Mara Neimanis Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner (GCFP) comes from 20 years of teaching and training in a variety of physical modalities whose focus is on bringing the body back to the center of creative exchange. She received her Feldenkrais certification in the 2010 Baltimore Training Program, her Personal Training certification with National Council of Strength and Fitness in 2017 and started teaching Yoga for Yoga On The Beach in Key West FL in 2016. Mara blends her unique aerial and strength training with the creative application of the brain/body (neuroplastic) healing connections of the Feldenkrais Method® to treat both her human and canine clients. Yes, she also works on dogs!

As an artist, Mara has taught and toured internationally with her unique brand of aerial performance. She uses suspended steel sculptures to integrate circus skills with acting in order to create stories, text, and characters which explore the rich interplay of imagination between ground and air. After 10 years of serving with The Dell’Arte School of Physical Theater in California, she pursued an MFA in Theater from Towson University and in 2006 started her aerial theater company, In-Flight Theater, which received a variety of commissions to create aerial site-specific installations in Baltimore, as well five full length original aerial plays. Mara has served as a resident artist in graduate theater training programs throughout the United States, Costa Rica, and the UK. and has performed and consulted for international companies.

Since 2010, Mara has worked extensively applying the Feldenkrais Method® to circus and graduate theater training programs in the U.S. and abroad. In 2016 she started a private Feldenkrais practice treating a larger population, splitting her time between the Florida Keys and Western New York.

Mara relocated in July 2019 to care for her father and to to bring the Feldenkrais Method® to the Western NY area through classes and private practice. She is one of the providers at The Fountain for Well Being of Western NY in Williamsville where she conducts private sessions for humans and dogs by appointment. Mara also teaches ongoing Awareness Through Movement® classes at Rising Sun Yoga in Williamsville.

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Mara Neimanis, GCFP

Mara, a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner, comes from 20 years of teaching and training in a variety of physical modalities whose focus is on bringing the body back to the center of creative exchange. Her credentials include 10 years of service with the Dell'Arte School of Physical Theater in California, an MFA in Theater from Towson University in Maryland, Feldenkrais certification in the 2010 Baltimore Training Program, experience teaching Yoga for Yoga On The Beach in Key West, Florida in 2016 and a Personal Training certification with National Council of Strength and Fitness in 2017.

Mara blends her unique aerial and strength training with the creative application of the brain/body (neuroplastic) healing connections of The Feldenkrais Method® to treat both her human and canine clients. Yes, she also works on dogs!

As an artist, Mara has taught and toured internationally with her unique brand of aerial performance. She uses suspended steel sculptures, integrating circus skills with acting. Her work creates stories and characters through which she imaginatively explores the rich interplay between ground and air.

In 2006 she started her aerial theater company, In-Flight Theater, which received a variety of commissions to create aerial installations in Baltimore, as well as five full length original aerial plays. Mara has served as a resident artist in graduate theater training programs throughout the United States, Costa Rica, and the UK. and has performed and consulted for international companies.

Since 2010, Mara has worked extensively applying the Feldenkrais Method® to Circus and Graduate Theater Training programs in the U.S. and abroad. In 2016 she started a private Feldenkrais practice treating a larger population and splitting her time between Florida Keys and Western New York.

Mara relocated to the Buffalo area in July 2019 to care for her father and to bring the Feldenkrais Method® to the Western NY area through classes and private practice. She is one of the providers at The Fountain for Well Being of Western New York in Williamsville where she conducts private sessions for humans and dogs by appointment. Mara also offers teaches ongoing online sessions and makes house calls in the Buffalo area by appointment.

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Mara Neimanis, GCFP