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2.2.19 The Feldenkrais Method |
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2.2.19 The Feldenkrais Method |
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This article is from the [alt.backrubs] Frequently Asked Questions, posted to alt.backrubs newsgroup. Maintained by Jamie Blustein with numerous contributions by others.
s) This subsection, about The Feldenkrais Method, is adapted from a a text provided by Feldenkrais practitioner Jerry Larson.
The Feldenkrais Method is named after its originator, Moshe Feldenkrais. It can be used to improve grace, ease and range of motion, to relieve pain and limitation resulting from accident or illness, to improve the performance of athletes, artists, actors, etc., and for self-discovery and personal growth.
Feldenkrais work is based on learning. Humans learn posture and movement, and then, in effect forget them. We can improve the ways that we move and organize our bodies by paying conscious attention to our posture. Feldenkrais practitioners hold that there is no single ideal posture -- the ideal way of organizing your body is something for you to discover, and can change over time.
There are two ways of doing Feldenkrais work: Functional Integration lessons and Awareness Through Movement.
Functional Integration lessons resemble some forms of massage in that the Feldenkrais practitioner gently moves the client, who usually lies on a table similar to a massage table. Clients are fully clothed. No lubricants are used. The practitioner moves the client's bones and joints, in natural, functional ways, i.e., no high-speed or forceful manipulations. These techniques are collectively known as `a skeletal contact'. There is no stroking or manipulating of the body's soft tissues.
In Awareness Through Movement, the client actively explores movement by following verbal instructions. This format resembles an exercise or Yoga class, but there is no strenuous effort, and smaller movements, or even imagined ones, can be more effective than large ones. A lasting change can occur in one session, because the changes brought about in this work are changes in one's self image, which determines the body's movements and posture.
`Feldenkrais Method', `Awareness Through Movement', and `Functional Integration' are registered service marks of the FELDENKRAIS GUILD.
More information is available from `The Feldenkrais Method Home Page' which the Guild maintains at the address below.
WWW: <URL:http://www.usc.edu/hsc/neuroprotection/feldenkrais/>
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