Karen Dold
has been interested in movement arts for more than a decade, including
training to the rank of Nidan (second degree black belt) in Shorin-Ryu Karate
and studying Taijiquan at
Magic Tortoise School of Taijiquan
since 1994. She also participated in the Teacher Training Program at the
Magic Tortoise School.
She has taught karate and has designed special Awareness Through
Movement® workshops for both "hard style" martial artists (karate, TKD)
and Taiji players. Karen meditates regularly and notes the influence that
her meditation practice brings to her Feldenkrais work. Karen
formerly worked as a research
biologist at a large pharmaceutical company in Research Triangle Park.
She is currently a full time Feldenkrais practitioner and offers
Functional Integration® lessons weekdays and weekends.
Karen is also a certified Bones
for Life® teacher and is a provisional
Bones For Life trainer.
Nancy Agnew
also has a martial arts background. She was awarded the rank of
Sandan (third degree black belt) by Grandmaster Eizo Shimabukuro of traditional
Okinawan Shorin-ryu Karate. She (with Karen) has designed special workshops
for "hard style" martial artists, incorporating
Awareness Through Movement lessons. She also participated in the
Teacher Training Program at the Magic
Tortoise School of Taijiquan, having begun studying Taiji in 1994.
An enthusiastic choral singer, Nancy has participated in the Choral Society of
Durham since 1985 and has presented workshops for singers using
Awareness Through Movement lessons.
She is available for Functional Integration lessons on Monday and Wednesday
mornings and Thursday during the day. Tuesdays she works in our (soon to be announced)
Cary location.
Feldenkrais®, Feldenkrais Method®, Functional Integration®, and Awareness Through Movement® are registered service marks; and Guild Certified Feldenkrais PractitionerCM and Guild Certified Feldenkrais TeacherCM are certification marks of The FELDENKRAIS GUILD® of North America.