition
to seeing clients directly, she mentors new practitioners. Janice has been teaching private Functional Integration® sessions and Awareness Through Movement® (ATM) classes and workshops in full-time in Bellevue since 1999. As a long-term former Director on both the Feldenkrais Guild® of North America board and the Feldenkrais Educational Foundation of North America, she is well connected in the field throughout North America. Prior to opening her Bellevue-based practice, Janice held senior executive positions in private and public companies in Canada and the U.S., and operated her own successful communication business. |
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| Shirley Beieler
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Shirley Beieler is a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner who has been involved in Feldenkrais work since 2000. She was able to avoid back surgery for a herniated disc through her work in the Feldenkrais Method. Inspired to help others find similar success and ease of movement, Shirley left her previous job to become a Feldenkrais practitioner. Shirley’s background includes a B.A. in Clothing and Textiles, teaching hand weaving techniques, numerous college level music classes, and managing an orthodontic lab for many years. Shirley's interests include her family, friends, singing in a vocal jazz ensemble, and gardening. |
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| Pam Gow
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Pam is a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner. She was introduced to Feldenkrais in 2000, when dealing with debilitating chronic pain and a weakened immune system. Since 2004, Pam has worked with people who have acute and chronic pain. Through the Feldenkrais Method, she enjoys teaching others to access their innate ability to change movement patterns to improve their quality of life. She is also a former Registered Nurse, earning her RN at University of British Columbia. |
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| Irene Hewins
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You will discover quickly that I'm French by my accent! I have been living in the northwest for 17 years. I discovered Feldenkrais through Janice many years ago. I rapidly became very enthusiastic about the Feldenkrais Method and decided to become an instructor. I have a creative personality: I'm a stone sculptor, make bonsai and dance tango. |
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| Tara Hart
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Tara is passionate about assisting other people improve their life experience. She began her career in academia and earned a Ph.D. in Environmental Health in 1997. After having two children, Tara discovered Pilates and thus began a new career. She currently is a Guild-authorized Awareness Through Movement teacher, Pilates Instructor, and Reiki Master. She believes that health requires a deep awareness and cultivation of the mind-body-spirit connection. |
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| Ed Mills
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Ed is a Guild-authorized Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement teacher. He also teaches partner dancing and skating, creatively incorporating the Feldenkrais Method into his teaching. He is an active technology volunteer, helping many non-profits set up and maintain their computer networks. He is particularly fascinated with the power of Feldenkrais Method to change behavior as well as movement. |
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Irene Pasternack
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Before becoming a Guild-authorized Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement teacher. Irene spent many years as a technical writer. Her first experience with Feldenkrais was while she was recovering from a herniated disc. After learning to move differently and getting out of pain, she discovered how quickly Feldenkrais could help her reach dreams of completing her first Seattle-to-Portland bicycle ride and becoming an accomplished inline skater. She teaches Nia, partner dancing, and skating, and loves to garden. |
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Mary Askenazi
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Mary is our office administrator. She'll coordinate your scheduling needs, and can answer any administrative and billing questions. |
As Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioners and authorized Awareness Through Movement Teachers, all staff adhere to the Feldenkrais Guild’s Feldenkrais Standards of Practice and Code of Professional Conduct.