I would like to thank you for everything you’ve taught me by only being yourself. Yael is an amazing human being that inspires me no matter what she does. She is full knowledge and awareness, and pure love, and being around her is a constant and valuable lesson; not only about dance but about life in general. All of her classes, tasks, talks, chats and workshops are fully applicable in real life, in walking in the street, in loving someone, in deepening an understanding and a connection to yourself as a whole… I am very thankful for her as she is one of my main inspirations and has helped me a lot since I met her, she awakes sensitivity, connectivity, vulnerability and availability; which I feel are keys for a healthy, happy and loving life. One of the greatest teachers you will find. Thank you Yael! With love, Alex
Yael is easily one of the most inspiring humans I have ever had the opportunity to cross paths with. She is Inviting and energetic but at the same time so generous. I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to have learned from, worked with, and shared space and time with Yael. Truly one of a kind, thank you for leaving a forever impact on me. Please please yourself!
Beautiful, sweet and at the same time endowed with an innate energy almost wild, she’s an exceptional dancer, sincere and deep, I would say magical. His power is knowing how to ignite the strength that everyone has within himself, letting you discover how to make your seed bloom, showing you that all the instruments reside in yourself and there is no need to do an anxious research for something outside us. She helps you to stop and observe, the way we breath, the way we walk, the movement in the apparent staticity of our body. She opens your eyes and shows you the power of small details. It makes you aware of the intelligent body you possess. Brings the light to the surface, lets your energy flow in the most natural way I’ve ever felt. It pushes you to connect and talk to and through your body with absolute truth, putting aside the artifice and the execution of movements for their own sake. Each of us is a huge well of creativity and beauty so it is important to respect and thank our body. I’m lucky to have met her, and I can’t thank her enough.
If you want to experience a deep dive of exploration into your own body and mind, go watch a show or take a class of this crazy woman. One will leave with alot of answers and even more new questions which are offered in a welcoming and very peaceful way – if dancer, non dancer, kid, elder person, elephant or any other existing being. A mix of chilled vibes and/or lightspeed trips will will await you when getting into contact with Yael. Be ready to abandon things you thought you´d know and welcome an open mind. Much love, Aron
Thank you for your classes in the past weeks! I have experienced such a wonderful journey, having the pleasure to dive into a subtle awareness. Not only physically, but also rocking and touching my soul. I am very glad for that, thanks!
When I met Yael I was exactly at a point of change in my life. I was making the transition from being a full-time dancer to a university student. So physically I was going from moving all day to sitting all day. This was not easy, I had a lot of old injuries from dancing and sitting hurt my neck, lower back, and hip joints. I was restless and unable to concentrate. Yael worked with me very gently on letting go of muscular tension, allowing the body to “release and rest on the bones”, and creating new habits through the learning of the nervous system. She did this with just a few private sessions. The effect was immediate and long-lasting. It was as though she was able to go around my conscious mind and enter a deeper level of my nervous system, re-wire it, and save… I now sit the no pain and am able to concentrate for hours. Yael is one of the most attentive therapists I know. She knows how to read the body and analyze movement and she is able to give the most exact cues, both verbally and with her touch, that eventually make all the difference.
Yael taught me several times, and whether it was for a few weeks or for one spare workshop, it always worth one’s while. For the past few months, I’ve had the luck to follow her classes and while most of the people were feeling confined, restrained, locked up in their living rooms… I felt free. I believe Yael not only taught me a healthier approach to movement but also guided me to a wonderful self-discovery through a set of knowledge I could save and apply to my everyday life. Forever thankful, Olivia
Yael had become a big inspiration for me, and I feel her spirit many times when I dance. She recognizes the beauty and the unique things in every movement, or words (which are not so different than one another) and helps you encourage your real self and not to try to be someone you are not. Her energy takes you far, makes you think beyond just physical movements, expanding your consciousness, and makes you explore in yourself. I feel like the work with her opened new doors for me inside myself and my movement expression and I can’t wait for the next time.
Yael is one of my biggest inspirations in life. The way she moves, the way she talks, the way she teaches makes me happier and healthier, both, mentally and physically. Her classes prove that we can be surprised by our bodies every day, again and again, that we are the ones who can heal ourselves better than anybody else. It feels like there is no end for body exploration, and it is the best gift for a dancer — to become fully aware of every part of the body. Yael gives this opportunity. Extremely grateful!
Yael has brought me to a totally different perception of my body, a very analytical understanding of the mechanism of the bone, muscles and tissue structures, but without underestimating the power of the senses, of the feelings, of the continuous discussion between the body and the mind. She shows the possibility of a friendly and healthy relation to one’s body and gives the key to the anatomical proprioceptive treasures that we often forget are in us. I don’t think anyone can walk the same way after experiencing Yael’s class, neither dancing the same way. Thank you for this treasure you offer, Yael.
