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Senior practitioner and ABM trainer

Sharon Oliensis

From USBased in New York, USALanguages EnglishExperience 31 years

Sharon first came across the Feldenkrais Method in 1987, as a professional dancer looking for relief from chronic back pain. Captivated by its intelligence and precision, she became a certified Feldenkrais practitioner in 1993.

In 2006 she completed the ABM NeuroMovement Children's Mastery training with Anat Baniel, deepening her understanding of how movement, attention and variation help the brain learn and reorganise. She later joined the faculty of the ABM professional training, and has been a lead trainer in New York and internationally.

Sharon's lessons are precise and deeply responsive. She meets each person where they are and guides them towards more comfort, coordination and presence. She travels regularly to the UK, Europe and Turkey, where she is one of the most sought after visiting practitioners.

“Each small change in movement opens a door to greater freedom: physical, emotional and cognitive.”

Sharon Oliensis during a lesson
Sharon during a lesson

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Other qualifications

  • Feldenkrais practitioner (1993)
  • Mentoring Mentors, with Larry Goldfarb
  • Bones for Life, Section I, with Ruthy Alon
  • Alexander Technique
  • Pilates
  • Jin Shin Jitsu
  • Shiatsu
  • Tai Chi Chuan
  • Balinese and Middle Eastern dance

Training

ABM NeuroMovement certifications

  1. 2022Completed
    The Mind Eye connection in NeuroMovement, with Dr Zelinsky
  2. 2022Completed
    Cerebral Vision Impairment research, with Dr Roman Lantzy
  3. 2021Completed
    Online at Home Coaching, Level B
  4. 2021Completed
    From Fixing to Connecting course
  5. 2020Completed
    Children's Mastery Level 5, 9 day workshop
  6. 2020Completed
    Online at Home Coaching, Level A
  7. 2006Completed
    Children with Special Needs Mastery
  8. 2002Completed
    ABM NeuroMovement Practitioner Training

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