Kamaren Henson, Business woman – Client Feedback

When I was in my final year of high school, I had the misfortune of being in several large car accidents. I was a very strong and athletic young lady—I surfed, played volleyball, hiked, etc. However, the accidents had zapped all the power from my back and some of my joints and at points, I cried at the pain I felt when bending over to tie my shoes.

That summer, I heard about Sachiye’s class through my mom—it was a Feldenkrais class being offered at Harbor College. I signed up and went through the course. Admittedly, I was sometimes anxious through the movement courses as they were slow and not the type of excessive exercise I was used to. But, I did them and practiced them at home as well. I felt some release in areas of my back toward the end of the class, however I still felt the main area of pain flare up upon any type of bending.

Then I had my private session with Sachiye, which she gave each student the opportunity to receive toward the end of the term. During the session, I remember her moving her hands over my back and mentioning that she felt heat from areas in my hips and middle to upper back—this was not where I felt the pain though. During the session, one the these areas that Sachiye concentrated on heated up dramatically— I remember that it felt on fire in one spot. Upon the end of the session, she seemed happy that we got some “Good amounts of heat.”

The two-three days following that session my back hurt more than ever—pretty much all over. However, the 4th was just a good day, then day after day, week after week, I still hadn’t felt that pain.

Years passed—the pain I felt from the accidents had gone and I do believe it was the result of that session I had with Sachiye.

– Kamaren Henson, business woman