Feldenkrais Instructors
Anita Noone was born in Cheverly, Maryland and has lived in Southern California since 1979. She teaches both private and public Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement classes®. Anita is a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner®. She has taught group lessons to active adults and teens, in an assisted living setting, to active seniors, and to adults with disabilities. Her experience with private lessons includes working with athletes, equestrians, back pain sufferers, elders, and those seeking stress relief. More info: share@movingaware.com or 858-442-4809. Visit Anita's website at www.MovingAware.com
Feldenkrais®, Feldenkrais Method®, Functional Integration®, Awareness Through Movement®,Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner®, and Guild Certified Feldenkrais Teacher® are service marks of the FELDENKRAIS GUILD® of North America.
Mary Debono is a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner® with a passion for improving the quality of life of people and animals. A life-long horsewoman, Mary uses the Feldenkrais Method® to help equestrians develop balance, poise and confidence in the saddle. She also maintains a private practice in Encinitas that is geared toward the general public. Mary delights in witnessing the changes in people’s lives when they learn how to embody wellness. In addition to her work with people, Mary uses the Feldenkrais Method to help horses, dogs, cats and even rabbits overcome physical and behavioral challenges. Knowing that animals will benefit even further if their guardians are taught hands-on care, Mary developed and teaches the SENSE Method®, which is based on the teachings of Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais. Mary graduated from the San Diego Feldenkrais® training in 1996. You can reach her at (858) 842-4006, or at sense@cox.net. Her website can be found at www.SENSEmethod.com.
Diane Keledjian has been a Guild Certified Feldendrais Practitioner® since 2004. She is located at Movement Options in Escondido, in north San Diego County. She can be reached by telephone at 760.746.0816 or by email atmovementoptions@sbcglobal.net. She offers Feldenkrais Method® lessons, both FI and ATM, and Bones For Life® classes.
Pamela Clark, MA, has been a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner® since 1977. She is located in San Marcos, in North San Diego County and can be reached by phone at 760.598.9660 or at clarksheaffer@cox.net. She specializes in addressing the emotional aspects of healing; Christian.
Kristen E. Baum Wilcox has been a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner since 2001. She is located at the Center for Creative and Playful Activities, in La Mesa, in east San Diego County. She can be reached at 619.464.3856 or http://www.creativeandplayful.com. She specializes in working with performing artists.
Wanda JK Crook, PT, is a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner® and is located at the Movement Learning Center, 10636 Scripps Summit Ct., Ste 123, San Diego, CA 92131. She can be reached at 760-315-2599.
Jeff Glatstein, has been a student of the Feldenkrais Method® since the late 1970’s when he was introduced to the work by Mark Reese and Denis Leri. He completed the Costa Mesa Training with Mark Reese and Donna Ray and was certified as a teacher in 1998. His recent work has been as a volunteer for the San Diego Center for Survivors of Torture giving Functional Integration lessons to the staff and volunteers. He also donates time to the San Diego Shambhala Meditation Center. He teaches an Awareness Through Movement Class at the Center for Creative and Playful Activities in La Mesa. Jeff can be reached by phone at 619.992.9527 or at jeffglatstein@cox.net.
Donna Ray, M.A., M.F.T. is an internationally known teacher/trainer of the Feldenkrais Method. She works with a large variety of people; infants to the elderly, people recovering from accidents and illness. Performing athletes and musicians also benefit from her practice. In addition, Donna is a licensed psychotherapist and hypnotherapist. She works with individuals, couples and families, helping them transform unhealthy habits into healthy ways of living.
Mary Debono
Anita Noone
Jeff Glatstein
Hanya Lamp is a certified Feldenkrais® practitioner in private practice in San Diego. She has taught movement since 1982, and has an M.F.A. in dance. She completed her Feldenkrais® training in 1991. She has taught dance, workshops on injury prevention, kinesiology, and Feldenkrais® classes for dancers, actors, musicians, martial artists, people with disabilities, and the general public.
Her background includes ten years of extensive work with children. She has completed multiple teaching certifications teaching: adapted physical education, special education, education for infants with special needs and their parents, regular education from K through 5th grade, and language acquisition for children through adult learners.
Buffy Owens' commitment to the study of and care for the human being dates back to 1994, when she first began her studies as a massage therapist. Eventually she traded in her massage table for more academic pursuits and graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a degree in Kinesiology, a minor in Psychology and an emphasis in Neuroscience. She is a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner® and specializes in working with prenatal women, those with chronic pain, and anyone interested in personal development. Buffy also combines the Feldenkrais Method with pilates, yoga, or personal training for an embodied approach to fitness. Buffy maintains a private practice in the Antique Row area in Normal Heights and teaches Awareness Through Movement® lessons throughout San Diego. To find out more about her services and current classes please visit: www.consciousmovements.com or call her directly at (619) 573-9107.
