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I recently wrote an article which was published in the Feldenkrais Journal entitled The Power of Differentiation.

This article shares my story about discovering and forming new levels of self-influence in my work with a client.

articles arranged in alphabetical order

I wrote this article to share my Feldenkrais journey with the public, and as a brief introduction to how my studies and work with Stanley Keleman and his formative principles and approach relate to and influence my Feldenkrais practice.

August 2, 2012

“Actions & Emotions” Article Published by Feldenkrais Newsletter

April 13, 2009

“Creative Learning Through Movement with Children” published by Feldenkrais Guild

December 21, 2010

Aikido & Psychology Seminar, review by Sonja

November 1, 2018

My Article Honoring Stanley Keleman Just Published

July 28, 2013

Newsletter Archive

December 17, 2015

Our Feldenkrais Practitioner Group Rocks!

February 13, 2013

Park Day School – 2013

December 21, 2012

Park Day School – November 2012

November 12, 2014

Somatic Psychotherapy Today — Fall 2014 Special Issue

September 1, 2010

Sonja Sutherland – A Martial Artist Making a Difference

There are both strong similarities and significant differences between Keleman’s Formative Psychology® and the Feldenkrais Method of somatic education. This is what provides a rich opportunity for learning. Both are grounded in science with a commitment to an educational approach toward human growth and development. Feldenkrais was deeply informed by physics; Keleman asserts that “Psychology is Biology.”

August 5, 2013

Stanley Keleman’s Formative Perspective & its Relevance to Feldenkrais Practitioners®

November 23, 2013

The Berkeley School — Fall 2013

Stanley Keleman, the founder of Formative Psychology, will give the keynote address at the upcoming Feldenkrais Method Conference August 29, 2013 - San Francisco

August 7, 2013

The Feldenkrais Method® Meets Formative Psychology®

January 3, 2016

The Power of Differentiation

Sonja's Feldenkrais work was featured in this blog post on brillianceinc.com

January 21, 2011 source: Brilliance Inc.
Find a Sensei:

To shed the waste more efficiently, get a partner. Great teachers come in many forms including coaches, trainers, bodyworkers, and cognitive therapists. A couple of years ago, I found the Feldenkrais method to help me relieve pain. Every week my practitioner Sonja Sutherland, also an Aikido black-belt, helps me re-educate my nervous system with what seem like simple, inconsequential, movement instructions. As I try to execute her instructions, the A-student inside me struggles to move as far as I can, putting lots of effort in. Her constant reminder is “do less.” The new movement only works if I do it without any struggle. When I insert struggle, I short-circuit the goal.

February 21, 2011