About Donna
Donna Wood has been teaching and exploring the Feldenkrais Method for 25 years.
She holds a black belt in the Japanese martial art of Aikido and the rank of Professor in the Brazilian martial art of Capoeira. Her lifelong immersion in dance and martial arts informs both her life and her teaching.
Donna is a Spanish speaker. She lives and has a private practice on both sides of the border. She works with athletes, dancers, musicians, people recovering from injuries, those experiencing pain, children, people with age-related issues, and people with disabilities. She teaches in France, Italy, and Greece. Donna has the additional certification of Assistant Trainer and teaches in four-year Feldenkrais Professional Training Programs.
Donna views the Feldenkrais Method as a means to “hew away” at our habits and old patterns, in order to discover our full potential. As Michelangelo said, “In every block of marble I see a statue as plain as though it stood in front of me, shaped and perfect in attitude and action. I have only to hew away the rough walls that imprison the lovely apparition to reveal it to other eyes as mine see it.”
Life Experience
Donna Wood’s practice, Feldenkrais San Diego, is rooted in her more than twenty-five years of immersion in the Feldenkrais Method®, Aikido, and Capoeira. Her experience as a sculptor, dancer, and musician informs her work in a way that illuminates human movement as an art form.
