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Feldenkrais Method

Introductory Articles
Free ATM Lessons
​Other Articles
  • ​"On Health" by Moshe Feldenkrais - "A healthy person is one who can live fully his unavowed dreams."
  • "Helping, Fixing, or Serving" by Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen - Healing happens when we approach others with a sense of humility and an appreciation for that which we may not know.
  • "Illuminating Yoga" by Rebecca Roman, GCFP, ABM, E-RYT 500
Press Articles
Neuroscience & Trauma Researchers:
  • Norman Doidge, MD, author of New York Times bestsellers The Brain's Way of Healing and The Brain That Changes Itself
  • Bessel van der Kolk, MD, author of The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
  • Stephen Porges, PhD, developer of polyvagal theory, Distinguished University Scientist at the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University Bloomington, and researcher on healing trauma
​Books on Feldenkrais & Neuroplasticity
  • Embodied Wisdom: The Collected Papers of Moshe Feldenkrais, edited by Elizabeth Beringer
  • Awareness Through Movement: Health Exercises for Personal Growth, by Moshe Feldenkrais - Feldenkrais's most popular book, written an an introduction to his method for the layman.​
  • Moshe Feldenkrais: A Life in Movement, by Mark Reese - A fascinating, comprehensive, and extensively researched biography of Moshe, including in-depth discussions of his theories and their influences.
  • ​The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science​, by Norman Doidge, MD - Doidge's look at the burgeoning theory of neuroplasticity and how people have been able to rewire their brains with almost miraculous results.
  • The Brain’s Way of Healing: Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries from the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity, by Norman Doidge, MD - Doidge's second book and a personal favorite of mine. It includes a chapter on the Feldenkrais Method and a chapter on David Webber's use of the Feldenkrais Method to heal his vision. It's long but easy to read and absolutely fascinating.
  • Body Awareness as Healing Therapy: The Case of Nora by Moshe Feldenkrais - Moshe's case study of helping a client regain functioning after a stroke--fascinating, and much easier to read than his more theoretical books.
  • Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind: Why Intelligence Increases When You Think Less​, by Guy Claxton
  • The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma, by Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.
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Vision Improvement with Feldenkrais
  • ​​"Seeing Clearly" article by David Webber, Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner (GCFP)
  • Take Off Your Glasses and See: A Mind/Body Approach to Expanding Your Eyesight and Insight, by Jacob Liberman, OD, PhD
  • Seeing Clearly (CD set) by David Webber, GCFP
If you are working on reducing the strength of your glasses, inexpensive glasses are available without a prescription from Zenni Optical.
Feldenkrais for Musicians
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