The Feldenkrais Method: Teaching by Handling

by Yochanan Rywerant, Moshe Feldenkrais (Foreword by)

Overview

The Feldenkrais Method is a presentation of the system of Functional Integration devised by the Israeli scientist Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais. This system is a way of handling the body by communicating specific sensations to the central nervous system in order to improve the functions of the motor-system. Functional Integration is unique in that it evokes changes in the human brain at a level heretofore thought unachievable by any known educational technique.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781591200222
Publisher:	Turner Publishing Company
Publication date:	01/01/2003
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	686,625
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.65(d)

About the Author

Rywerant began his studies with Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais in 1952 and has practiced functional integration for more than 50 years. He leads seminars and training sessions in the United States and throughout the world.

Moshe Feldenkrais (1904-1984) is also the author of The Body and Mature Behavior and The Elusive Obvious, among other books, and originated the Awareness-Through-Movement method for increased health and heightened sensory awareness.

Table of Contents

	Foreword	vii
	Preface	ix
	Acknowledgments	xiii
	Introduction	1
Part I	Manipulation and Teaching
1.	Manipulation as Nonverbal Communication between Teacher and Pupil	9
2.	The Approach to Communicative Manipulation	19
Part II	The Basic Technique
3.	The Unit of Communicative Manipulation (The Manipulon)	29
4.	A Classification of Manipulons	45
5.	The Various Modes of the Pupil's Response: The Limbic and Cortical Levels of Control	57
Part III	Further Technical Considerations
6.	Some Physical Principles Involved in Functional Integration	89
7.	Increasing Efficiency: Directions of Movement, Timing, and the Teacher's Own Body Awareness	99
Part IV	Working Through Sessions
8.	The Form of the Manipulatory Session	109
9.	Schematic Outlines of a Few Model Sessions	115
10.	A Few Typical and Often-Encountered Manifestations of Inefficient Neuromotor Organization	145
11.	Additional Do's and Don'ts for a Future Practitioner	175
Part V	Illustrative Case Histories
12.	The Story of Hanoch's Return to the Flute	181
13.	Improving the Ability to Perform	191
14.	Remarks on Pain, Function, and Structure	199
15.	Reflections on the Creative Process	205
	Notes	211
	Bibliography	213
	Index	215