Today we’d like to introduce you to Nicolette Gibson.
Hi Nicolette, can you start by introducing yourself? We’d love to learn more about how you got to where you are today?
I started my professional life in the arts — I studied at the Academy of Art University and worked in creative environments where movement, form, and expression were central. Over time, I became more curious about the body as not just a tool for expression, but as a living, sensing intelligence that shapes how we experience the world. That curiosity eventually led me to the Feldenkrais Method, which completely changed how I understood learning, healing, and self-development.
I completed a four-year professional Feldenkrais training in British Colombia and began teaching Somatics at San Diego State University in the Music & Dance department shortly after. Around the same time, I created Postural Apprenticeship — an online membership and community where people can explore long-term, embodied learning through monthly themes and guided movement lessons.
My path hasn’t been linear — it’s been more like an ongoing exploration of the human experience. Each phase of my work builds on the last. What began as an interest in aesthetics has become a deep inquiry into how awareness and movement shape who we are, how we relate to ourselves, and how we can live with more freedom and creativity in our bodies.
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
It definitely hasn’t been a smooth road, but I think that’s true for most people who choose a creative or unconventional path. The work I do — somatic education through the Feldenkrais Method — isn’t something most people have heard of, so part of the challenge has been learning how to communicate its value in a culture that often looks for quick fixes or visible results.
Starting my own practice while teaching at the university has also required a lot of patience and trust. There were times when my classes were small, or when I questioned whether people would find this kind of work meaningful enough to sustain itself. But each challenge has helped me clarify my values and refine how I share the work.
I’ve also had to unlearn some of my own perfectionism — the sense that success has to look a certain way or happen within a certain timeline. The Feldenkrais approach itself has taught me to view the “rough patches” as part of the learning process — moments of recalibration, not failure.
We’ve been impressed with Framework Somatics, but for folks who might not be as familiar, what can you share with them about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
Frameworks Somatics is my in-person practice based in San Diego, where I offer Functional Integration — a hands-on approach from the Feldenkrais Method that helps people improve movement, posture, and comfort through gentle touch and guided awareness. Each session is completely individualized, meeting clients where they are to restore balance and ease in how they move and feel.
My online platform, Postural Apprenticeship, extends that same philosophy into an ongoing, virtual learning space. It includes group classes, private lessons, and a growing library of guided sessions, all designed to support people in refining their posture and movement patterns over time.
Together, Frameworks and Postural Apprenticeship create a bridge between in-person somatic work and accessible online learning — helping people cultivate a lasting, embodied understanding of themselves.
If you had to, what characteristic of yours would you give the most credit to?
I think the quality that’s been most important to my success is patience — both in my work and in how I’ve built my practice. The Feldenkrais Method teaches that real change happens through awareness and small, continuous refinements rather than force or quick results. That principle has shaped everything I do.
Whether I’m teaching at the university, giving a Functional Integration lesson, or growing my online community, I try to stay grounded in curiosity rather than urgency. Patience allows me to listen more deeply — to my students, my clients, and my own process — and that’s what keeps the work authentic and evolving.
Pricing:
- Functional Integration — $150 / session A personalized, hands-on Feldenkrais session designed to improve coordination, posture, and ease of movement through gentle touch and guided awareness.
- Zoga Face Integration — $250 / session A focused, integrative session combining facial, cranial, and postural work to release tension, enhance symmetry, and restore natural tone and mobility throughout the face and neck.
- Postural Apprenticeship Membership — $50 / month Access to a curated library of guided Feldenkrais lessons, monthly live group classes, and an ongoing study of posture and self-organization through awareness and movement.
- Private Online Lesson (1:1) — $100 / session A tailored Feldenkrais lesson offered through Postural Apprenticeship, designed around your individual postural and movement needs.
- Intensive Online Study — $200 / month Includes three private 1:1 lessons per month, offering a more continuous and immersive experience in self-organization and somatic learning.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.frameworksomatics.com and www.nikidesaintamour.com
- Instagram: Nikidesaintamour
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