The Feldenkrais Method

The Feldenkrais Method: Teaching By Handling is a presentation of the system of Functional Integration devised by the Israeli scientist Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais. The Feldenkrais system is a way of handling the body by communicating specific sensations to the central nervous system in order to improve the functions of the motor-system.Functional Integration is unique in that it evokes changes in the human brain at a level heretofore thought unachievable by any known educational technique: muscular tonicity-even spasticity-is actually modified, the range of movement is enhanced, movement becomes more coordinated, and the overall efficiency and comfort of muscular functioning is increased. In The Feldenkrais Method, learn how the author has devised a framework for understanding an immensely subtle and elusive technique for human change.

Yochanan Rywerant began his studies with Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais (1904-1985) in 1952 and has practiced Functional Integration for more than fifty years. Today he leads seminars and training sessions throughout the world

Foreword,

vii

Preface,

ix

Acknowledgments,

xiii

Introduction,

1

(8)

PART I: Manipulation and Teaching

1. Manipulation as Nonverbal Communication between Teacher and Pupil,

9

(10)

2. The Approach to Communicative Manipulation,

19

(10)

PART II: The Basic Technique

3. The Unit of Communicative Manipulation (The Manipulon),

29

(16)

4. A Classification of Manipulons,

45

(12)

5. The Various Modes of the Pupil's Response: The Limbic and Cortical Levels of Control,

57

(32)

PART III: Further Technical Considerations

6. Some Physical Principles Involved in Functional Integration,

89

(10)

7. Increasing Efficiency: Directions of Movement, Timing, and the Teacher's Own Body Awareness,

99

(10)

PART IV: Working Through Sessions

8. The Form of the Manipulatory Session,

109

(6)

9. Schematic Outlines of a Few Model Sessions,

115

(30)

10. A Few Typical and Often-Encountered Manifestations of Inefficient Neuromotor Organization,

145

(30)

11. Additional Do's and Don'ts for a Future Practitioner,

175

(6)

PART V: Illustrative Case Histories

12. The Story of Hanoch's Return to the Flute,

181

(10)

13. Improving the Ability to Perform,

191

(8)

14. Remarks on Pain, Function, and Structure,

199

(6)

15. Reflections on the Creative Process,

205

(8)

Notes, 211 Bibliography,

213

(2)

Index,

215

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The Feldenkrais Method

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