for the love of the game · golf & tennis

Play better. Stay in the game longer.

A more coordinated body. A steadier mind. More freedom to play the way you want to. Personalized Feldenkrais® and XPT™ high performance sessions with Dayana Pereira, designed to improve your performance and help you enjoy more years on the course or court.

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Doylestown, PA · Sessions at your club by arrangement

Movement × Mindset

15 years

of experience

Feldenkrais®

Guild Certified Practitioner

XPT™

Life Performance Training Coach

5.0 on Google

62 reviews

Still loving the game

Tennis in his 70s. Confidence intact.

Jack describes continuing to play tennis athletically, and trusting his body on the court.

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“I play with as much confidence in my physical abilities today as I did 20 years ago.”
Jack MorrashDoylestown Tennis Club Owner · Current client · Google review
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“Feldenkrais has also been particularly helpful in recovering from injuries. It's helped me get back on the tennis court with the confidence to play without hesitation or fear of reinjury.”
Jack MorrashDoylestown Tennis Club Owner · Current client · Google review

Your next level

What if better play began with less unnecessary effort?

A stiff back after a round. Shoulders that tighten before a serve. The hesitation that follows an injury. When movement feels restricted, your game can feel restricted, too.

We look closely at how you move and respond under pressure, then explore more comfortable, efficient options you can bring into your sport.

Refine your performance

Explore balance, timing and whole-body coordination so your movement can feel more connected and less forced.

Strengthen your mental game

Learn to notice tension, use your breath and return your attention to the next shot or point.

Keep doing what you love

Work toward easier movement and less strain, with the longer view of staying active and enjoying your sport.

Two sports. One connected body. · On the course

Find a freer swing.

Explore how your feet, hips, spine and shoulders work together through your swing. Find where you brace or overwork, and practice a more coordinated transfer of movement.

Turn with greater ease and awareness. Explore steadier balance and weight transfer. Build a calmer reset between shots.

On the court

Move into your next shot.

Connect your footwork, rotation and reach. Explore how to move toward the ball and recover your balance with less bracing, and a clearer mind for the next point.

Refine coordination for your serve and strokes. Explore more adaptable movement and balance. Practice focus without unnecessary tension.

Movement education that complements the work you do with your golf or tennis coach.

The approach

A conversation between your body and your brain.

I bring Feldenkrais expertise and my XPT™ Life Performance Training together around your goals, your history and the way you play.

Individual attention. Thoughtful, gentle work.

Feldenkrais: learn a different way to move

Through gentle, guided movement and hands-on work, we explore your habits and help you notice new possibilities. The emphasis is on coordination, awareness and ease, not pushing through discomfort.

Breathwork: meet pressure with more choice

Drawing on my XPT™ Life Performance Training, I guide breathing and attention practices to support focus and help you reset. We look at how you prepare, respond to a difficult moment and return to your game.

Integration: take the learning into play

Take both your movement skills and mental game onto the course or court. We connect what you discover in a session to real moments in your sport, using breath, attention and a repeatable reset to help you respond to pressure, refocus after a missed shot and approach the next point or swing with more confidence.

Let's talk about your game.

Tell me what you love about your sport and what is getting in the way.

Let's talk about your game

Personalized, from the first session

Your body. Your game. Your starting point.

You don't need to be an elite athlete. You need a game you love, and a desire to keep getting more from it.

Private sessions in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Club visits by arrangement.

Start with what matters to you.

We discuss your sport, what feels limited, any relevant injuries and what you want to be able to do with more confidence.

Explore how you move.

Gentle movement and individualized hands-on guidance help us explore coordination, tension and new options at a comfortable pace.

Leave with something to practice.

Take away practical movement or breathing cues that fit your needs and can become part of how you prepare for play.

In their own words

More ease. More awareness. A different experience of movement.

Reflections from Dayana's clients and students.

