The Feldenkrais Method® is named after its originator, the distinguished jewish scientist and educator Moshe Feldenkrais, 1904-1984. Dr.Feldenkrais earned his doctorate in Physics at the Sorbonne and later was an associate to the Nobel Prize laureate Frederic Joliot-Curie in Paris. He was also the first European to earn a black belt in judo and is credited with introducing this sport to the West. He was also a dedicated student of Gurdjieff's work, and is consider one of the foremost pioneers in the field of somatic education.
Upon suffering a serious knee injury, Dr. Feldenkrais was faced with a 50 percent chance for recovery and the possibility of confinement to a wheelchair for the rest of his life. Unsatisfied with the prognosis and conventional treatments available, he embarked on exploring new relationships between the mind and body to improve physical movement and function. For 40 years, Feldenkrais developed his ingenious method for effective neuromuscular re-education and he shared this special knowledge among his students worldwide.
Today, Dr.Feldenkrais's teachings are recognized as a true 21st century approach to both personal and professional development, optimal health and well being bridging education, science and the arts. It is also recognized as a dynamic methodolgy to improve neuromuscular control and biomechanical efficiency. There are nearly 3,000 certified practitioners of the Feldenkrais Method worldwide. All certified Feldenkrais practitioners must complete a training over a 4 year period to gradually acquire knowledge of how movement and function are formed and organized. The training process is based upon the vast body of knowledge Dr. Feldenkrais introduced which integrates theorical aspects from a variety of scientific fields such as physics, neurophysiology, movement development, biology and learning theories.
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