The Feldenkrais Method® was developed by Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais (1904-1984) - physicist, engineer, martial artist, educator and researcher. The Method is a unique and sophisticated approach for changing the way people organize their potential for movement and skill, for consciousness and thought, and for making an effective relationship with the world in which we live. The Method powerfully enhances our capacity for change, while honoring individual learning styles. Grounded in the processes of learning and awareness, this Method invites us to explore our deeply conditioned ways of being embodied. At the same time, it teaches new, more effective ways to address neuromuscular limitations that contribute to pain and dysfunction.
The Feldenkrais Method® offers an intriguing and powerful way to work with people. It has two modes of education. In individual one-on-one sessions (Functional Integration), the practitioner's instructive touch and verbal cues offer the recipient greater self-awareness of movement patterns and increases possibilities for self-expression. Awareness Through Movement® lessons, the second form of this approach, consists of sequences of slow mindful movements organized around various human function. The Smithsonian Magazine says: "Feldenkrais represents a revolution in human health. Through this method we can learn to improve our living circumstances not only physically, but also emotionally and spiritually".
