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My son was severely neurologically injured in an athletic accident. David was able to do what no one else could do. I have witnessed the benefits of the Feldenkrais Method and the results are amazing. I now have my healthy normal child again.
— Myra Baltra, Parent

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Articles about The Feldenkrais Method

General Health

  • Runners Hit Their Stride With Feldenkrais

    Author:

    Nina Pearlman

    Well and Good NYC

    Institute Staff Practitioner Anat Meiri was quoted by Well and Good NYC in a post NYC marathon article promoting the Feldenkrais Method as effective help for runners and other athletes.

  • The Feldenkrais Method for People with Chronic Pain

    Author:

    Marek Wyszynski, PT, GCFP

    American Academy of Pain Management’s journal “Pain Practitioner”

    The article is an overview of the Feldenkrais Method for people suffering from chronic pain and practitioners who work with them.

  • Alternative Medicine

    Author:

    David Bearman, MD, and Steven Shafarman

    American Journal of Pain Management

    The Feldenkrais Method in the Treatment of Chronic Pain: A Study of Efficacy and Cost Effectiveness

  • Teaching the Body How to Program the Brain is Moshe’s Miracle

    Author:

    Albert Rosenfeld

    Smithsonian Magazine

    “An Israeli Scientist Teaches subtle exercises that appear to help invalids, athletes and everyone else to function at a higher level.”


Research

  • JACM Balance Study

    Author:

    Gerhild Ullman, Ph.D., Harriet G. Williams, Ph.D., James Hussey, Ph.D., J. Larry Durstine, Ph.D., and Bruce A. McClenaghan, P.T.

    Journal of Alternative and Complimentary Medicine

    “After completion of the program, balance…and mobility…increase while fear of falling…decreased significantly for the Feldenkrais Group.  No other significant changes were observed.  However, participants of the Feldenkrais Group showed improvements in balance confidence…and mobility while performing concurrently a cognitive task.”

  • Alternative Medicine

    Author:

    David Bearman, MD, and Steven Shafarman

    American Journal of Pain Management

    The Feldenkrais Method in the Treatment of Chronic Pain: A Study of Efficacy and Cost Effectiveness


Actors

  • Image, Movement and Actor

    Author:

    Moshe Feldenkrais

    Tulane Drama Review

    This piece draws on previously published articles by Dr. Feldenkrais (“L’Expression Corporelle” and “Mind and Body”) as well as interview with him conducted by Richard and Helen Schechner in Tel-Aviv in June, 1965.
    Dr. Feldenkrais worked for a time with the famed Habima Theater in Israel.

  • Working with Actors

    Author:

    Mara Della Pergola

    The Feldenkrais Journal (No. 16)

    The author writes about the verbal and non-verbal training that actors go through, how they use their awareness in their craft, and the role of Feldenkrais in the current pedagogy of actors.


Musicians


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Feldenkrais starts your whole life moving in new directions, with new choices on every level of your life. You must experience it. Feldenkrais has had a tremendous impact on my life. It has taught me to really listen to myself. I now know I need not stay stuck in pain. It has helped me see that I have choices, that my patterns of movement, my patterns of emotional "sludge" can change.
- Janie Cutliff, client



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I have long been intrigued by this subtle form of retraining the nervous system, which I currently recommend to patients whose movement has been restricted by injury, cerebral palsy, stroke, fibromyalgia, or chronic pain. I find it to be much more useful than standard physical therapy. I also believe that the Feldenkrais Method can help older people achieve greater range of motion, flexibility, and help us all feel more comfortable in our bodies.
- Andrew Weil, MD, www.drweil.com