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“Over time working with Dayana my chest opened up, my shoulders were more relaxed and my posture improved.”
LewisGoogle review
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“She has helped me tremendously, with chronic pain issues, alignment, attitude.”
JaneGoogle review
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“Dayana's gentle, perceptive approach is both effective and soothing.”
VaughnGoogle review
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“Dayana is a gifted hands-on practitioner. She is caring and knowledgeable.”
KathleenGoogle review
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“She has many tools and will give you exactly what you need in a session.”
ElissaGoogle review
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“She's able to tailor the session to each person's specific needs.”
SueGoogle review
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“She's not only full of knowledge and wisdom, but also kind, a great listener, and very supportive.”
ElsaGoogle review
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“Working with Dayana as a massage therapist and Feldenkrais practitioner has been a game changer for me.”
LeeGoogle review
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“Dayana is incredibly knowledgeable and has helped me improve basic mechanics of walking in a way that I was not expecting.”
IsaacGoogle review
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“Now I can exercise without fear of injury!”
JennieGoogle review
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“Dayana is very knowledgeable in pain management, movement and mind-body connection.”
MelanieGoogle review
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“I left the appointment feeling lighter and walking a bit more upright.”
GeneGoogle review

These are personal experiences from a range of sessions and classes. Individual results vary.

Meet Dayana Pereira

Expertise, curiosity and care for the whole person.

I'm a Guild Certified Feldenkrais® Practitioner with 15 years of experience and an XPT™ Life Performance Training Coach. I work with golfers and tennis players who want to move with more ease, perform with more confidence and stay connected to the sports they love.

My work begins by listening. Together, we explore what your body is doing, what it's asking for, and how you can discover more possibilities in your movement.

The goal is to help you enjoy your game, and feel better in the body you bring to it.

A client on the work

Dayana has a remarkable understanding of how the body moves and takes a thoughtful, individualized approach to her work. I'm grateful for the role she's played in helping me continue to enjoy tennis as actively as I do.

Jack Morrash · Doylestown Tennis Club Owner · Current client · Google review

Dayana Pereira · Your practitioner

A practitioner who learned this work by needing it herself.

Twenty years of practice. Fifteen of teaching. One simple commitment: meet each person exactly where they are.

The foundation of my work

My training.

Professional Feldenkrais® training

800-hour professional Feldenkrais® training (2007-2011) with David Zemach-Bersin in NYC.

Postgraduate study

Eighteen-month Feldenkrais postgraduate training, 2017-2019, with Jeff Haller, PH.D (IOPS Academy).

Continuing education

Additional training includes Reiki, breathwork, therapeutic massage, and continuing education in trauma healing.

XPT™ Life Performance Training

High Performance Training with Laird Hamilton & Gabby Reece, integrating breathwork, movement and recovery to build physical and mental resilience.

My XPT™ coaching training includes assessing breathing patterns and adapting breath practices to individual needs. I bring these tools into our work to help you manage stress, sustain focus, recover between efforts and strengthen your mental game under pressure.

More client experiences

Moving with more ease. Feeling more at home in your body.

Reflections on movement, relief and individualized care.

★★★★★
“Dayana helped me immensely with chronic pain in my shoulder and hip, and also taught me so much about better movement strategies, attitudes to pain and exploration, and confidence in my own felt sense.”
NancyGoogle review
★★★★★
“Had an amazing first session to address my lower back issues and feeling much relief after my first visit.”
MichaelGoogle review
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“Her session helped me with pain in my neck and shoulder and also to feel incredibly relaxed throughout the day.”
MaureenGoogle review
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“Very relaxing and helpful with chronic tension and pain.”
EllenGoogle review
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“Her healing skills train all body parts to work together in harmony for positive results.”
JacquelineGoogle review
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“So subtle yet so profound, reconnecting the body-mind's innate knowledge of comfort and movement.”
BarbaraGoogle review
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“I went because of a localized problem, but after 2 sessions realized that Feldenkrais would be enormously helpful with life-long issues of misalignment and inefficiency.”
PSGoogle review
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“Dayana helps unify the body in such a way that all parts come together and work together as nature intended.”
A RoseGoogle review