The Feldenkrais Method® was developed by physicist and engineer Moshe Feldenkrais. He invented a unique approach to human learning and change, acclaimed for its ability to access the innate neuroplasticity of the brain to improve many areas of human function. By bringing awareness to simple movements within our individual comfort range, we have the opportunity to re-educate our habitual responses and learn new possibilities in our movement and in our thinking.
Moshe Feldenkrais said, "Know what you are doing so you can do what you want." You need to be able to feel yourself to know what you are doing. As our sensitivity increases, we have the ability to choose more effortless action, increasing our effectiveness and well being.
For individuals whose first concern is alleviating pain, learning how to dismantle habitual patterns that actually maintain their discomfort and substitute alternative ones can be a real breakthrough. And for those who would like to improve their skill in activities of interest to them, increasing their understanding of the relationships between different parts of the self in movement and reducing unnecessary effort can be important contributors to improved performance.
Dr. Feldenkrais was a distinguished scientist, physicist and engineer. He earned his Doctorate of Science in physics from the Sorbonne and was a close associate of Nobel Prize Laureate Frederic Joliot-Curie at the Curie Institute in Paris, where they conducted research together. He was also a respected Judo instructor and author of many books on the subject. Living in England in the 1940’s, Feldenkrais found himself unable to walk after suffering a serious injury. He began an intense exploration into the relationship between bodily movement and healing, feeling, thinking, and learning. As a result, he restored his ability to walk and made revolutionary discoveries, culminating in the development of the method that now bears his name. (This paragraph is courtesy of the Feldenkrais Institute website: feldenkraisinstitute.com)
Moshe Feldenkrais said, "Know what you are doing so you can do what you want." You need to be able to feel yourself to know what you are doing. As our sensitivity increases, we have the ability to choose more effortless action, increasing our effectiveness and well being.
For individuals whose first concern is alleviating pain, learning how to dismantle habitual patterns that actually maintain their discomfort and substitute alternative ones can be a real breakthrough. And for those who would like to improve their skill in activities of interest to them, increasing their understanding of the relationships between different parts of the self in movement and reducing unnecessary effort can be important contributors to improved performance.
Dr. Feldenkrais was a distinguished scientist, physicist and engineer. He earned his Doctorate of Science in physics from the Sorbonne and was a close associate of Nobel Prize Laureate Frederic Joliot-Curie at the Curie Institute in Paris, where they conducted research together. He was also a respected Judo instructor and author of many books on the subject. Living in England in the 1940’s, Feldenkrais found himself unable to walk after suffering a serious injury. He began an intense exploration into the relationship between bodily movement and healing, feeling, thinking, and learning. As a result, he restored his ability to walk and made revolutionary discoveries, culminating in the development of the method that now bears his name. (This paragraph is courtesy of the Feldenkrais Institute website: feldenkraisinstitute.com)
