Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais, D.Sc., (1904-1984) was a distinguished scientist, physicist and engineer. He earned his D.Sc. in Physics from the Sorbonne and was a close associate of Nobel Prize Laureate Frederic Joliot-Curie at the Curie Institute in Paris, where they conducted research together.

He was also a respected Judo instructor and author of many books on the subject. Living in England in the 1940Ís, Feldenkrais found himself unable to walk after suffering a serious injury. He began an intense exploration into the relationship between bodily movement and healing, feeling, thinking, and learning. As a result, he restored his ability to walk and made revolutionary discoveries, culminating in the development of the method that now bears his name.

Before he passed away in 1984, in Tel-Aviv, Israel, Feldenkrais personally trained a small group of practitioners to continue his work. Today there are nearly 4,000 Feldenkrais Practitioners around the globe. His insights contributed to the development of the new field of somatic education and continue to influence disciplines such as the arts, education, psychology, child development, physical and occupational therapy, sports enhancement, and gerontology.

Books in English by Moshe Feldenkrais:

• The Potent Self. Berkeley, CA: Frog Press/Somatic Resources, 1985, 200.
• The Master Moves. Cupertino, CA: Meta Publications, 1984.
• The Elusive Obvious. Cupertino, CA: Meta Publications, 1981.
• Body Awareness as Healing Therapy: The Case of Nora. Berkeley, CA: Frog Press/Somatic Resources, 1977, 1994.
• Awareness Through Movement: Health Exercises for Personal Growth. New York: Harper Collins, 1972.
• Higher Judo: Groundwork. New York: Frederick Warne & Co., 1952.
• Body and Mature Behavior: A Study in Anxiety, Sex, Gravitation and Learning. Berkeley, CA: Frog Press/Somatic Resources, 1950, 1980, 2005.
• Judo: The Art of Defense and Attack. New York: Frederick Warne & Co., 1944, 1967. Out of Print

*All books listed above are available from Feldenkrais Resources, except for Judo: The Art of Defense and Attack.

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