Explore every episode of the podcast Well-Aware Feldenkrais Method Movement Lessons & Better Bones for Life with host: Jill Wigmore-Welsh MSc HCPC

This first Feldenkrais Method ATM lesson launched here on podbean on 3 October 2008, a mere 18 years ago !!

Turning the Body around the Head, a starter Feldenkrais Method Awareness Through Movement Lesson. You need to be able to lie on the floor, alternately front & then back.

This lesson was recorded at home in Reading, Berkshire by Jill Wigmore-Welsh, and HPC registered Physiotherapist who is also a Certified Feldenkrais Method Practitioner.

With her typical English accent, and soft voice, take care to stay awake during the processes

FELDENKRAIS METHOD MOVEMENT CLASSES ONLINE This is part THREE of the introduction to the Feldenkrais Method Esalen Series: If you haven't heard Part 2, this is the link to it. HERE  If you haven't heard PART 1, this is the link to it.  HERE 

 

 

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  The Feldenkrais Method Movement Lesson : Moving the Arm Hand on the Desk by Jill Wigmore-Welsh

Re-Release from Jan 6, 2016

  The Feldenkrais Method Movement Lesson : Moving the Arm Hand on the Desk by Jill Wigmore-Welsh This short lesson is performed in sitting at a desk with the arm supported on a table or surface. It is an easy process, but has some profound effects on the muscle activity in your hand, quietening your brain and nice for anyone rehabilitating after arm injury. Alternately this can help anyone who uses this hands and fingers at work, thats doing keyboard, texting, driving, gripping, pushing pulling.  So probably just about everyone.   Added Note:

With so many people working from co-working spaces now, not having a designed seating arrangements, with a special chair desk set up, this kind of movement activity in the workplace is even more potent than in 2015/2016.

 

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An Introduction to the Feldenkrais Method Movement Lessons - Jill Wigmore-Welsh

The Feldenkrais Method is still relatively unknown, despite the fact that Moshe Feldenkrais started teaching his classes over 50 years ago. This 24 minute introduction will give you some background on the two processes of Awareness Through Movement & Functional Integration and how they are involved in practicing the work.

 

In my work I use the term Body Sensing and Movement Awareness BSMA instead of Awareness Through Movement ATM. Mainly because there are two ways you can have lessons, one is a lessons, hands on when someone takes you through the movement and the other is a self directed lesson, you follow instructions. 

 

Starting September 2026 I'm running ONLINE Feldenkrais Method Lessons.

 

 

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This is part two of the introduction to the Feldenkrais Method Esalen Series, if you haven't heard part 1, this is the link to it.  HERE 

 

 

 

ONLINE PHYSIOTHERAPIST-LED FELDENKRAIS METHOD MOVEMENT LESSONS FOR HEALTH - The calm kind way to change

 

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A Feldenkrais Method Lesson re-release from 2021.

Remember none of these recordings are meant to be a medical treatment, do check with your physician if you have any concern over completing any movement.

 

This is a very "simple", but surprisingly complex process, and a great way to build up a bit more awareness of the way you use yourself. 

Shoes on, shoes off, boots, high heels, flip flops, you can do this again and again and learn lots of different information about your self use.   https://mailchi.mp/aeb305902764/8wwn7a14bt JOIN THE WAITING LIST FOR FELDENKRAIS METHOD LESSONS ONLINE WITH JILL WIGMORE-WELSH JOIN HERE

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Pelvis and Lower Spine: FELDENKRAIS METHOD MOVEMENT EXPLORATIONS - Jill Wigmore-Welsh Feldenkrais Teacher & Physiotherapist : UK Berkshire

 

