Links to The Feldenkrais Method of Somatic Education®

The Feldenkrias Guild of North America has an official website which serves both the general public and practitioners of the Method. You will find it is comprehensive, including countless articles, class and practitioner listings throughout the country, SenseAbility newsletter archives, as well as books and audio to purchase. www.feldenkrais.com

Feldenkrais Resources is the largest and oldest place to go for Feldenkrais materials for home study. Use this website for a wealth of movement lessons on CD and DVD. www.feldenkraisresources.com

Achieving Excellence in Boulder Colorado has a growing number of books and audio available. You will also find free samples of audio lessons, free articles and chapter selections from books. They offer a 10% discount on the front page of their monthly newsletters if you want to sign up. www.achievingexcellence.com

Alan Questel who was one of my Feldenkrais Trainers has the most elegantly playful Feldenkrais site that I have seen. I strongly recommend his CD sets if you are looking for materials to purchase. www.uncommonsensing.com

Audio Lesson of the Month:

Lavinia Plonka, author and Feldenkrais teacher offers a free Awareness Through Movement lesson which can be downloaded every month, as well as an archive of previously offered lessons. Her website also includes a number of articles and essays about the work from her unique point of view.   http://www.laviniaplonka.com/lesson.html

Wonderful Videos on YouTube:

This guild-produced video is an enthusiastic introduction to The Feldenkrais Method. Included are mini interviews with Feldenkrais class participants who describe some of the ways in which these movement explorations have enhanced their lives.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_i5QuIqcQo&feature=related

Ruthy Alon, one of Moshe's original 13 students and a master teacher in her own right, has created this inspiring presentation of the Feldenkrais Method in action. She flows through sequences of movement which are based entirely on specific Awareness Through Movement lessons which have been interlaced together into one elegant "dance". (This beautiful video is in four parts.  See "Related Videos" in the right hand column for parts 2 ,3, and 4)  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igpJeOkgfzw&feature=related         

This short video called "Gravity Baby" is an excellent demonstration of movement the way nature intended. In aging, balance, ease and joy can seem more and more difficult to find within ourselves. Feldenkrais lessons, however, can provide a way back to this childlike state.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm72DAE0h_o&feature=related

Research:

To learn more about research which has studied the effectiveness of Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement classes, try this link. The list includes studies on low back pain, fibromyalgia, balance, stroke, multiple sclerosis, arthritis, flexibility among others. Each includes a short description of results, as well as listing original source materials for further reading. http://www.achievingexcellence.com/p-research.html