Mindful Solutions to Movement Problems.
Norwich UK & Online
Welcome to the Pilates & Feldenkrais Method® with James
Feldenkrais & Pilates Can Help:
•MOBILITY ISSUES •BALANCE
•PERSISTENT PAIN •STRESS & TENSION
“James has transformed the way I move and the way I use my body... I have recommended him to the people closest to me and been amazed at their progress.”
- Corinne Bailey Rae
Hi I’m James
I’m a fully certified Feldenkrais Practitioner and Pilates Instructor based in Norwich, UK. I’ve been helping people improve their movement and wellbeing since 2008, both in the UK and internationally. I work with adults experiencing persistent back pain, neurological challenges, scoliosis, injuries, chronic fatigue, and recovery from surgery, as well as people living with Parkinson’s and those recovering from strokes. I also work with athletes, musicians, dancers, and models.
Regardless of their movement background or level of fitness, I find that my students often share similar goals: to feel happier in their bodies and move more efficiently in the things they love to do.
Group Feldenkrais Classes
1:1 Pilates & Feldenkrais Sessions
Has your movement changed over time?
Are pain, stiffness, or tension affecting your daily life?
Perhaps you’re recovering from injury or surgery, or living with a long-term health condition?
Would you like to move with ease, confidence, and comfort?
What would it feel like to do the things you love with less effort and more freedom?
What is Feldenkrais?
The Feldenkrais Method is a gentle, movement-based approach to improving how you move, feel, and sense yourself.
Rather than pushing, stretching, or strengthening, it focuses on learning — helping you become more aware of your movement habits and discover easier, more efficient ways of moving.
Through slow, guided explorations, you develop a clearer sense of how your body is organised, so that everyday actions begin to feel lighter, more comfortable, and more connected.
What is Pilates?
Pilates is a method for learning how to move your body with greater power, organisation, efficiency, and awareness.
It uses a beautifully curated series of movement patterns in all directions, helping you develop coordination, control, and endurance through the spine.
Rather than creating strength through effort or compression, Pilates encourages power with length — an organised, responsive way of moving that makes everyday actions feel smoother, lighter, and more efficient.
Key Benefits of Pilates and the Feldenkrais Method®
Pilates and the Feldenkrais Method offer different but complementary ways to improve how you move, feel, and function. Whether you’re looking to reduce pain, recover from injury, improve mobility, or simply feel more comfortable in your body, both approaches can help you move through life with more ease and confidence.
Improved Mobility
Move with more ease, flexibility, and freedom. Both Pilates and Feldenkrais help improve how your body is organised in movement, making everyday actions feel smoother, lighter, and less effortful. Rather than forcing flexibility, you learn how to move more efficiently through your whole body.
Pain Reduction
Persistent pain and tension often develop through habits of strain and unnecessary effort. Through gentle movement and increased awareness, Feldenkrais and Pilates can help reduce muscular tension, improve movement patterns, and support a more comfortable, balanced way of moving.
Better Posture & Body Awareness
Develop a clearer sense of how your body moves and functions. Increased awareness can improve posture, coordination, balance, and breathing, helping you feel more connected, stable, and confident in everyday life.
Stress Relief & Nervous System Support
Both methods encourage a calmer, more attentive way of moving. Slowing down and learning to move with less effort can help reduce stress, quiet habitual tension, and create more ease, clarity, and wellbeing.
We Start with a Chat
What would you like to improve or feel differently in yourself?
What activities or movements feel difficult, uncomfortable, or limiting?
How would you like to move, feel, or function in the future?
I usually recommend beginning with a 1:1 session. Together, we explore how you currently move, what is already working well, and where there may be unnecessary effort, tension, or gaps in awareness.
Rather than forcing change, the lessons are designed to help you discover easier, more efficient ways of moving — supporting pain reduction, improved mobility, better coordination, and a calmer, more connected sense of yourself.
Having clear goals helps us tailor the sessions to your individual needs and support meaningful, lasting change over time.
1:1 sessions take place at Clarence House, 6 Clarence Road, Norwich, NR1 1HH. Paid Parking available.
Individual sessions are £70 for a 60-minute lesson.
If you would like to discuss your needs or find out whether this approach is right for you, please email me to arrange a free 15-minute telephone consultation.
Weekly Awareness Through Movement Classes
Suitable for beginners
No previous experience required
Small, welcoming group
Move at your own pace
Most lessons are done lying, sitting or standing comfortably
You're always encouraged to rest or modify
Mats Provided
Packages available
Location
Thursdays 11am.
Yantra Studio, Studio 9 Netherconsford, Kings Street, Norwich, NR1 1PW
Parking Available at Mountergate, Rose Lane or Riverside is close by.
Accessible facilities
Online Option
Can't attend in person?
Join from home via Zoom.
In my students words...
At what point did we become a "yes, but..." person instead of a "yes... and" person?
Confidence grows naturally when we stop abandoning ourselves.
When we stop ignoring the inner signals that say, "I need to rest.""I'm not comfortable.""This doesn't feel right."
When we give ourselves permission to welcome all the parts of who we are, choosing authenticity over simply tolerating our lives.
Over the course of this retreat we'll explore what confidence means to you. Through Feldenkrais (Movement with Awareness) with James and meditation with Helen, time in nature, discussion, guided workshops, nourishing vegetarian food, mindful meals, moments of noble silence, and the support of community, you'll begin to build a simple toolkit to help you become your confident self.
Not through striving or self-improvement, but through awareness.
One gentle, joyful day at a time. Easy. Simple. Kind.
If these words resonate with you, we'd love to welcome you to our mailing list. Discover more about the retreat and receive updates as we continue bringing this beautiful week to life.
Simple follow-along audio Feldenkrais lessons with a "Yes... and" approach to movement, fitness and body confidence.
Be fit and do less.
Be strong without pushing harder.
Have more gain with less pain.
Free taster lessons available
Contact Me.
james@feldenkraiswithjames.com
+44 07835581353