Birgit Jung-Schmitt is guiding a woman who lost function in her arm to discover new possibilities for movement.

NeuroMovement® for Adults & Seniors

Refining Skills & Restoring Wellbeing

With experience and age come both challenges and mastery. We may carry old injuries or habits that limit us, yet we also develop skill, understanding, and depth in the things we love. NeuroMovement® supports both — helping you restore ease and wellbeing while continuing to refine and expand your abilities.

NeuroMovement® is about learning. Each lesson, if one-on-one or in a group class, invites your brain to explore new possibilities for movement and self-organization. In the process, you learn how to learn — refining your awareness, improving your listening, and becoming more in tune with yourself and your surroundings.

Shifting from Fixing to Connecting

As adults, we often approach ourselves with the idea that something needs to be corrected — a posture to fix, a movement to perfect, a habit to eliminate. NeuroMovement® invites a different relationship with yourself. Instead of pushing for change, you learn to connect with what is actually present in your body and mind, moment by moment.

Each lesson offers gentle movements, always within what feels comfortable. Through many variations on a theme — changing direction, timing, effort, or attention — you begin to notice differences you may not have sensed before. These distinctions provide the brain with new information it can use to refine how it organizes your movement and actions.

The clarity that comes from exploring these variations often results in a natural quieting inside. As unnecessary efforts drop away and actions become simpler and more direct, movement feels easier, lighter, and more coordinated. This isn’t relaxation for its own sake; it’s the outcome of a more organized system.

My Services for Adults

My primary offering is one-on-one NeuroMovement® lessons — guided explorations of everyday movements through gentle touch or verbal direction. Each lesson is created in the moment, shaped by what you bring: your needs, goals, questions, and how you feel that day.

The purpose of these explorations is to help you notice how you move, uncover habitual patterns, and refine them so movement becomes easier, more efficient, and more enjoyable.

Lessons are offered in clusters of 3–10 sessions within a week. This intensive format supports deeper learning and integration. I provide NeuroMovement® intensives in Ojai, CA and Los Angeles.

In-Person Lessons

Each session is a gentle movement exploration, created in the moment using whatever you bring that day. Through small variations in movement, you begin to notice differences—in how you move, how it feels, and the changes that happen. These new sensations give the brain fresh information that it uses to self-organize and optimize the way you use yourself and get into action.

Intensives

The learning process is most effective when the lessons (in-person or online) happen close together. That’s why I offer intensives, which are a series of 8–10 sessions over 4–5 days. Each lesson builds on the previous one and expands on what was learned.

For clients who need a shorter option, I also offer mini-intensives such as 4 lessons over a weekend.

Chair Lessons

Chair lessons are movement explorations done entirely while sitting. They’re ideal for anyone who prefers or needs to stay seated—whether rebuilding confidence in balance and walking or simply wanting a safe, comfortable way to move.

They’re also great for people who spend long hours at a desk, helping to reduce strain, improve posture, and bring more ease and coordination into daily life.

Online Lessons

We have two ways of facilitating movement explorations—through touch and verbal guidance. Verbally guided lessons make it possible to work online, which is a valuable option for people who don’t have access to in-person sessions with a practitioner and for clients from out of town as a follow up to an intensive.

Group Classes

Group lessons offer a dynamic way to explore movement through gentle variations on shared themes. You’ll learn to stay with your own experience, adapt movements for comfort, and move at your own pace.

Working in a group reveals how many different ways there are to do the same movement — often expanding what you thought was possible for yourself.

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Benefits of NeuroMovement

Many people come to NeuroMovement® seeking relief from pain, balance issues, or the effects of injury or illness. What they often discover is that as movement becomes easier, many unexpected improvements follow.

NeuroMovement® can support anyone — from those recovering function after neurological or physical challenges to those who simply want to move with more ease and vitality. It offers a way to reconnect with yourself and continue refining your abilities.

People frequently notice calmer emotions, reduced anxiety, more energy, higher activity level and renewed creativity. Sleep, clarity, and overall resilience often improve as your whole system begins to work together with greater harmony.

Common Reasons People get NeuroMovement Lessons:

  • Recovery after injury, surgery, or stroke

  • Relief from chronic pain (back, neck, shoulders, hips)

  • Greater balance, coordination, and flexibility

  • Improved mobility despite scoliosis or arthritis

  • Support for neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s or MS

Additional Benefits Include:

  • Renewed energy, clarity, and well-being

  • Managing anxiety, PTSD, or stress

  • Improving focus and attention

  • Preventing repetitive stress injuries

  • Enhancing performance for athletes, musicians, dancers, and actors

  • Staying active and resilient through the aging process

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