What some people say...
I worked with Jeff with the goal of improving my cello playing. The difference in my playing after just the first session was evident both to me and to my cello teacher, and the improvements are absolute -- I don't slip back into old habits. His teaching allows a very deep part of my body-mind to respond and to change with clarity and confidence.
Franca Leeson
Toronto, Ontario
Working with Jeff has brought more freedom, comfort, and sensitivity to my daily life. The movement and awareness principles that I've learned from him have helped me heal injuries that have persisted for years.
George Draffen
Seattle, WA
My experience with physical therapy involved a lot of pain. Jeff helped me to understand and experience that my body knows how to move to minimize pain if my mind just gets out of the way. He helped me to notice those habituated ways of moving that were making my pain worse. Jeff was very helpful in developing my awareness of my body as it performed routine moves such as sitting, standing and turning. This attention allowed me to actually find ways to move that relieved the pain I was experiencing. Jeff's approach is very holistic. I really appreciated the time he took to understand my history and the emotional aspects to the pain that was present.
Claudia Hansson
Sacramento, CA
I came to Jeff in bad shape after years of medical problems. I could hardly get off the couch or out of a chair. Every session with Jeff was a pleasure, and after every session there was improvement in my flexibility and ability to move without pain. Also, each session was an opportunity to learn techniques for moving comfortably in many situations.
Sitting in an office chair all day had left me with an aching back and tension in my neck and shoulders. Sitting in meetings for hours with little opportunity for movement made things even worse! After one session with Jeff and in every subsequent session, I learned simple techniques that not only eliminated the back, neck and shoulder pain, but left me feeling more alert and in focus. These are simple movements that I can make in my chair without attracting attention.
Sessions with Jeff provide immediate and increasing relief from pain. He also designs personalized techniques for increasing flexibility and mobility, leading to a feeling of well being and effortless, pain-free movement.
Abby Dain
Seattle, WA
Being invited and gently guided to explore small movements has allowed me to begin to release a pattern of rigidity that I have held for as long as I can remember. Thank you Jeff, for your sensitivity and your skill.
Leahe Swayze
Twisp, WA
I first worked with Jeff at a meditation retreat. He had greatly helped our teacher after he was injured in a car accident on the way to the retreat so I sought his help for my chronic back pain due to a herniated disc.
Since that time I have had a number of opportunities to work with Jeff individually and in groups. Each time I have come away learning something about myself and the way I move, noticing that small movements alleviate pain or stress more than large movements and exercise.
Group sessions have involved working in couples or small groups of four, moving together, or in answer to one another. This work I find helps me understand the location of my body in space and the space around me in relationship to others. I come away asking myself how I interact with people and how could I interact differently. With this type of work, there never seems to be a right or wrong way but a ‘getting to know my own way’.
Jeff's awareness of movement is fine tuned. I found that he was able to diagnose a particular problem and make small adjustments to the way my body habitually moves to help get it back on track. He is conscientious and thoughtful, tailoring sessions to meet the needs of his students. He is excellent at what he does, he pays attention to micro details in the way his students move, and he brings a sense of presence to the encounter that is restful.
Molly White
Los Angeles, CA