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COMMUNITY
SERVICE

An active participant in his community, Felipe teaches postural

re-education classes at

the Cancer Support Community Greater Miami, a nationwide,

not-for-profit organization providing free services and support for cancer patients, their families

and caregivers.

EDUCATION

MASTER'S DEGREE
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY

Institute of

Psychological Medicine

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

POST BACCALAUREATE DEGREE CERTIFICATION IN PSYCHOLOGY

Santa Ursula University

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

BACHELOR'S DEGREE PSYCHOLOGY

Santa Ursula University

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

LICENSED
MASSAGE THERAPIST

State of Florida, USA

A clinical psychologist, psychotherapist and professor in Brazil, Felipe Azambuja integrated his knowledge of psychology and postural/physical re-education to create The Azambuja Method. Felipe has been in private practice for more than
38 years and has studied under many masters in his field, including:

GERRY MARETSKY  •  Center of Body Analysis  •  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Ms. Maretzky, a dancer, body therapist and former student of French physical therapist Thereze Bertherat, developed her own method of
postural re-education.

IVALDO BERTAZZO  •  Movement Re-Education School  •  Sao Paulo, Brazil

Mr. Bertazzo’s method is based on his career as a dancer and his training

with Ms. Godelieve Denys-Struyf, a Belgian osteopath and physical therapist.

CAROLA SPEADS  •  New York City, USA

Ms. Speads, the author of  Ways to Better Breathing, was Elsa Gindler’s partner in the physical re-education movement in Germany.

PSYCHO/PHYSICAL TECHNIQUES

Through years of intensive study, workshops and classes, Felipe has experience with the following techniques:

• Global Postural Re-Education       • Middendorf Breath Work

• Sensory Awareness                            • Alexander Technique

• Craniosacral Therapy                        • Feldenkrais Method

• The Rosen Method                              • Pilates and others.