About Carol Montgomery, MSPT, GCFP, STMI

Reconnecting Learning with Human Function and Health

Carol Montgomery is a dedicated, passionate Physical Therapist whose focus is on the somatic relationship between the physical body and the psyche for rehabilitation and recovery. She is also a co-creator of Integral Human Gait™ Theory and a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner and Movement Intelligence Senior Trainer.  She is a graduate of both the Indianapolis Gestalt Institute and the Institute for Integrative Psychotherapy. Carol is certified in Total Motion Release®

Feldenkrais, and Feldenkrais Method, are services marks and Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner a certification mark of the Feldenkrais Guild® of North America

Pearls don’t lie on the seashore.  If you want one, you must dive for it. – Chinese Proverb

Montgomery’s personal and professional philosophy is steeped in the unwavering belief that the human body is symbiotic in nature. From the mind to the emotions to the body—it’s all synergistically connected. Her approach to her patients is built on the foundation of this fundamental truth—the same truth that Moshe Feldenkrais built the Feldenkrais Method upon.  The Feldenkrais Method trains practitioners to appreciate the sensitivity of the human nervous system and forms the clarity from which the practitioner touches and moves people’s bones, leading patients to experience a more complete self-image.  This “fleshing out” of one’s self-image allows the possibility to engage in all aspects of life, fully and freely, from habitual and parasitic patterns of action.

By reaching the lower and fundamental motor layers of self,

we facilitate a deep reorganization of the personality.

– Moshe Feldenkrais

Montgomery sees each person she comes in contact with as a partner in learning. Together, they gain insight into the interconnectedness of our bodies: our joints, systems of the body, thoughts, emotions, and even our kindred connections in life—with nature, friends, families, loved ones, and our community. Montgomery understands, however, it takes more than just knowing how parts of our self are three-dimensionally connected; understanding interconnectedness is a great first step but the real magic lies in knowing how to navigate and restore the dynamic relationship that exists between all connections.

Consciousness needs contrast.  – Carol Montgomery

A passion for learning, Montgomery graduated with distinction from Ball State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in both Physical Education and Physical Therapy.  She later pursued a Master degree in Physical Therapy graduating with distinction from the University of Indianapolis.  As an adjunct professor in Physical Therapy for several years, she taught classes such as Gross Anatomy, Kinesiology and Introduction to Manual Therapy.  A natural attraction to the principles of Manual Medicine, Montgomery found herself at home within the curriculum at the College of Osteopathic Medicine, focusing her post-graduate studies at Michigan State University and now currently attends the Mastery Program of Fascial CounterStrain.

Once we believe in ourselves we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight or any experience that reveals the human spirit. – E.E. Cummings