professional
training
a four-year professional training, led by
Elizabeth Beringer
The course will begin in October 2011, at a central London venue. This will be a very exciting opportunity to train with some of the world's foremost Feldenkrais trainers. We intend to apply for accreditation by the European Training Accreditation Board, and to meet or exceed all current requirements for Feldenkrais professional training programmes.
Schedule
The training will meet for eight weeks each year, for four years: two weeks each autumn, starting in October 2011, three weeks centred on Easter, and three weeks in the summer (late July, early August). The autumn and Easter segments will meet in central London, the summer segment will meet outside of London, possibly Cambridge — we want to enjoy some of the advantages of summer in a quieter setting, while still remaining close enough to allow commuting.
Fees
We are working on a budget, and will post that information soon. All we can say at the moment is that current Feldenkrais professional trainings are priced in the region of £10,500 - £11,000, and we would not expect to be very different than that. Of course the total would be payable by installments over the four years.
Preparatory Workshops
One of the first questions that many people ask is when Elizabeth will teach public workshops in the UK, so that people can have a personal impression of her teaching style. We are working on that, and hope to announce dates soon. In the meantime, CD recordings of her Awareness Through Movement lessons are available from the Feldenkrais Guild UK. Scott Clark will also be a key member of the teaching staff and will be present continuously through the training; see elsewhere on this website for his schedule of workshops.
More information will be posted here soon.
Elizabeth has been involved with the practice and development of the Feldenkrais Method for more than thirty years and is one of the foremost Feldenkrais Teachers and Trainers. She studied directly with Moshe Feldenkrais in both the US and Israel between 1976 and 1983.
Elizabeth has maintained an ongoing and varied private practice working with a diverse population including those with severe movement limitations, children, seniors, musicians and those in chronic pain. She has also worked extensively with athletes, martial artists and dancers and is known for her ability to apply the Method in dynamic situations.
Over the years Elizabeth has been actively involved with the development of the Feldenkrais Method into a respected profession; founding and editing for eighteen years the first Feldenkrais Journal, developing educational programs and materials, working with the Feldenkrais Guild in numerous capacities and co-founding Feldenkrais Resources with David Zemach Bersin. She has also taught post-graduate seminars for Physical and Occupational therapists.
Currently she is involved in the training of new practitioners and recently graduated training groups in Milano, Italy, Biel, Switzerland and Berkeley, California. She also travels extensively teaching in post-graduate and practitioner training programs in Europe, Australia and across the U.S. In addition to her Feldenkrais practice Elizabeth has studied numerous other Somatic disciplines. More recently she has pursued the study of the cognitive sciences and her current teaching integrates current advances in the cognitive sciences into the Feldenkrais perspective.
Elizabeth has practiced the martial art of Aikido since 1977 and currently holds the rank of 6th degree black belt. Aikido is a non-violent martial art centered around neutralizing aggression by redirecting an opponent's force. She is an assistant instructor at San Diego Aikikai, in San Diego, California. Her practice of the Feldenkrais Method has been informed and shaped by her experiences in Aikido.
Elizabeth lives in San Diego, California with her husband, Rafael Nunez, a professor of cognitive science at the University of California San Diego and her eight-year old daughter.