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There's Knowing and There's Knowing
There's Knowing and There's Knowing

An intellectual understanding of mechanics does not improve movement.

From Body-oriented Psychotherapies to Feldenkrais
From Body-oriented Psychotherapies to Feldenkrais

by Yvan Joly, psychotherapist and Feldenkrais trainer®
How Feldenkrais helps us evolve into secure beings and resolve conflict.

What is the Feldenkrais Method?
What is the Feldenkrais Method?

Full, dynamic living is linked to our ability to experience and learn on our own.

Foundations of Feldenkrais
Foundations of Feldenkrais

How to approach this Method: Curiosity, awareness, comfort.

How Change Happens
How Change Happens

Anyone who's dieted or tried to quit smoking or drinking knows that it's very difficult to will yourself to change.

How to Learn
How to Learn

Ten points on what it means to learn.
“I do not intend to teach you, but to enable you to learn.” -- Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais

Recent posts

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How to move without contradictions
How to move without contradictions

People ask me what Feldenkrais is. What if you could move without any contradictions? What would that look like?

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A note on vitality
A note on vitality

Who is more vital? Look at Moshe's posture (right), his orientation over the hip joints, his uprightness and presence compared to Dr. Pribram.

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Don't worry, the learning process is up and down
Don't worry, the learning process is up and down

"It must be fully realized from the start that the learning process is irregular and consists of steps, and that there will be downs as well as ups.”

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Meet yourself where you are
Meet yourself where you are

Why improvement depends 95% on your attitude and 5% on actually moving.

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The power of relearning fundamental patterns
The power of relearning fundamental patterns

Relearn developmental patterns so they no longer carry the emotional tone of a lifetime of bracing.

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Wasted effort vs. potent work
Wasted effort vs. potent work

How much muscular work is required, and when does it cross the line into effort?

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E.B. White and movement
E.B. White and movement

What does "omit needless words” have to do with movement?

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General articles

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Elastic thinking and puzzle solving
free audio, movement tips, general articles by Zoe
Elastic thinking and puzzle solving
free audio, movement tips, general articles by Zoe

Agility, flexibility, and balance are linked to your ability to think in novel ways,

free audio, movement tips, general articles by Zoe
Perspective is Everything
free audio, movement tips, general articles by Zoe
Perspective is Everything
free audio, movement tips, general articles by Zoe

More movement and more choice always exists, unless you're dead which, if you're reading this, you are not.

free audio, movement tips, general articles by Zoe
Three Simple Ways to Mobilize the Spine with Free Audio
free audio, movement tips, general articles by Zoe
Three Simple Ways to Mobilize the Spine with Free Audio
free audio, movement tips, general articles by Zoe

Who doesn't struggle with an achy back? No matter how you struggle or what you do, try this.

free audio, movement tips, general articles by Zoe
There's Knowing and There's Knowing
movement tips, general articles by Zoe, new to feldenkrais
There's Knowing and There's Knowing
movement tips, general articles by Zoe, new to feldenkrais

An intellectual understanding of mechanics does not improve movement.

movement tips, general articles by Zoe, new to feldenkrais
How to improve movement by sensing, testing, and sensing again
resistance and effort, general articles by Zoe, anxiety and calming
How to improve movement by sensing, testing, and sensing again
resistance and effort, general articles by Zoe, anxiety and calming

How we live each day is how we live our lives.

resistance and effort, general articles by Zoe, anxiety and calming
Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Body
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Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Body
anxiety and calming, general articles by Zoe, highlight

Does Feldenkrais help with stress?

anxiety and calming, general articles by Zoe, highlight
Your Core is Not Your Master
core strength, general articles by Zoe
Your Core is Not Your Master
core strength, general articles by Zoe

If you can contract the abdominal muscles strongly, it doesn't mean you can use them efficiently. 

core strength, general articles by Zoe

Movement tips

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Free Your Shoulders—Now! (with audio)
movement tips and audio
Free Your Shoulders—Now! (with audio)
movement tips and audio

Many people have tight shoulders and necks. Try these simple moves to help in five minutes.

movement tips and audio
Elastic thinking and puzzle solving
movement tips and audio
Elastic thinking and puzzle solving
movement tips and audio

Agility, flexibility, and balance are linked to your ability to think in novel ways,

movement tips and audio
Perspective is Everything
movement tips and audio
Perspective is Everything
movement tips and audio

More movement and more choice always exists, unless you're dead which, if you're reading this, you are not.

movement tips and audio
Three Simple Ways to Mobilize the Spine with Free Audio
movement tips and audio
Three Simple Ways to Mobilize the Spine with Free Audio
movement tips and audio

Who doesn't struggle with an achy back? No matter how you struggle or what you do, try this.

movement tips and audio
Where's Your Inner Compass?
general articles by Zoe, movement tips and audio
Where's Your Inner Compass?
general articles by Zoe, movement tips and audio

How physical support is basic to emotional security.

general articles by Zoe, movement tips and audio
Five ways to lengthen the hamstrings
movement tips and audio
Five ways to lengthen the hamstrings
movement tips and audio

Hamstrings are tricky, mostly because we don't understand how interdependent they are with the back and hips.

movement tips and audio
Basic Jaw Release
movement tips and audio
Basic Jaw Release
movement tips and audio

Relax and soften the jaw and face.

movement tips and audio

Moshe Feldenkrais

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Brief biography of Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais
Brief biography of Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais

Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais, 1904-1984, physicist, engineer, Judo master, teacher

How to Learn
How to Learn

Ten points on what it means to learn.
“I do not intend to teach you, but to enable you to learn.” -- Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais

On Health
On Health

What does it mean to be healthy? One of Dr. Feldenkrais's most provocative articles. 

Excerpt from The Potent Self
Excerpt from The Potent Self

In my opinion, the best book on the Method. If you are interested in where human learning can take you and why it is faulty in the first place, this is the book for you. (Picture of Moshe practicing Judo.)

 
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