Marion Harris

Marion Harris, founder and director of the Feldenkrais® Centre in Toronto, is a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner®, a Certified Bones for Life® Trainer/Teacher and an authorized Sounder Sleep System® teacher.

One of the few practitioners to have trained directly with founder, Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais, Marion is nationally recognized and respected in Feldenkrais Method instruction.

Combining her warm, dynamic presence with her three plus decades of teaching experience (including 12 years as a yoga instructor), Marion coaxes the best from her students–helping them reduce muscular stress, recognize and change damaging or inefficient movement habits, and increase strength, flexibility and vitality–both in body and mind.

Marion says continued practice and teaching of the Feldenkrais Method make her appreciate its genius, and deepens her commitment to make Feldenkrais accessible to everyone.

Susan Free

A knee injury from dancing originally drew Susan Free to the field of somatic movement and to the Feldenkrais Method. Enriched and recovered, she has taught movement now for over twenty years to  people of all ages and abilities. In addition to a private practice where she helps individuals in Feldenkrais Functional Integration sessions, she also teaches at the Feldenkrais Centre and in the college program at the Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts. Other teaching credits include the Faculty of Physical Education and Health at the University of Toronto, Humber College, PhysioPlus Health Centre, the Artists' Health Centre and other organizations. Susan has a Master's degree in Dance History, is a Certified Laban Movement Analyst and a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practioner.

Maria Meindl

After became fascinated by the simplicity and power of Feldenkrais in the early 1980s, Maria turned to regular (Feldenkrais) practice ten years later, finding it to be the only effective relief for her fibromyalgia. In 2004, she graduated from the Toronto practitioner training program and has been teaching group and private lessons ever since.

Maria began teaching creative writing  to adults in 1986. Since then, she has shifted her focus to teaching Awareness Through Movement®, which enhances all creativity by developing spontaneity and clear thinking, and allows her to work with a wide variety of people.

Fariya Doctor

Fariya has over 18 years of experience in dealing with the art and science of healing the body. She is an experienced Registered Massage Therapist and a Feldenkrais Practitioner.

Fariya's practice involves working with individuals who want to improve their quality of life. This includes people with arthritis, back pain, headaches, those recovering from surgery, stroke, chronic conditions, and joint related pain. She also works with babies who have motor development issues, and with mothers who are having musculoskeletal problems during and after pregnancy