I have been taking individual classes with Mrs. Pereira since September 2012. Being a classical concert pianist, I learned very important principles that in my opinion are crucial for a healthy approach to the keyboard: Thanks to Mrs. Pereira, I discovered how some subtle, slow and gentle movements made a huge difference in the overall body’s attitude at the piano, giving me a great opportunity to get deeper into a new realm of functional movement awareness.
I highly recommend Mrs. Pereira to musicians, performing artists, and to everybody who wants to build a more efficient, constructive relationship with their body.”
When you find the right teacher for you, when it is a fit, you sense its resonance in every cell of your being. This is how I feel about Dayana Pereira’s ATM lessons.
I have studied with Moshe Feldenkrais himself as well as numerous other Feldenkrais teachers since 1978. Dayana has made this body of work her own. Her somatic instructions, the philosophy based on her kindness, and the way she is able to pass it on to her students are deeply profound and transformative.
I try to take part in her one-hour Awareness through Movement lessons at least once a week to stay in balance with my feelings, thinking, and taking part in life. It creates a beautiful ripple effect in my own work with others.”
“I am a 77-year-old woman with arthritic knee and hip joints. When I came to Dayana, I felt very hopeless about diminishing the pain I experienced going up and down stairs and the muscle spasms in my legs that kept me awake at night.
Dayana worked with me to learn how to rise from sitting to standing without pain and to use my feet and pelvis so that stress in walking and climbing stairs is distributed along my legs and throughout my entire body.
Her confidence that improvement is always possible is contagious, and I made much progress under her care. I now have little pain on stairs and I sleep well most of the time. In addition, Dayana’s personal warmth and kindness made every visit a pleasure.”
Dayana Pereira is a brilliant Feldenkrais teacher. Her excellent presentation of Feldenkrais lessons is delightful. I rely on these classes to keep my body and mind movable, flexible, and responsive to the mental and physical difficulties and joys that life presents as I approach my 81st birthday.
I am looking forward to experiencing private sessions with Dayana. I know that will add additional elements to the classes.
Dayana, you are a truly gifted teacher whose knowledge is beyond any text book. You have a magical style of teaching and the creative tools that you bring to each class are amazing.
I would like to thank you for helping me with my collar bone / shoulder pain, the private sessions we did for this really helped me.
I use all of the tips you gave me on a daily basis to remain pain free. I feel very fortunate to have found the Feldenkrais method and to be your very grateful student.
“A friend of mine encouraged me for six months to go to Dayana’s Feldenkrais class. Upon my first class, it was life-changing. After weeks of going, I could slowly feel the structure of my body changing. I stand for a living and in an 8 to 12 hour period, I rarely sit down for even a break. I noticed that my body became lighter and I had a lot more energy at the end of my days. I’m almost 60 and I appreciate the grace and ease I feel in my body from the things Dayana taught me.
Dayana Pereira is certainly a Master Feldenkrais Practitioner and right here in Buck County YES! Her ability to clearly articulate a step-by-step unfolding of our bodies to what is most nurturing and natural is extraordinary!
I am in AWE of this Feldenkrais Movement to reorganize the connection between our brain and body to restore us to a softer, lighter, freer, way of moving! BRAVO MOSHÉ FELDENKRAIS & BRAVA DAYANA PEREIRA. THANK YOU BOTH!”