“Already the second day the orchestra sounded more resonant and more colourful. It was obvious that the musicians played with less physical effort, and, even if they did not all realize it personally, they achieved better intonation and greater musical homogeneity.”

Tiago Flores

Artistic Director OSPA

“I was amazed and thrilled at how effectively problems can be solved using your approach. Since the course, my work in the orchestra has become less stressful. Back problems that I had before have largely disappeared.”

C. S.

Member of NDR Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

“in the attachment you’ll find the exceptional evaluation of your course with us….”

Thomas Pier

Betriebsarzt NDR Hamburg / NDR Company Medical Officer

“The conditions in a drafty orchestra pit and the nervous and physical tension that a solo wind instrument in an orchestra is exposed to have led to severe postural problems for me and thus to severe back pain.
I am now developing a whole new sense of how to use my body and am slowly learning to cope with the physical and psychological demands of my profession without causing my body harm.”

Prof. Gunhild Ott

Folkwang Schulen Essen
formerly Principal Flute SWR Symphony Orchestra Baden-Baden and Freiburg

“Prompt positive effects. …My thinking about my movement sequences has improved tremendously over the time… Through the lessons I have gained a much greater freedom of expression with my instrument and much greater possibilities for expression, also in my solo work.”

Jens Bomhardt

Deputy principal double bassist NDR Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

“Your workshops have made all the difference. You bring a systemic understanding of the organism, that does not separate mind and body”

Silvana Azevedo

Physiotherapist

“Ulf, your work is a path that enables the discovery of self-confidence in daily life. Combined with the experience of movement, Motion Mastery is like 'freedom'. Those who know it know what it means, but it's a challenge to put it into words.”

Risomá Cordeiro

Double Bassist Orquestra Sinfônica de Porto Alegre OSPA RS Brasilien

“I finished the Swiss Championship in 1st place… and have a better perception of my body, can let it rest on surfaces and execute a movement effectively with only 50% of the effort.”

Daniela Bertiriggi

Cross Country

“Working with Ulf has been of tremendous benefit to me in ways that still continue to surprise. His approach is precise and demonstrable, based on good sense and delivered with humor.”

John C. Anderson

Neuroscientist

Each lesson made my brain go ‘aha’ 

One of my most important teachers in Germany was Sensei Ulf Tölle. Each lesson was one that made my brain go ‘aha’. He did it every time!
I must have taken more than 20 lessons.

Eventually I found someone who did NOT put me in a situation where our body changes, but our brain doesn't understand. That's when I would not know how to recreate the lesson afterwards. The “Aha , I get it” school is rare in this world. The "Aha, I get it" style that Sensei Ulf teaches, takes the time necessary to make significant changes in the body, and the lessons "make sense". It’s also a lesson that I can use later.

That’s what I was really looking for. I wanted to grow autonomously.

Basil Kritzer, French Hornist & Alexander–Technique Teacher, Japan