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A re-release from 2017 but still valid. I've worked with people with CRPS since the early 1980's If you want to discuss treatment options to help book a conversation  Check out my website there is a page about specialist help for persistent and complex pain conditions I work with https://jillwigmore-welsh.com/specialist-chronic-pain   Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS Chronic Pain, Early Stages Treatment in Reading, London and UK wide via webcam  I'm in the UK and provide holistic evidence informed treatment in the UK and for UK registered residents but who travel all around the world.  I also provide movement lessons around the world, these are educational and not therapeutic, they provide you with tools to begin safely and kindly reconnecting with your body. If you have CRPS you are welcome to contact me for help, I am particularly interested in working with neurodivergent individuals interested in lifestyle and behaviour change, neuroscience, improving sleep, reducing inflammation, managing anxiety, and improving quality of life. If you found this helpful please buy me a coffee! it helps fund the work I do.

A re-release from 2017 but still valid. This one addresses CRPS and children, it's always distressing when children develop CRPS and I've seen many with very limiting problems.   I've first worked with people with CRPS in the early 1980's when it was called RSD, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, and the key to my success then, and now, isn't just the evidence and approach I take, but my ability to create a really strong therapeutic alliance with my clients, and nowhere is that more important than when working with children.   If you want to discuss treatment options to help book a conversation  Check out my website there is a page about specialist help for persistent and complex pain conditions I work with https://jillwigmore-welsh.com/specialist-chronic-pain   Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS Chronic Pain & Body Image Treatment in Reading, London and UK wide via webcam  I'm in the UK and provide treatment in the UK and for UK registered residents but who travel all around the world.  I also provide movement lessons around the world, these are educational and not therapeutic, they provide you with tools to begin safely and kindly reconnecting with your body. If you have CRPS you are welcome to contact me for help, I am particularly interested in working with neurodivergent individuals interested in lifestyle and behaviour change, neuroscience, improving sleep, reducing inflammation, managing anxiety, and improving quality of life. If you found this helpful please buy me a coffee! it helps fund what I do.

A re-release from 2017 but still valid. I've worked with people with CRPS since the early 1980's If you want to discuss treatment options to help book a conversation  Check out my website there is a page about specialist help for persistent and complex pain conditions I work with https://jillwigmore-welsh.com/specialist-chronic-pain   Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS Chronic Pain & Choosing a Practitioner Treatment in Reading, London and UK wide via webcam  I'm in the UK and provide treatment in the UK and for UK registered residents but who travel all around the world.  I also provide movement lessons around the world, these are educational and not therapeutic, they provide you with tools to begin safely and kindly reconnecting with your body. If you have CRPS you are welcome to contact me for help, I am particularly interested in working with neurodivergent individuals interested in lifestyle and behaviour change, neuroscience, improving sleep, reducing inflammation, managing anxiety, and improving quality of life. If you found this helpful, please buy me a coffee! it helps fund what I do.

A re-release from 2017 but still valid. I've worked with people with CRPS since the early 1980's If you want to discuss treatment options to help book a conversation  Check out my website there is a page about specialist help for persistent and complex pain conditions I work with https://jillwigmore-welsh.com/specialist-chronic-pain   Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS Chronic Pain & Body Image Treatment in Reading, London and UK wide via webcam  I'm in the UK and provide treatment in the UK and for UK registered residents but who travel all around the world.  I also provide movement lessons around the world, these are educational and not therapeutic, they provide you with tools to begin safely and kindly reconnecting with your body. If you have CRPS you are welcome to contact me for help, I am particularly interested in working with neurodivergent individuals interested in lifestyle and behaviour change, neuroscience, improving sleep, reducing inflammation, managing anxiety, and improving quality of life.    When you have CRPS, or Chronic Pain your body image will be different from the way it was before you began having problems   So what is Body Image?   Body image is the perception you have of your physical self.   This podcast introduces key aspects of body image.   Redevelopment of your body image is a very important and all rehabilitation and recovery programs include improving body image because body image is important for day to day self use. If this helps please buy me a coffee! it helps fund what I do  

Feldenkrais Method Movement Lessons - A kind way to improve your everyday quality of life

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This lesson accompanied a Better Bones for Life talk I gave entitled Hips: Power, Rotation & Longevity: The Master Mover of Upright Human Life.

