Yes, you can definitely get over that fear. I mean, if you have a hip that you don’t want to land on, for very good reasons that is definitely something to be aware of but being fearful of it won’t help, because when we are in fear we will not be as coordinated and aware. Building awareness of how to move efficiently and confidently with proper support will be much more helpful, and should also help ease the fear.

With all Feldenkrais lessons, it’s very important to keep remembering that it’s not about how many movements you make, or how big the movements are, it’s about paying attention to HOW you move. What is the mind doing? How does the body feel? How do you find support from the ground? One could effectively practice Feldenkrais with no movement at all, by simply imagining the movement and sensing how you would do it, and then exploring other imaginary options. So yes, you can definitely reduce the repetitions. Just listen to the lessons and imagine it first; internalize the principles of the lesson, move a few times, and just keep coming back to how you pay attention to HOW you make those movements, and to what you are thinking and feeling. These principles of paying attention can be applied to any physical movement process.