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whatmakesyoumove?

Draft translation — the English texts are awaiting final approval.

What makes you move?

Feldenkrais practice and movement research for people who want to move more freely, more safely and with less pain — in Vienna, grounded in scientific work at the University of Vienna.

Stefan M. Schneider, Feldenkrais practitioner in Vienna
Stefan M. Schneider · Feldenkrais practice and movement research

Group and individual classes

Together or entirely on your own. Regular ATM group classes, plus dedicated online one-to-one sessions within the Parkinson's project — gentle, without pressure to perform, starting exactly where you are.

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Workshops & professional training

For institutes, training academies and teams. A scientifically grounded background on embodiment, body awareness and somatic learning — clearly presented for everyone who works with movement and wants to deepen their understanding.

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Research

This is about more than symptoms. Parkinson's changes not only how the body moves — over time it also changes the feeling of still being fully yourself. That is exactly where my current pilot study begins: a four-week movement programme based on the Feldenkrais Method, developed together with people affected, in cooperation with Parkinson Selbsthilfe Wien and the University of Vienna.

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Movement is my profession — from two directions at once.

Stefan M. Schneider at the University of Vienna
University of Vienna — research and practice from one source.

I am a Feldenkrais practitioner and a cognitive scientist. This combination is rare, and it shapes how I work: practically experienced in my own body, scientifically grounded in understanding how movement, perception and learning are connected. The result is a practice that is not merely well meant, but demonstrably effective.

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In cooperation with and member of:

  • Universität Wien
  • Feldenkrais Verband Österreich
  • Parkinson Selbsthilfe Wien
  • HASENHERZ e. V.

10

years of teaching Taichi

100

students accompanied through the seminar series “What makes you move”

publications and talks on somatic movement learning

2026

doctorate on the practice of mental imagery, submitted

The title of this site was once the title of a seminar. The question has stayed. (Draft translation)

The next step is simple.

You do not need to know exactly what Feldenkrais is to sense whether it is right for you. Just write me a few lines — together we will find out where you are and what could help.

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