M’illumino

I was in a middle of a meditation while on a retreat last month when I kept thinking ‘Feldenkrais’ over and over. I’ve had a lot of difficulties in the past with neck and back pain from car accidents and life. So when I finished my retreat and got back home I knew that I needed to find a Feldenkrais practitioner. I searched on the Eastside where I live and nothing resonated for me so I naturally looked in Seattle. I found Rachel Hamstra’s website, which then led me to M’illumino for three individual sessions. I had heard of Feldenkrais before at my spiritual community but had never experienced it so I had no idea what to expect.
I highly recommend Rachel Hamstra and doing individual sessions with her. Her personality and expertise in the Feldenkrais Method were excellent. With each individual session I had with her I learned something new about my body. I got to practice how to move after each session and continue to practice throughout the week. Rachel offers handy packages where you can save money. The best deal is for six sessions. Her office space is perfect for what she does, and I always felt calm and relaxed after each session was finished. After my second session a friend was waiting for me outside and he exclaimed that I was even walking different and looked like I had so much more energy than just an hour earlier.
I learned how to sit properly in my first session. I exclaimed, how can I be 41 years old and not know how to sit the right way? I learned some tips and tricks to help relax my body, which just helps me in every aspect of life.
I will definitely be back and recommending Rachel Hamstra to all my friends for her excellent Feldenkrais work.

Imagine entering a mid-​town oasis, a quiet garden with a warm salt water pool. After a quick shower in a circular bamboo tower, open to the sky above, yet as private as your own castle, you enter an unsurpassed experience of fluid integration.
Feldenkrais practitioner Briget Thompson takes you on a fully supported and easeful journey to the relaxation you deserve. You float suspended in a spacious heated and covered pool, you are gently moved and become aware of layers and layers of tension and holding dropping away as a sense of wellbeing envelops you.
Time and space become one and you are that one.
That was my experience today and I will be back. I found Bridget to be a delightful and skillful healer with a profound sense of service to others and an absolutely beautiful, light-​filled and airy workspace.