What is Franklin Method®?

The Franklin Method® has a system of Dynamic Neurocognitive Imagery (DNI)™ a scientifically grounded approach to movement education created by Eric Franklin. It is used by Olympic athletes, elite dance companies, and movement professionals worldwide.

It is the keystone of all of my movement work for over a decade & is transformative at every level.

It works by building precise anatomical, physiological or biomechanical imagery into movement and breath, from simple structural awareness to complex systems including the organs, lymphatic system, nervous system, and enteric nervous system. When imagery and movement combine, the brain forms new connections rapidly. The change is not temporary. It is a genuine shift in how the body organises itself.

As a 1st Generation Level 4 Educator, I have access to rare advanced classes unique to this certification level, including work on the Vagus Nerve, Embodied Vision, Embodied Sound, and the Enteric Nervous System - the last of which I created and presented globally within Eric Franklin's own Virtual Studio.

“You may be getting better at the problem unless you are focused on the solution.” Eric Franklin

How does it work?

You learn by doing. Not by watching, not by correcting, not by holding positions but by moving with imagery that your nervous system can actually use.

Most of us move from outdated body maps habitual patterns formed over years that produce tension, restriction, and effort where there should be ease. Franklin Method® replaces those patterns by giving the brain something more accurate to work with.

We can harness the power of the different systems of the body, the bones and muscles and even lesser known systems to the movement world, such as the organs, lymphatic or even the nervous system to bring about positive change for movement, how our body feels, as well as helping us to create a clear mind.

By building imagery of any element of our bodies from simple levels to complex into our minds, applying movement and then mentally recording the learning inside our bodies we rapidly create new links and learning within our brains that allow for positive transformation. Franklin Method® is scientific in its approach and harnesses the neuroplasticity of the brain.

The results are measurable improved gait, increased jump height, better balance. They also show up in ways that cannot be measured: in how you breathe, how you hold yourself, how much effort daily movement costs you.

What it changes

For movement professionals & teachers

Anatomical understanding becomes felt rather than academic. Cueing transforms because you know from the inside what you are asking clients to do. Your own movement practice deepens in ways that years of training may not have reached.

For dancers

Technical precision improves because the body stops working against itself. Imagery replaces effort in rehearsal and performance. Injury recovery is supported. The quality of movement changes by removing what was in the way and coming into a sense of integration with your body.

For anyone who moves

Tension that has been present for years begins to release without forcing. Posture shifts without holding. Strength is available without gripping. The nervous system settles. And you leave with a practical understanding of your own body that stays with you.

A method with science behind it

The Franklin Method® has proven scientific outcomes - it can improve gait and walking, jumping height and technical issues for dancers such as height of developpé, plié, fascial imagery to improve function and relieve pain, especially in issues of the lower back and shoulder, it is proven to improve mindfulness in healthy adults.

Franklin Method® really improves how you move, think and feel and time and time again I have seen how confidence improves with all of my clients using this incredible system.