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Feldenkrais
Feldenkrais in ‘The Brain’s Way of Healing’
The Brain’s Way of Healing by best selling author Norman Doidge, M.D. is being heralded in the Feldenkrais community for helping to put it on the map. I ordered it to put myself in the shoes, or eyeballs, of a person first learning about Feldenkrais through Dr. Doidge’s prose. As someone who writes regularly about Feldenkrais experiences that … Continue reading
Of Feldenkrais and Failure
In order to change our mode of action we must change the image of ourselves that we carry within us. – Moshe Feldenkrais At times I have gone to great lengths to avoid failure, running from it as fast as prey escaping a predator. As a younger person, I believed failure was not acceptable, a stain on my … Continue reading
Feldenkrais: When Irritation Is Injury
If we are not cuckoo, the body heals. Because if I’m not cuckoo, how will the body be cuckoo? The body and I are the same thing. – Moshe Feldenkrais (Amherst, 1980) As has been documented in many places, most recently in The Brain’s Way of Healing, Moshe Feldenkrais developed his method while healing his severe … Continue reading
Yoga is a Four Letter Word
I’m surprised by the ongoing reaction to my article, “Why I Do Feldenkrais Instead of Yoga”. Most feedback has been supportive, affirming and encouraging. Yet some people who do Feldenkrais and yoga have objected, not to the article itself, in which I describe my personal experience, some of which they even relate to, but to the title. They wished … Continue reading
“Feldenkrais Illustrated” by Tiffany Sankary: Refreshing, Engaging, Compelling
When learning, do not have any intention of being correct; do not act well or nicely, do not hurry, as this creates confusion – Moshe Feldenkrais The Feldenkrais Method fosters and celebrates choice, so it’s wonderful to have two new introductions for those who wish to learn more or supplement their libraries. Feldenkrais Illustrated: The Art of Learning, … Continue reading
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