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Biography of Dr. Feldenkrais

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The Feldenkrais Method is named after the distinguished scientist and educator Moshe Feldenkrais, 1904-1984. Dr. Feldenkrais earned his doctorate degree in Physics at the Sorbonne in Paris and later was an associate to the Nobel Prize laureate Frederic Joliot-Curie. He was the first European to earn a black belt in judo and is credited with introducing judo to Europe and to the West. He later taught self-defense based on judo to the Israeli military.
Upon suffering a serious knee injury, Feldenkrais faced with a 50% chance of 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, until his death in 1984, Feldenkrais developed an ingenious method for effective neuromuscular reeducation. He shared this special knowledge among a select group of students worldwide. Today, Dr. Feldenkrais' teachings are recognized as a dynamic methodology to improve neuromuscular control and bio-mechanical efficiency. Today there are approximately 8,000-10,000 certified practitioners of The Feldenkrais Method worldwide. 
For a more complete biography, please go here: http://davidzemach-bersin.com/dr-feldenkrais/