During the lesson I explained the importance of hip rotation in everyday movement, gait, stepping, sitting cross legged, in rehabilitation and in prevention.

This lesson, is short extract from a bigger lesson I teach on my Better Bones For Life programme. It's focussed on improving gait. Enjoy

If this recording helps you please buy me a coffee! it helps fund what I do.

Creator of  the OsteoProSisters: Better Bones for Life ™ Programme. Developed for women who are: active, perimenopausal or just approaching menopause, recently diagnosed with early stage osteopenia and osteoporosis or individuals noticing changes potentially signalling hormone change and starting to plan to live healthy for as long as possible .

Evidence shows a good holistic bone health programme makes a valuable contribution to your health and longevity, so lets have a conversation and check if my programme is a good fit for you.

If you're in the UK you can book a free 20 minute conversation to discuss options.

Here is my diary booking link -  Diary 

Or send me a message through my Contact Form

At the heart of Better Bones for Life™ sits a lifetime of serious confidential clinical work. Not wellness practice. Not personal trainer studio teaching. Real confidential clinical work — with fractures, emotional and physical trauma, bone non-union, complex bone pathology, osteoarthritis, and persistent pain. The kind of complex health challenges that insurers and legal teams bring to Jill when outcomes truly matter. This is bone health expertise forged in the most demanding clinical environments, across more than four decades of advanced practice supporting literally thousands of individuals.

Better Bones for Life™ is an evidence informed programme. It’s main focus is early osteoporosis support simply because you need to be agile enough to get down to the floor and up again. But that doesn't exclude you, because if your bone scan scores are low, and you are active, mobile, walk well, then lets have a talk. Entry to the programme has some flexibility. However, it's reasonable to say that if you have severe osteoporosis, limited mobility, cant get outdoors, have a history of falls and fragility fractures then you may need something else, and I can create a bespoke programme for that.

Essentially Better Bones for Life™ is designed for women who want to understand their bone health — and take genuinely informed steps to support it.

What is Better Bones for Life about ?: The Better Bones for Life™  programme offers a grounded, holistic education covering movement, many differing kinds of exercise, bone stacking, mindset, nutrition, sleep, hormones, lifestyle and more.

BBFL Programme participants are generally active, but aware they are less active than 10 years ago, between age 35 and 65, not had a serious fall or fragility fractures, can walk at least 800 metres (half a mile), not as agile as they were, can climb stairs maybe use a handrail at times, and can get down to, and up from, the floor (because the programme includes mat work).

 

Here is my DIARY Link -  Diary to book a conversation 

How do I sign up ? First we have a conversation, which is a free no obligation 20 minute call via webcam. You can book a free conversation time in my diary through the links on my website pages, they don't always show on the podcast links. During the call we discuss your needs and options and I’ll provide a recommendation on whether the group work would be a fit for you or whether one to one would be best.

Group work runs online, UK time and is currently open to people living in the UK usually as either a bootcamp whole day in person or via webcam.

 

For more information visit my website Jill Wigmore-Welsh Better Bones for Life 

If you're in the UK and need one to one help with a programme you can book a book a 20 minute conversation with me.  

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Can a holistic rehabilitation programme with targeted osteoporosis exercises and life style change really improve bone health?

Yes, the evidence is clear. An integrated lifestyle modification programme, for bone health  combining targeted bone loading exercise, progressive resistance training, nutritional support for bone mineralisation, sleep optimisation and mindset work can measurably improve bone density, reduce fracture risk and accelerate recovery.

.

The recording is a Body Movement Awareness Lesson at introductory level

Remember no lessons are meant to be a treatment or medical advice, and you do any movement work entirely at your own choice. 

Do leave me a message and let me know how you get along.

