Feldenkrais Method

What's the Feldenkrais Method about? Look at the last paragraph of Alexander Yanai lesson 28, the AY version of Balancing the Flexors and Extensors. Here's what the old man had to say to those who had just completed this lesson.

There is something very important to do at the end of a lesson. Many people think they are finished with the lesson when I say, "Stand Up and observe any differences." They think they need to run away. Seeing differences is one of the most important things. You will be able to recreate the same organization, without spending hours improving your body, if you find a difference and feel what it does to you. I find that many people become habituated to standing up as if they were in a train station. They need to run away as fast as possible. Anyone, who is in a rush, can finish a minute early. When you stand on your legs, wait, and truly listen to your legs, pelvis, head, and chest. If you listen you will see that there is a difference. If you don't recognize that difference, it disappears in a minute. It is possible for your body to recreate the difference if you listened and felt it. you should remember it and learn when the difference is comfortable. [Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais at Alexander Yanai, volume One part 2, page 176 Copyright International Feldenkrais Federation].

- Posted by Tom Landini - 9:21:12 AM -