Ripple Movement: Feldenkrais w/ Alex Toenniges

12/16/2025

Move Easier, Feel Better! 🌱✨ Join us now to start feeling lighter and more resilient this year.

“I’d been through physical therapy, chiropractic, and even steroid shots with no relief. A simple class with reaching and trying to move in different ways gave me relief by the next day.” - Kim

Awareness Through Movement® classes from the Feldenkrais Method® taught by Alex Toenniges, Guild Certified Feldenkrais® Practitioner

👉 Reduce pain with gentle, playful movement explorations.
👉 Learn to do more with less effort.
👉 Level up your movement practice and get back to doing the things you love.

“I have been attending this class since the beginning and it has changed my back pain to no pain.” - Robin

📅 When: 1st & 3rd Wednesdays, 10-11am
📍 Where: Etowah Lions Club
🗓 Dates: Jan 7 & 21 • Feb 4 & 18 • Mar 4 & 18

💲 $20 – $55 (sliding scale). All are welcome—pay what you can. (Cash, check, or Venmo.)

🔗 Registration required: calendly.com/alextoenniges
📞 Questions? (828) 278-8239

💫 With longer daylight arriving, this New Year is the perfect time to choose kindness for yourself and welcome ease into every movement.

Gentle movement experiments to help you reduce pain and do more with less effort. Move easier, feel better! Learn more.Bring a padded blanket or mat to lie on (like a moving blanket or folded comforter).This is a very small group with personalized attention, care, and connection.$20 – $55 (sli...

11/12/2025

Your Teacher: Alex has a soothing voice and calming presence people love. A 2019 graduate of a 4-year Feldenkrais® Professional Training Program, she’s demonstrably a skilled and caring practitioner.

“Alex has such an intelligent and gentle manner about her that it was with full confidence that I put myself in her hands.” - Susan

“Alex is skilled with the process and makes it interesting and fun. She also provides outside reading and resources on Feldenkrais which is so helpful!” - Jennifer

“Alex’s classes are very peaceful and there’s no stress or pressure. That quiet hour each class is itself something I treasure.” - Kim

11/12/2025

Looking to reduce pain or do more with less effort? Want to level up your dance or martial arts practice? Looking to get out of the house, meet people, and try something new?

We have a very small group of seniors and movement enthusiasts that meets Wednesdays mornings at the Etowah Lions Club for gentle, playful movement classes with real results. Feel connection throughout yourself—feel taller, lighter, easier, happier, and more aligned.

We’d love for you to join us! Questions? Text Alex at (828) 278-8239

09/30/2025

Did you know your balance depends on five different systems working together?

Your inner ear helps detect motion, your eyes keep you oriented in space, and your skin, muscles, and joints send signals about pressure and movement. All of that information is processed by your brain and spinal cord to keep you steady and upright.

When even one part of this system is disrupted, it can lead to dizziness, imbalance, or disorientation. That’s why vestibular disorders can feel so overwhelming—they impact the entire balance network.

🔗 Learn more about how your body maintains balance:
https://vestibular.org/article/coping-support/living-with-a-vestibular-disorder/motion-sickness/

09/30/2025

Try this mini movement experiment to reduce tension in your pelvic floor.

The pelvic floor works in coordination with the abdominal, the breathing muscles, the muscles of the deep back, and the hip muscles.

Comment below if you'd like to attend a pelvic floor workshop this fall!



Credit to Deborah Bowes for this material.

09/17/2025

🥾Move Smarter, Play Harder🚵‍♂
Awareness Through Movement® for Active Adults & Parents

Discover subtle movement experiments that improve balance, coordination, recovery, and ease—whether you’re hiking, biking, or keeping up with your kids.
• Move with less effort and more control on trails, climbs, and daily life
• Prevent aches, stiffness, and minor injuries before they start
• Notice new ways your body can support active play with kids or outdoor adventures
• Enjoy simple, playful experiments that feel surprisingly effective
• For adults who want to explore their movement, improve performance, and increase ease in everyday life.

“Alex’s Feldenkrais sessions leave me feeling more coordinated and in tune with myself and the bike, like everything moves together more smoothly. I have a clearer understanding of how my body works, so I can ride with more flow and less effort.” - Rivers, Category 1 Mountain Bike Racer

Your body has more potential than you realize.

Small movements, big improvements—for your body, your performance, your play.

Sunday, October 26, 2-4pm.
$40 (sliding scale available)
at Pisgah Movement Alliance

Register now at calendly.com/alextoenniges

09/15/2025

When was the last time you played with your toes? 🦶✨

09/15/2025

✨ Move easier. Feel better. Discover what’s possible. ✨

Awareness Through Movement® Classes
Wednesdays, 10–11am
📍 Etowah Lions Club, 447 Etowah School Rd, Hendersonville, NC
Sept–Dec 2025 (no class Nov 26, Dec 24, Dec 31)

Each class is a guided exploration from the Feldenkrais Method®—a learning process that helps your nervous system re-pattern movement. Students often leave feeling lighter, calmer, and amazed by how small movements can bring big changes.

“I’d been through physical therapy, chiropractic, and even steroid shots with no relief. A simple class with Alex—reaching and trying to move in different ways—gave me relief by the next day.” – Kim

🧘 Bring: a padded blanket or mat (like a moving blanket or folded comforter)
💲 $20/class — sliding scale available (no one turned away)

📅 Reserve your spot: calendly.com/alextoenniges
📱 Questions? Text Alex: (828) 278-8239
🌐 More info: ripplecollectivenc.com/feldenkrais

Try a class and discover how small, mindful movements can create big changes. Your body (and your future self) will thank you.

Less pain. More balance, agility, and freedom. Come learn what your body is capable of.

09/13/2025

A short mindful movement exploration for you to play with 🌀

09/12/2025

In this week’s Awareness Through Movement® class we got curious about… our toes! 🦶✨

By exploring how to differentiate and move each toe, we discovered new sensations in the feet, improved balance, and surprising flexibility. When the toes learn to move more clearly, the whole body finds more stability and ease.

Small movements, big changes.

Want to experience it for yourself? Join us next week, Wednesday at 10am at the Etowah Lions Club.

Text Alex at (828) 278-8239 for info or to RSVP.

More info at ripplecollectivenc.com/feldenkrais