If you want to book a conversation Find me at my website  

https://jillwigmore-welsh.com/bones-for-life-uk-training/

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Hypnotherapy and Hypnosis for Better Deeper Sleep

This podcast was recorded in 2009 and was a very early podcast episode created for a friend, Anthony, who had severe insomnia. He was due to travel for demanding business and was extremely anxious and unable to sleep more than  2or 3 hours a night.

It worked for him and others have reported the same.

I'm a General Hypnotherapy Registered Hypnotherapist, I've been using hypnotherapy in my work since 1995. There are so many ways we can work with words and some are incredibly beneficial.

These days, in addition to all my other work, I also run a sleep clinic, called How to Sleep Better Clinic

I've developed a process called Faster Sleep which integrates CBT-I, Somatics, Hypnotherapy, and more.

if you have sleep problems then give this episode a go and let me know how you get along. Even better, if you like it, please buy me a coffee ! 

If you're a UK resident living abroad or living in the UK and have sleep problems then send me a message and we can discuss ways I can help you.

xx J

 

 Feldenkrais Method Lessons: Better Bones for Life ™

Hello, I'm Jill Wigmore-Welsh MSc MCSP HCPC FRSPH 

Bone Health, Osteoporosis, Trauma Recovery and Longevity

website jillwigmore-welsh.com

Better Bones - The Anatomy of Movement talks are hosted on my website. Go to this page and complete the Mailchimp Form to subscribe and hear about talk release.  (  https://jillwigmore-welsh.com/better-bones-the-anatomy-of-movement/)  

Recording to accompany

Knees: Load, Shear & Fluidity The Joint That Balances Force and Flow

Creator of  the OsteoProSisters: Better Bones for Life ™ Programme. Developed for women who are: active, perimenopausal or just approaching menopause, recently diagnosed with early stage osteopenia and osteoporosis or individuals noticing changes potentially signalling hormone change and starting to plan to live healthy for as long as possible .

Evidence shows a good holistic bone health programme makes a valuable contribution to your health and longevity, so lets have a conversation and check if my programme is a good fit for you.

If you're in the UK you can book a free 20 minute conversation to discuss options.

Here is my diary booking link -  Diary 

Or send me a message through my Contact Form

At the heart of Better Bones for Life™ sits a lifetime of serious confidential clinical work. Not wellness practice. Not personal trainer studio teaching. Real confidential clinical work — with fractures, emotional and physical trauma, bone non-union, complex bone pathology, osteoarthritis, and persistent pain. The kind of complex health challenges that insurers and legal teams bring to Jill when outcomes truly matter. This is bone health expertise forged in the most demanding clinical environments, across more than four decades of advanced practice supporting literally thousands of individuals.

Better Bones for Life™ is an evidence informed programme. It’s main focus is early osteoporosis support simply because you need to be agile enough to get down to the floor and up again. But that doesn't exclude you, because if your bone scan scores are low, and you are active, mobile, walk well, then lets have a talk. Entry to the programme has some flexibility. However, it's reasonable to say that if you have severe osteoporosis, limited mobility, cant get outdoors, have a history of falls and fragility fractures then you may need something else, and I can create a bespoke programme for that.

Essentially Better Bones for Life™ is designed for women who want to understand their bone health — and take genuinely informed steps to support it.

What is Better Bones for Life about ?: The Better Bones for Life™  programme offers a grounded, holistic education covering movement, many differing kinds of exercise, bone stacking, mindset, nutrition, sleep, hormones, lifestyle and more.

BBFL Programme participants are generally active, but aware they are less active than 10 years ago, between age 35 and 65, not had a serious fall or fragility fractures, can walk at least 800 metres (half a mile), not as agile as they were, can climb stairs maybe use a handrail at times, and can get down to, and up from, the floor (because the programme includes mat work).

 

Here is my DIARY Link -  Diary to book a conversation 

How do I sign up ? First we have a conversation, which is a free no obligation 20 minute call via webcam. You can book a free conversation time in my diary through the links on my website pages, they don't always show on the podcast links. During the call we discuss your needs and options and I’ll provide a recommendation on whether the group work would be a fit for you or whether one to one would be best.

