This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
In the quiet halls of healing centers across the world, a gentle revolution has been taking place for decades. It is not marked by dramatic breakthroughs or technological marvels, but by the subtle, profound recognition that our bodies hold the key to emotional transformation. This revolution began with one man's extraordinary journey from physical limitation to revolutionary insight, and it continues today in the lives of countless individuals who have discovered that changing how we move can fundamentally alter how we feel.
Moshe Feldenkrais, a brilliant physicist and engineer, never intended to become a pioneer in the field of movement and emotional healing. Born in Russia and raised in Palestine, he was a man of science, drawn to the concrete realities of physics and the practical applications of engineering. His early life was marked by intellectual rigor and physical activity, including a passion for jujitsu that would later inform his understanding of efficient movement. Yet it was a seemingly simple injury, a damaged knee that threatened to end his active life, that would lead him to discoveries that would change not only his own existence but the lives of millions who would follow his teachings.
Faced with the prospect of surgery that offered no guarantee of success, Feldenkrais embarked on an intensive study of anatomy, physiology, and neurology. He was not content to accept the limitations that medical professionals suggested were inevitable. Instead, he approached his own body as he would any complex system requiring analysis and improvement. Through careful observation and experimentation, he began to understand that the relationship between mind and body was far more intimate and malleable than conventional wisdom suggested.
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
In the quiet halls of healing centers across the world, a gentle revolution has been taking place for decades. It is not marked by dramatic breakthroughs or technological marvels, but by the subtle, profound recognition that our bodies hold the key to emotional transformation. This revolution began with one man's extraordinary journey from physical limitation to revolutionary insight, and it continues today in the lives of countless individuals who have discovered that changing how we move can fundamentally alter how we feel.
Moshe Feldenkrais, a brilliant physicist and engineer, never intended to become a pioneer in the field of movement and emotional healing. Born in Russia and raised in Palestine, he was a man of science, drawn to the concrete realities of physics and the practical applications of engineering. His early life was marked by intellectual rigor and physical activity, including a passion for jujitsu that would later inform his understanding of efficient movement. Yet it was a seemingly simple injury, a damaged knee that threatened to end his active life, that would lead him to discoveries that would change not only his own existence but the lives of millions who would follow his teachings.
Faced with the prospect of surgery that offered no guarantee of success, Feldenkrais embarked on an intensive study of anatomy, physiology, and neurology. He was not content to accept the limitations that medical professionals suggested were inevitable. Instead, he approached his own body as he would any complex system requiring analysis and improvement. Through careful observation and experimentation, he began to understand that the relationship between mind and body was far more intimate and malleable than conventional wisdom suggested.
Feldenkrais Method: Movement Awareness for Emotional Wellbeing
Feldenkrais Method: Movement Awareness for Emotional Wellbeing
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Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940195071288 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Jayjay Ham LLC |
| Publication date: | 08/22/2025 |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |
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