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/
