The Feldenkrais method : teaching by handling
"The Feldenkrais Method: Teaching by Handling is a presentation of the system of Functional Integration devised by the Israeli scientist Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais. The Feldenkrais 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: muscular tonicity -- even spasticity -- is actually modified, the range of movement is enhanced, movement becomes more coordinated, and the overall efficiency and comfort of muscular functioning is increased. In The Feldenkrais Method, Yochanan Rywerant has devised a framework for understanding an immensely subtle and elusive technique for human change. From detailed discussions on manipulation and teaching to basic techniques and other considerations, the author makes this complex system more accessible to both novice and experienced practitioners. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET
Print Book, English, [2003]
Basic Health Publications, in association with the K.S. Giniger Co., New York, N.Y., North Bergen, NJ, [2003]
xiii, 221 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
9781591200222, 1591200229
52566509
Manipulation as nonverbal communication between teacher and pupil
The approach to communicative manipulation
The unit of communicative manipulation (the manipulon)
A classification of manipulons
The various modes of the pupil's response: the limbic and cortical levels of control
Some physical principles involved in functional integration
Increasing efficiency: directions of movement, timing, and the teacher's own body awareness
The form of the manipulatory session
Schematic outlines of a few model sessions
A few typical and often-encountered manifestations of inefficient neuromotor organization
Additional do's and don'ts for a future practitioner
The story of Hanoch's return to the flute
Improving the ability to perform
Remarks on pain, function, and structure
Reflections on the creative process
Originally published: San Francisco : Harper & Row, ©1983