HubHip: Health: Alternative: Massage Therapy and Bodywork: Feldenkrais (14)

DescriptionThe Feldenkrais Method was developed by Moshe Feldenkrais during the Second World War and he began teaching it in Israel in the 1960s. The aim is to teach through movement how to improve an individual's capabilities to function in his or her daily life.

Feldenkrais called his individual work 'Functional Integration' and his group work 'Awareness through Movement'. The individual work incorporates hands on corrections by the practitioner. In the group work theFeldenkrais practitioner verbally guides the class through a sequence of movements.

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Feldenkrais

Celeste Leitch (Site) - Experienced San Francisco Feldenkrais professional utilizes gentle movement to improve flexibility.
The Feldenkrais Institute of Bend (Site) - Teaches body awareness and movement education in Bend, OR.
Movement Educators (Site) - Offers training programs in Santa Fe, New Mexico and Denver. Includes instructor biographies, calendar, details on the courses.
Mind in Motion (Site) - Provides individual sessions, public workshops, injury-prevention training, seminars for health professionals, professional training programs, and post-graduate courses. Located in Santa Cruz, CA.
Moving Mesa Portable Feldenkrais Table (Site) - The Moving Mesa is a handmade, light-weight, portable Feldenkrais table. It designed and built by practitioners for practitioners.
Feldenkrais Learning Center (Site) - A center for functional improvement in New York City. Private lessons and group classes with highly reputed faculty. Marcy Lindheimer, Director
The Feldenkrais Guild of North America (Site) - A way of working with the awareness of one's body to improve movement and enhance human functioning. Increases ease and range of motion, improves flexibility and coordination. Newsletter, books, tapes, and research information.
The Feldenkrais Method and Posture (Site) - A Los Angeles based practitioner and teacher's guide.
Feldenkrais Resources (Site) - Educational organization offers training programs, workshops and products. Publisher of Dr. Feldenkrais' books, audiotapes and video programs.
Institute for the Study of Somatic Education (Site) - Providing practitioner and teacher certification workshops in the USA and Europe.
International Feldenkrais Federation (IFF) (Site) - Coordinating body for Feldenkrais organizations worldwide. Provides contact information for member organizations, introductory information on the Feldenkrais Method, bibliographical and research information, and Standards of Practice.
Anat Baniel Method (Site) - Gentle movement programs to help with back pain, neck pain, and joint pain. Good for prevention and recovery. At-home audio programs, seminars, and trainings.
Feldenkrais Training in Sarasota (Site) - This web site contains articles and background on this therapy, as well as a schedule of events in Florida.
Feldenkrais Movement Institute (Site) - Feldenkrais Method instruction and Feldenkrais certified training from Frank Wildman, PhD.