Doctors, Physical & Occupational Therapists are all taught to see and treat pain locally, I.E. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome as an issue at the volar wrist, and Tennis Elbow in the lateral elbow. Yet as with my trained Feldenkrais eye, I have learned that these diagnoses indicate where the symptoms appear, [...]
I heard someone ask what kinds of movements the pelvis can make: Far beyond what any psychologist can think up. - Moshe Feldenkrais, Esalen: Lesson #42 In the Feldenkrais Method we move a lot and we talk a lot too. Feldenkrais dedicated his life to movement, but he was also [...]
Imagine facing any new challenge, one you might rather sidestep if you were being honest. Still, you have a pretty good sense you can roll with it. After all, our evolution and survival have depended on adaptability. We all aspire to be more malleable and creative in our physical being, [...]
I was pivoting forward in my new career at 23 years old, as a policy and consultation officer in the community sector, when my hand began to hurt. Then my arm, my neck, and so on. Handwriting, telephoning on a landline, and being hypervigilant due to my passion for my [...]
How did you begin your journey with the Feldenkrais Method? From high school through grad school I studied to be a concert pianist. I discovered Feldenkrais while I was trying to recover from a music performance-related injury. Medical approaches didn’t help, and eventually one of my teachers sent me to [...]
The success stories in the article linked below highlight some of the ways that the Feldenkrais Method of Somatic Education can impact peoples lives. This stretches from profound moments of personal transformation, to more practical changes that have impacted the small details of a persons day to day life. Each [...]
Touch is at the very heart of the Feldenkrais Method no matter whether we touch with words or hands, because our intention is always to touch the person. In a way that perceives, addresses and responds to the person in his/her uniqueness. Even if hands only touch a specific area, [...]
Mia Segal passed away on February 15, 2025. Mia was the first person trained by Moshe Feldenkrais. In the words of Elizabeth Beringer, “She inspired countless practitioners over many decades, and her influence will continue in a myriad of ways, through those who knew and studied with her.” Mia will [...]
Ralph Strauch died on December 18, 2024. Ralph was an early member of the Feldenkrais Guild Board of Directors and Ethics Committee, and a frequent presenter at Guild conferences. Ralph introduced the Feldenkrais® community to email in the 1980’s, and created our first online forum. Ralph will be fondly remembered [...]
"This is the one time that I have in my day when I can be free of stress, expectations and demands of others," says one man, a regular student at my Awareness Through Movement® (ATM®) classes. "I haven't felt any back pain since I started the class and I feel [...]