UWE MESTER

Uwe Mester took his first Feldenkrais® lesson in 1997 after recovering from lower back surgery. After unsuccessful rehabilitation attempts with both traditional (medical) and non-traditional methods, Uwe explored the Feldenkrais Method®. His pain symptoms immediately decreased, and he developed a deeper interest in this form of somatic education.

In 2001, Uwe began a four-year training in Germany with Dr. Chava Shelhav (Israel), one of just a few remaining original students of Moshe Feldenkrais, the Method’s founder. Uwe has been a licensed Feldenkrais Practitioner since 2005, teaching both Awareness through Movement® (group classes) and Functional Integration® (individual classes).

In addition to his Feldenkrais training, Uwe also holds Master’s Degrees in Education and Social Work. As a social worker, he worked with diverse populations in a variety of settings including: a substance use disorder Therapeutic Community in New York City, and in Germany, a school for special needs children, a group home for juvenile delinquents, and a correctional facility.

In early 2008, Uwe and his family relocated from Wiesbaden, Germany, to Charlotte, Vermont. Since September 2009, he has been teaching the Feldenkrais Method in the greater Burlington/Middlebury area and Lake Placid (NY).

In 2016, Uwe ‘s kinesthetic awareness played a role in the development of the QOR360 dynamic chair, designed as an alternative to conventional sitting in order to reduce back pain and improve posture. He advised Dr. Turner Osler in the evolution of the eccentric bycylinder, a patented rocking mechanism and integral component of the QOR360. Uwe continues to consult for the company.

As a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Uwe has switched from in-person teaching to holding group online classes from an old barn in Charlotte, VT. He continues to offer zoom online group classes (Awareness through Movement)

Since 2022 he has resumed offering in-person private lessons (Functional Integration) in Charlotte, VT.