about feldenkrais
Who was Moshe Feldenkrais?
Dr Moshe Feldenkrais was a physicist and engineer whose interest in improving human development through movement led him to create the Feldenkrais Method over a period of forty years.
He was a keen athlete and a pioneer of martial arts in the West. As a young sportsman Moshe sustained serious knee injuries. This led him to investigate a formidable range of scientific fields in the hope of finding his own alternative to permanent disability.
He studied anatomy, physiology, neurology, biomechanics, cybernetics, child development and psychology. He experimented relentlessly on himself and attained a high degree of functionality in Judo. He also wrote many books on these subjects.
Moshe lived in Israel after World War II and taught in Europe and the United States. He died in 1984 but his influence and ideas live on.