{"id":1261,"date":"2025-12-10T12:43:35","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T12:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.feldenkraisutrecht.nl\/tjitske-de-boer\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T17:53:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T17:53:02","slug":"tjitske-de-boer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.feldenkraisutrecht.nl\/en\/tjitske-de-boer\/","title":{"rendered":"Tjitske de Boer"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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About Tjitske de Boer<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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My path back to lightness, space, and ease<\/strong><\/p>

By the time I was nearing thirty, I was in pain almost everywhere. One body part after another made itself known, which was discouraging and at times downright depressing. I knew: I don\u2019t want to go on like this. <\/p>

The Feldenkrais Method found me at exactly the right moment. During the lessons I discovered how I could change my movement habits in small steps. It wasn\u2019t fast and certainly not all at once, but each lesson gave me that same feeling of possibility again and again: <\/p>

\u201cIf I can feel like this now I want to feel like this always.\u201d<\/strong><\/h5>

That feeling became my compass, first for myself, later in my work with others.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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From physiotherapy to Feldenkrais<\/h2>

At that time I was working as a physiotherapist, supporting many people with pain and movement difficulties. There were no Feldenkrais teachers in the Netherlands then, so training in the method was the only way forward. <\/p>

In a few years, with occasional setbacks, but always progress, most of my complaints gradually disappeared. To this day, I see pain as information: a signal that shows how I\u2019m doing and what I need. <\/p>

I never stopped learning. I followed advanced trainings, masterclasses, and assisted for decades in Feldenkrais trainings in the Netherlands. The field keeps deepening, and I grew along with it. At this point, I mainly take other courses to broaden my insights and approach. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Working with adults, children, and especially babies<\/h2>\n

In 2008 I completed the Child\u2019Space training, which is strongly inspired by the Feldenkrais Method. I became an assistant, trainer, and organizer of the international Child\u2019Space training in Amsterdam.
Working with babies and young children touches me deeply. Their capacity to learn and recover is immense \u2014 and incredibly sensitive to small nuances. <\/p>\n

I guide parents in how they can support their baby\u2019s motor development, with great attention to contact, attunement, and movement.<\/p>\n

You can read more about my work at:<\/p>\n