There is no set number of sessions.

To begin, it will take one session. You don't know and no one knows what Feldenkrais is when you come for the first time. So, you have to try one session and see how it suits you.

If, as we are drawing to a close on the first session, you decide that you would like to continue, then I suggest a plan. This is completely custom, but there are some patterns.

If you have an acute condition and your budget will allow a series of private sessions, then I usually recommend a series of frequent visits, and then gradually becoming less frequent. For instance, I might recommend that you come weekly for 6 weeks and then every other week "for a while" and then once a month "for a while." If your situation is more intense, then I might recommend that you come twice a week.

If your budget does not allow private sessions, or if your discomfort is fairly low, then I might recommend that you begin immediately with the group classes.

If you are interested primarily in the group classes and contact me mid-quarter, then I might suggest that you do a few private sessions, so we get introduced, so you get some personal attention and so you bridge the time gap until the next quarter begins.

If you are already enrolled in the group class, it is very valuable to also take some private lessons. Commonly, as you participate in the group class, your own individual issues "surface." It may be that you feel this, or that I see it. With this as a specific focus, your can take one or several individual sessions, and feel that our time together is really well targeted.

My office is in the Landmark section of Alexandria. It is in Landmark Tower, a high rise across Duke Street from Landmark Mall. The building is mostly residential, but the first three floors are commercial. I am on the second floor.

There is plenty of free, convenient parking. There is outdoor parking on three sides of the building plus parking on Whiting Street.

Beginning September 1, 2007 there is a new, stricter towing policy. All commercial and residential tenants are being issued a sticker. Towing will take place only under 2 conditions:

1) Parking without a sticker on one of our lots at night: 9 pm - 6 am.

I charge $95 for a 50 minute session.
     You can pay by cash, check, Mastercard or Visa.
     The check is payable to Maureen McHugh.
     If you write your check in advance, then we don't use session time for this task.

The session is 50 minutes long.

I usually begin on the hour and end at 10 minutes before the next hour.
Sometimes, I begin on the half hour and end at 20 minutes past the next hour.

My office is one large room, and I do not have a separate waiting area. If you are early, there is a  comfortable lobby on the main floor of Landmark Towers that is available for your use.

Please wear loose, comfortable, layered clothing, suitable for light exercise.
     It is helpful to me if your top is plain in texture--without woven ridges or printed designs. When I work through touch, you stay clothed. The simpler texture is less confusing to my hand.
     I also appreciate it if you wear, or bring, clean socks. I often work through the feet, and I appreciate fresh socks. This is especially important if you wear boots or sandals without socks.

I make an appointment with you with a 24 hour cancellation policy. You may make any changes with 24 hours notice. Short of that, I charge you the whole fee.

This is a mutual commitment. If I cancel with less than 24 hours notice, I give you a free session.