Evening and weekend slots. Free cancellation up to 24 h before.

The hands that did the work all day get an evening of their own.

A hand and foot care class in a neighborhood studio, taught by a person, in a small group.

An older teacher guides a grey-haired woman's hand across a wooden table in warm lamplight

Why in person

Some things are easier to learn across a table.

A screen can show you where the thumbs go. A person can see your hand, notice you're pressing too hard, and say softer, and slower there.

So the group is small, the table is long and nobody is in a hurry. You try each move on your own hands, then your own feet, and ask whatever you like.

The class, card by card.

Each part of the evening fits on one card. These are the ones you work through at the table, with someone beside you.

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Hands
Warm hands first.
Palms together, a little cream, until they feel warm. Everything starts here.
Like holding a warm cup.
Hands
Thumbs into the palm.
Slow circles from the heel of the hand outward, at a pressure you choose.
Firm enough to notice, never sharp.
Hands
One finger at a time.
Hold at the knuckle, slide to the tip, let go. Then the next.
Unhurried, like smoothing a ribbon.
Feet
Then the feet.
Sitting comfortably, one foot across your knee, thumbs moving along the sole from heel to toes.
Steady, never digging.
Both
Finish slowly.
Wrists, ankles, a long breath out, socks back on.
Easy and even.

A small studio at evening with a long wooden table, chairs, folded towels and warm lamps

The studio, lamps on, before anyone arrives.

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A small class in a neighborhood studio.

Evening and weekend slots, so it fits around the rest of your week.
Free cancellation up to 24 h before.
Book online in a few clicks, right here on this page.
Learn it from a person, with a few other women at the same table.

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Who it's for.

If one of these feels familiar, there's a chair for you.

A grey-haired woman in her sixties at a kitchen table, hands folded — Decades of other people's dinners in those hands.

An older woman in a garden jacket by a window, holding her gloves — Gardens most mornings, and her hands know it.

A woman in her sixties in an armchair at home, lamp beside her — Rubs her own feet in front of the television, never sure she's doing it right.

A silver-haired woman smiling at a wooden table in warm light — You'd rather learn from a real person than from a screen.

An older woman beside a dresser in a quiet bedroom — Good hand cream in the drawer, still saved for an occasion.

A grey-haired woman in an apron in her kitchen, flour on the counter — Kneads bread on Sundays and does the washing-up by hand.

A woman in her sixties in a cardigan, seated at a long table — Prefers a small table of women to a big room of strangers.

Questions, answered at the table.

The ones women ask most, before they pull up a chair. Plain answers, no small print.

An open tin of hand cream on folded linen against dark green

Something else on your mind? Write to [email protected] and the teacher will write back.

Have I left it too late to learn this?

Not at all. Every move starts slowly, and you set the pace. Most of the evening is spent sitting comfortably, paying attention to your own hands.

When are the classes?

Evening and weekend slots. Pick the kind that suits you in the form below, and we'll write with the next dates.

What if something comes up?

Free cancellation up to 24 h before. Life happens, and the chair will still be there another evening.

Is this medical care?

No. It's a class in caring for your own hands and feet, for comfort. Anything medical belongs with a qualified professional, so please ask one first if you're unsure.

How do I book?

Online, in a few clicks, with the form on this page. Your first name, your email and the kind of slot you like. That's all.

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