I had the pleasure of having Yael for dance training in Tanzfabrik, Berlin. Her high frequency and super sensitive presence brings incredible energy to the room. After 2 weeks with her, my body was much more attuned and sensitive in the best meaning of the word. While going in-depth with our anatomy our skeleton and our nervous system Yael also brought a “juiciness” and a level of poetry to the practices. These 2 aspects went well together and gave a solid and expanding approach to dance. Many of the things we did in her class I am still taking with me.
The way Yael combines Dance and Feldenkrais is unique and incredibly eye-opening. I am so grateful I had the chance to work with such a talented and dedicated teacher. It gave me a whole new understanding of the way my body works in dance. Yael has an amazing way to transform difficult and intense movements into easy joyful expressions of the body. Thank you for passing on your wisdom Yael!
Yael for me is like a free animal, wild and smart. She has the ability to release the animal energy inside me. Her ability is to teach us to connect to all of our senses and to move our body and relax the mind with great pleasure. What is most noticeable for me is the fact she is a Feldenkrais teacher that integrates her amazing experience as a professional dancer. A few months ago I was very frustrated from suffering from severe pain in my lower back and after knee surgery, while I had the desire to dance. During the workshops with Yael, I connected to primary animalistic movements and images of a curious baby that have no movement limitations. Yael uses beautiful metaphors that make you able to understand deep body sensations that help reach any physical and mental goal. During one-on-one treatments with Yael, she is very attentive, teaches with wisdom, a sense of humor and positivity that helped me reach new and effective ways to perceive the world. My dance movements have become much better and easier And most of all, my curiosity and love of graceful movement have grown. Thank you Yael, I hope to continue to take many more workshops and classes with you. Good luck, love Adi!
When Yael teaches her being is fully present. She is a guide to the deeper connections with-in the body that free us from our past learnt approaches of gripping and force. Her classes soften us into allowing the body to speak from its own knowing. To tune in and give space for the body to speak first. Her method of teaching Feldenkrais is approachable and well connected to assist everyday movements. It is also an amazing support to a dancer’s practice. Of course, my comments come from my personal experience in her online and in-person classes. Her in-person classes span from bringing attention to the intelligence of the stomach to the full expansion of every movement. Exposing the animal with-in and energizing us through space.
I met Yael in a perfect moment of searching and a questioning-confusion. Searching for new relationships with myself and questioning our relationship towards movement. Since taking her classes I get closer and closer to the body-brain we all have, but sometimes need a little support to meet more deeply. Her classes guided me towards a self-discovery path I never thought possible. I let myself be curious, overwhelmed, and soft at the same time. I experienced powerful ease, the smoothest strength, and explosions of energy. I got aware of possibilities within, around, and outside of my body. This work goes beyond the time in the class, you think, see, feel, run, do and dance with new possibilities, wide-opened eyes and doors keep opening you didn’t even know existed. It is, unfortunately, rare to meet teachers like her, so reflective, honest, gentle, attentive, and sharing her energy and curiosity with us, is such a pleasure to be part of. I feel like a fairy-warrior leaving Yael’s classes. To many more ways of being overwhelmed in the best possible way.
For me Yael is someone that transcended human being and reached far beyond to the realm of wonders. For me she is a vessel that shares and speaks knowledge from dimensions we only begin to understand. A look to her direction – and I can see all that I still want to become and reach, all that I still want to learn and explore. She is a constant reminder that we are limitless and every day I am aspired to be better. So much has been realized and learned, I just want to say thank you for the person I have become with you. BIG HUG, Dori.
From the profound conversations we would have in Israel, which nourished myself and my creativity since today, to the dances together, all the way to the classes she offers today, Yael is one definitely one of my biggest inspiration. The brain has so many ways to perceive the same things, and Yael opened for me many more perspectives, in movement as much as in relationships. The last session I took with Yael contained it all, I woke up the following day, and started to teach myself to thirty-five students during an Intensive Workshop, and that was one of my best classes… Sometimes it’s a matter of connecting the right cables and, everything makes sense, suddenly.
I highly recommend dancers or anyone interested in movement to take Feldenkrais with Yael. She guides you softly through the movement, calm and precise. After every class with Yael, I feel much more connected to my body, grounded and overall just great! I can’t wait to join Yael’s class again!
After a contact with Yael I always feel uplifted, curious, sensitive, patient and loving. She seems to not only teach me about my body and movement but somehow always surprises me with a life lesson that I need to hear at this exact time. She leaves me with flowers in my eyes. Thank you for inspiring.
I really appreciated those classes with Yael. I thanks her a lot for her enthusiasm, and the way she creates links between functions and ideas, the way that she drives our attention on some spot I didn’t have the habit to look! As a Feldenkrais teacher myself, it did me a lot of good to be guided to new discoveries in this very nice atmosphere. In this not-so-easy period, it refreshed me in a way!