Daniel Gelblum draws on a lifetime of learning and practice of Yoga, Ayurvedic massage therapies and Feldenkrais, working with a loyal clientele that ranges from fellow Yoga teachers and fitness experts to people with severely impaired mobility.
Daniel was inspired on his journey when his father was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease over three decades ago. Dr Tuvia Gelblum was a lecturer of Yoga philosophy and Sanskrit at SOAS University and wanting to explore alternative ways to help him, Daniel learned Osteotherapy massage at the Limaye Clinic, Pune, India as well as other practices in the UK such as Shiatsu massage, Pilates, Acupressure, sports massage. He qualified to teach Hatha Yoga in 1996 in London on his return from India and also became a practitioner of martial art styles from China and Russia.
Daniel’s father always told him about classes he used to go to back in Israel in the 1950’s with a man called Dr Moshe Feldenkrais, and he demonstrated movements he had learned with surprising ease, even when frozen with Parkinson’s.
Daniel obtained learning materials on the Feldenkrais method from Israel and found it provided rapid results for other clients with Parkinson’s, MS and impaired mobility. He trained to become a qualified member of the Feldenkrais Guild just as the technique began to enjoy a big resurgence across Europe and the Americas.
Daniel introduced some of the techniques into his Yoga classes and even the most experienced students were suddenly more able not just in achieving Yoga postures, but reported overall improvements of better organisation, posture, mobility, flexibility, coordination, improved sleep and general wellbeing.
Feldenkrais is renowned for benefits such as improved mobility, pain relief, posture, balance, neuroplasticity, mindfulness, recovery and many more. Feldenkrais classes are enjoyed by people of all ages and abilities, from performers and sportspersons to people with conditions such as multiple sclerosis, sports injuries, joint replacements, arthritis, cerebral palsy and those determined to age with as much grace and mobility as possible.
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