Feldenkrais Method

Introductory Handouts

• Benefits of Feldenkrais
• "New hope for aching, creaky yuppie bodies," by Norman Doidge, MD
• "The Feldenkrais Method for People with Chronic Pain," by Marek Wyszynski, PT, GCFP 
• Awareness Through Movement: Keys for Success
• "Learn to Learn: A manual to help you get the best results from the Awareness Through Movement® lessons," by Moshé Feldenkrais, DSc

Online Awareness Through Movement (ATM) Lessons

• Alex's Patreon - Listen to Alex's ATM lessons on Patreon. Several lessons are available for free and you can subscribe for access to more.
• Feldenkrais Access Lesson Library - 17 free ATM lessons taught by David Zemach-Bersin
• The Feldenkrais Project - Donor-supported online lessons with Nick Strauss-Klein. No paywall.
• Free ATMs from Movement and Creativity
• openATM.org - Free, downloadable recordings of ATM lessons

​More Articles

• "Eleven Principles of the Feldenkrais Method" from The Brain's Way of Healing,​ by Norman Doidge, MD
• "She will dance at her wedding": Healing the girl born without part of her brain (excerpt from The Brain's Way of Healing), by Norman Doidge, MD
• ​"On Health" by Moshe Feldenkrais - "A healthy person is one who can live fully his unavowed dreams."
• ​"A Concise Biography of Moshe Feldenkrais," by Mark Reese
• "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.

Videos
​Future Life Now - Videos about Feldenkrais, including interviews from the Feldenkrais Awareness Summit

Press Articles

• "A different way to relieve years of back pain" (The Washington Post, Sep. 2018)
• "Trying the Feldenkrais Method for Chronic Pain" (The New York Times, Oct. 2017)
• "His Methods May Seem Bizarre, but Thousands Swear by Mind-Body Guru Moshe Feldenkrais" (People Magazine​, Sep. 1981)
• "Teaching the body how to program the brain is Moshe’s ‘miracle’" (Smithsonian Magazine, Jan. 1981)

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 an easy 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.
• Crooked: Outwitting the Back Pain Industry and Getting On the Road to Recovery by Cathryn Jakobson Ramin - "Details the nature and results of virtually every current approach to treating back pain." - Jane Brody, NY Times. Includes a section on Feldenkrais

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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
Subscribe here to download Alex's article about how to improve your practicing and teaching with ideas from Feldenkrais and to read an interview about Alex's journey with Feldenkrais and her advice for other musicians.

• ​In Tune with Yourself: Feldenkrais for Musicians (CD set), by Jerry Karzen
• ​​Optimal Moves: Effortless Use of the Arms and Hands (CD set), by Mary Spire
• ​​Singing with Your Whole Self: The Feldenkrais Method and Voice (book), by Samuel Nelson & Elizabeth Blades-Zeller​ ​