Feldenkrais NYC

10/30/2026

Run your fingers down the middle of your back.

That row of small bumps — most people quietly assume it’s the spine: right at the surface, barely covered, one barely full picture of the spine!

But those bumps are only the fins — thin rear extensions where muscles tie on.

The column that actually carries you lies far deeper, close to the very center of your body: thick, drum-shaped bones stacked nearly at your core, wrapped on every side in layer upon layer of muscle.

Think about what that means.

Your body didn’t leave its main support out in the weather. It did what good builders do and put the load-bearing column in the middle of the house.

I spend a lot of time in my office un-teaching the picture people carry of their own spine — a fragile stack of k***s at the surface of the back, waiting for the wrong bend.

The real one is deep, central, and guarded on all sides.

Backs can hurt, and that pain is real — but “fragile” was never the right word for a structure your body built at its safest address.

So the next time your back feels exposed and precarious, remember where it actually lives: deep, central, protected — carrying you from the middle of the house, the way it was always meant to.

🔵 If your back has been running your decisions lately, my program MOVE WITHOUT FEAR — The Lower Back & Sciatica Program teaches the 5 skills of pain-free, healthy backs.

The results: walking with confidence, bending without pain, reaching with ease, lifting without hesitation, turning gracefully.

Enrollment is open — link in bio.

Onward & upward, Marek Wyszynski, PT, GCFP Physical Therapy & Feldenkrais® NYC · Member, Hospital for Special Surgery Rehabilitation Network

10/29/2026

Sneezing, coughing season. My own back has been getting plenty of practice lately.

Here’s the moment that catches people: the sneeze arrives, and the body folds forward. Head down, spine curled, sometimes even twisted, all in a fraction of a second.

That fold squeezes the discs and yanks on the soft tissues of the back. For a back that’s already irritable, one sneeze can be enough.

The fix is simple.

Stay tall. Cough or sneeze up, not down. Yes, cover your mouth when you around others.

Your deep belly muscles tighten, the air is pushed out, and your spine stays still. All the force goes into the breath and none into the whip.

Plan B: hug a pillow against your chest and belly. It gives your trunk something to brace against.

Small habit. Big protection. Especially this time of year.

Stay healthy.

⏰ MOVE WITHOUT FEAR — The Lower Back & Sciatica Program. Early-bird price ends tonight. Save $150. Link in bio.

Onward & upward,
Marek Wyszynski, PT, GCFP
Physical Therapy & Feldenkrais® NYC

10/28/2026

Here’s a headline that would have been hard to imagine twenty years ago.

Researchers pooled 20 studies — 14,884 people with low back pain — and asked a cold-blooded question: which treatments deliver relief that’s worth the money?

On the list of answers: education that reduces the fear of moving.

Not a device. Not an injection. The quiet work of helping a person trust their back again — listed beside yoga, mindfulness, and learning to manage your own back as care that earns its keep.

Let me be careful with this, because it matters: it never means the pain isn’t real. It means more of your pain is reachable than you were told. Fear tightens a body the way an injury does — the guarded walk, the held breath, the stairs taken like a negotiation. And unlike the injury, fear answers to teaching.

Confidence isn’t the reward waiting at the end of recovery. It’s one of the ingredients. And now it’s officially on the list.

That is exactly the work my new program is built around.

🔵 MOVE WITHOUT FEAR — The Lower Back & Sciatica Program The 5 Skills of Pain-Free & Healthy Backs

What you get back: walking with confidence · bending without pain · reaching with ease · lifting without hesitation · turning gracefully · climbing stairs and hills.

⏰ Early-bird price ends TOMORROW, Thursday, October 29 — enroll now and save $150. Link in bio.

📚 Source: Mathieson et al., PLOS Medicine, 2026 — systematic review, 20 studies, 14,884 people with low back pain.

Onward & upward, Marek Wyszynski, PT, GCFP Physical Therapy & Feldenkrais® NYC · Member, Hospital for Special Surgery Rehabilitation Network

10/28/2026

10/27/2026

Grab a pencil. Your doorframe is about to become a science lab.

Mark your height first thing tomorrow morning. Mark it again before bed.

The evening you will likely be a little shorter — and nothing is wrong.

The cushions between the bones of your spine are mostly water. All day, they yield a little under your weight. All night, while you lie down, they drink themselves plump again.

Astronauts, with no gravity at all, come home from space taller than they left. Your bed is the gentler version.

People talk about the spine as if it were dry stacked stone, wearing down year by year.

Yours has been renewing itself every single night of your life.

It hasn’t stopped.

A back that faithful deserves something better than fear.

🔵 MOVE WITHOUT FEAR — The Lower Back & Sciatica Program
The 5 Skills of Pain-Free & Healthy Backs

⏰ Early-bird price ends Thursday, October 29. Enroll now and save $150. Link in bio.

Try the doorframe experiment and tell me in the comments: how much taller were you at breakfast?

Onward & upward,
Marek Wyszynski, PT, GCFP
Physical Therapy & Feldenkrais® NYC

10/27/2026

What if your back could learn a different way to move?

If you’ve been struggling with lower back pain or sciatica, you’ve probably tried stretching, strengthening, or traditional physical therapy.

But what if the missing piece isn’t another exercise?

What if it’s learning how to move with less effort, greater ease, and more confidence?

That’s what we explore in MOVE WITHOUT FEAR — The Lower Back & Sciatica Program.

Discover 5 essential skills to help you:
🚶 WALK with confidence
✨ BEND with greater comfort
🙌 REACH with ease
💪 LIFT without hesitation
🔄 TURN more freely
🪜 CLIMB stairs and hills with confidence

Through gentle movement explorations, practical pain science, and the Feldenkrais Method®, you’ll discover new possibilities for how your back can feel and function.

💛 Enroll by October 29 and SAVE $150!

Your back is capable of learning at any age.

There is another way forward.

🔗 Learn more and enroll through the link in bio.

10/22/2026

Join us for a FREE introductory Feldenkrais Movement Class and discover how gentle movement can improve flexibility, balance, and overall well-being!

Thursday, October 29th | 6:00 PM
Location: Feldenkrais NYC – Chelsea Office
134 W 26th Street, 2nd Floor

Limited spots available! Register now.https://courses.feldenkraisnyc.com/free-intro-signup

10/15/2026

The pain you feel is real, and your body's natural response is to tighten and protect the injured area. However, this protective guarding can itself become a source of pain. Adding fear to the mix intensifies this cycle, leading to further tightening and apprehension. It's a primitive survival loop that keeps you trapped.
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10/14/2026

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10/14/2026

Discover a revolutionary approach to back pain relief. After just 4 weeks, two-thirds of participants were pain-free or nearly pain-free. This program has shown significant improvement in over 11,000 people, regardless of how long they've experienced pain. Course dropping soon!

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