Buffy Owens
Helena Berger is a Guild-authorized student Awareness Through Movement® teacher and can be reached at 858.344.6605 or helenaberger72042@yahoo.com.
Tracy Tanzola, P.T., is a certified Feldenkrais® practitioner and has been in private practice for the past 15 years in La Jolla. She is located at 6529 La Jolla Blvd., La Jolla, CA 92037 and can be reached at (619) 368-7177 or Traceytanzola@earthlink.net.
Rich Manuccia expressed passion for movement and exercise playing endless hours of hide and seek, tag and stickball on the streets of New York. Inevitably, he became a fitness trainer and for the past 30 years has helped thousands of people of all ages, shapes and sizes become physically fit. Rich studied exercise science and fitness instruction at UCSD and with exercise expert Covert Baily. He became a Certified Personal Trainer with the American Council on Exercise. In addition to working one-on-one with clients, Rich also provided fitness programs for UCSD Medical Center's Shape down Program for Kids and Teens, the U.S. Navy, the teachers of San Diego City Schools, and the Southern Indian Health Council. Currently he's the exercise specialist for Scripps-Mercy Hospital's nationally recognized bariatric surgery program. Rich may be reached at
.Rich Manuccia
Gwen Small is a Guild-authorized student Awareness Through Movement® teacher. She teaches group lessons to the general public and seniors in San Diego, as well as creating customized programs out of town at camps and retreats. For more information, contact Gwen at 619.265.7933 or at ghsbiz@yahoo.com.
Roanne Gotthelf has been a Guild Certified Feldendrais Practitioner® since 2002. She is based in La Jolla and can be reached at 858.204.5211 or at rgotthelf@san.rr.com
Tracey Ives, ATC has been a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner since 1994. The Ives Group is located in Oceanside, CA. Tracey can be reached at 760.390.2498 or at umefitness@cox.net. She specializes in athletic training, rehab, cranio sacral, and visceral manipulation.
Lori Malkoff, MD, MPH, earned her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of California at Irvine in 1980 with cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa honors. She completed her Medical Degree at UC Irvine, earned a Master of Public Health degree at SDSU, and completed post-graduate training in Family Medicine at UCLA. Dr. Malkoff is one of fewer than 10 Medical Doctors in the U.S. to certified as a Feldenkrais Practitioner. Dr. Lori Malkoff owns and operates the The Feldenkrais Center of San Diego in Encinitas where she specializes in pain management, treating disabilities, and athletic enhancement. A unique rehabilitation center since 1999, we offer hope to individuals needing immediate pain relief from backache, sciatica, arthritis, and other disabling problems. Dr. Malkoff can be reached at 760-436-2403 and info@thefeldenkraiscenter.com. More information is at thefeldenkraiscenter.com.
Liz Sisco is a Guild-authorized student Awareness Through Movement® teacher. She teaches group lessons to the general public in San Diego. For more information, contact Liz at 858.354.5157 or at liz.sisco@gmail.com.
Bonnie Rich Humiston, MS, has been a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner since 1977. She can be reached at 619.992.9527 or at BHumiston@aol.com. She works in the Balboa Park area, in central San Diego. More information is available at HumistonWellness.com.
Lori Malkoff
Donna Ray
Helena Berger
Liz Sisco
Roanne Gotthelf
Bonnie Rich Humiston
Gwen Small
Elizabeth Beringer has been involved with the Feldenkrais Method® for over 25 years and studied with the founder of the Method, Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais, in both the U.S. and Israel between 1976 and 1983. She works with a diverse population, including those with severe movement limitations, children, seniors, musicians, martial artists, dancers, and those in chronic pain. Currently Elizabeth is involved in training new and experienced Feldenkrais practitioners® in Europe, Australia and across the U.S. Elizabeth has practiced the martial art of Aikido since 1977 and holds the rank of 6th degree black belt. Her practice of the Feldenkrais Method® has been informed by her experiences in Aikido. She lives in San Diego, with her husband, Rafael Nunez, a professor of cognitive science at the UCSD and her daughter. Elizabeth can be reached at 619-220-8776, or by email at office@feldenkraisresources.com. Her website is FeldenkraisResources.com
Elizabeth Beringer
Donna Wood
Donna Wood has been teaching and practicing the Feldenkrais Method for the past 16 years. Her extensive background in dance and martial arts adds depth to her practice of the Method. Donna works with a wide variety of people and situations. She splits her practice between San Diego and Mexico. Her website is DonnaLWood.com.
Falk Feddersen is a Guild-authorized student Awareness Through Movement® teacher who runs the OpenATM Project. The goal of the OpenATM Project at is to make Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement (ATM) Lessons available to everyone around the world. These lessons have been downloaded in countries as diverse as Australia, Brazil, Egypt, Hungary, Germany, India, and the United States. Find the OpenATM Project at openATM.org. Falk can be reached via email at falk@openatm.org.
