John Robson
As one of only three certified Anat Baniel Method practitioners in the Carolinas and Tennessee and the only one certified in the Anat Baniel Method for ChildrenSM, John Robson helps clients experience real growth, awareness in movement, and personal evolution through his business, Honest Evolution.
Woven into the story of Honest Evolution is the story of John's personal experience with chronic pain, injury, and debilitation. Like many people, the effects of an extremely athletic life and a stressful job began to catch up with him in the 1990's, resulting in a constant stream of broken bones, torn muscles, a host of joint injuries, and - finally - serious lower back problems.
John turned to Feldenkrais lessons after surgery failed to fully correct severe damage from a protruding disc. His experience using Feldenkrais to recover and return to his favorite activities, along with a desire more directly improve people's lives, became a passion for studying movement and its relationship to well being. His own calling to the healing community led to the creation of Honest Evolution in 2004.
You could almost say John followed his family calling to the healing arts. As a child, he lived on the grounds at the WNC Sanatorium in Black Mountain, where his physician father treated Tuberculosis patients, exposing John very early to the effect of illness on people. His mother was a nurse specializing in the care of children who went on to become a healer in other practices and traditions.
John was born in North Carolina, but grew up with his family on the Isle of Man in Great Britain. His 20-year business and technical career as software engineer, systems analyst, and project manager spanned the globe, leading to experiences working in Belfast during the "Troubles" and living in Berlin prior to the fall of the Berlin Wall.
He now lives in Black Mountain, once again leading an active life hiking, cycling, backpacking, traveling, and enjoying music with wife Nancy and daughter Rosy. Thanks to his own ongoing personal practice of Feldenkrais, he no longer suffers from chronic pain, no longer gets injured or sore, and maintains much better balance and control biking and backpacking.
Education
Higher National Diploma (Bachelors of Science-equivalent) degree in Food Technology from Bristol Polytechnic, England
Diploma in Management Studies (MBA-equivalent) degree from Plymouth Polytechnic, England
Credentials
Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner
Anat Baniel Method Practitioner
Anat Baniel Method for Children
Anat Baniel Method for Vitality and Anti Aging
Anat Baniel Method for High Performers