Group work runs online, UK time and is currently open to people living in the UK usually as either a bootcamp whole day in person or via webcam.

 

For more information visit my website Jill Wigmore-Welsh Better Bones for Life 

If you're in the UK and need one to one help with a programme you can book a book a 20 minute conversation with me.  

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Can a holistic rehabilitation programme with targeted osteoporosis exercises and life style change really improve bone health?

Yes, the evidence is clear. An integrated lifestyle modification programme, for bone health  combining targeted bone loading exercise, progressive resistance training, nutritional support for bone mineralisation, sleep optimisation and mindset work can measurably improve bone density, reduce fracture risk and accelerate recovery.

.

The recording is a Body Movement Awareness Lesson at introductory level, the lesson, is in two parts

Remember no lessons are meant to be a treatment or medical advice, and you do any movement work entirely at your own choice. 

There two lessons break point is at around 20 minutes, do leave me a message and let me know how you get along.

If you want to book a conversation Find me at my website  

https://jillwigmore-welsh.com/bones-for-life-uk-training/

Feldenkrais Method Lessons A subtle lesson in aware breath

This lesson has been recorded with a person in mind.

I've re-released it for participants who attended an interactive talk on the Rest Less platform on  9 January 2026  

Starting from 16 June 2026 Better Bones - The Anatomy of Movement talks are hosted on my website. Go to this page and complete the form to be first to hear when the next one is released.  (  https://jillwigmore-welsh.com/better-bones-the-anatomy-of-movement/)  

It's a subtle easy slow gentle lesson, with some detail on the anatomy and structure of the thoracic spine. Just a little, but enough to spark interest.

The lesson is not designed to be a medical treatment and if you are worried in any way that moving may be problematic, then speak to your physician before doing the work.

However, you can always do this just in your imagination either in sitting or side lying.

 

I mention a pillow support system in the lesson. It's the Lejrelet System and here is the link 

 

Here is a link to a youtube about the thoracic spine, some time back uploaded about 2015 I believe.

Here is one of the other lessons on the thoracic spine, but quite an advanced one

 

Me, and my website

Enjoy 

Better Bones for Life™ - Functional Advanced Feldenkrais Method Lessons

In this episode of the Well-Aware Podcast, Jill Wigmore-Welsh explores how movement awareness can improve bone health, stability and everyday confidence.

Note: Starting from 16 June 2026 Better Bones - The Anatomy of Movement talks are hosted on my website. Go to this page and complete the form to be first to hear when the next one is released.  (  https://jillwigmore-welsh.com/better-bones-the-anatomy-of-movement/)  

You’ll discover:

• A fresh way to understand bone health through movement — not just medication • The first step to standing and walking with more ease • How to improve balance, posture and coordination — starting today • Three gentle, guided practices to help you move better and rest less

These mini-lessons are movement-rich and science-informed. No equipment needed — just your body and a little curiosity.

Lesson 1 deepens interoception — sensing where movement begins and how intention forms inside the body. Lesson 2 explores standing and weight transfer — the foundation of walking, balance and safe bone loading. Lesson 3 reawakens spinal rotation in sitting — improving mobility and ease through mindful movement.

Whether you live with osteoporosis, joint stiffness or simply want to stay strong and steady with age, this episode offers practical ways to move with more awareness and less effort.

🎧 Press play and begin building fitter, stronger bones — from the inside out.

 

This lesson was recorded in 2021 with a client in mind.

This is a very interesting introduction and in two parts

Remember no lessons are meant to be a treatment

Simply play and explore.

 

There are two lessons here, with a break point at around 20 minutes.   Let me know what you discover! If you want to book a conversation find me at my website   JOIN THE WAITING LIST FOR ONLINE FELDENKRAIS CLASSES HERE