The post below was originally posted online by one of Moshe Feldenkrais' longtime confidants and students who graduated from the San Francisco Feldenkrais training. We are posting it without his permission and after the website it was posted on was deleted. Historical document from a San Francisco graduate. This is the "true history“ VII presented on May 4’08 the birthday of Moshé Feldenkrais My “Affidavit” I, [name redacted], make this “Affidavit”, knowing full well this is a legal document where-by I cannot make a false statement knowingly. This is the same as swearing, to tell the truth in a court of law. So on that note I write this “Affidavit”, under the penalty of perjury. Meaning that if I lie, knowing that I’m making a false statement, I can be prosecuted in a co
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Note: The Feldenkrais Guild has allegations against trainers going back more than 30 years and has shown little progress in combating the problem. It may be best to either go public with your accusations or go directly to an attorney and then file a lawsuit or go to the police. A long and detailed article from RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) You should be able to feel comfortable in your place of work or learning. If you are being sexually harassed, you can report it to the authorities at your job or school. What is sexual harassment? Sexual harassment includes unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical harassment of a sexual nature in the workplace or learning environment, according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Comm
Read MoreSascha Krausneker, Feldenkrais Training Organizer There are multiple accusations against Sascha Krausneker. Multiple, detailed accusations against him, accusing him of sexual coercion, violence and harassment towards a Feldenkrais student and a Feldenkrais practitioner. There are multiple, credible second-person accounts of the abuse. There was a police report filed against Sascha. And we have multiple credible reports of him having sexual relationships with – and harassing – a student in a training program that he organized. We have reason to believe there are more.
Read MoreRepost: Dennis Leri, Feldenkrais Trainer, Buddhist and Sexual Harasser?
Denis Leri, Feldenkrais Trainer Denis Leri. We were sent multiple messages that he and Frank Wildman were engaged in a contest to see who could "fuck" the most number of students. And there was a report that at one time he was not allowed to be alone with female students during a particular training. Denis reportedly has been against certifying more female Feldenkrais trainers: "In a lengthy conversation with Dennis Leri, some years ago, I raised several questions, about why some highly competent women were rejected as “trainers”, by Frank Wildmann and Dennis Leri. They had no justifiable reason except as Dennis said, he just did not like [trainer candidate name] who Dennis told me, was just as bad as Anat Baniel, who Dennis clearly disliked intensely."
Read MoreRepost: Allegations Against Former Feldenkrais Trainer Frank Wildman
Frank Wildman, Feldenkrais Trainer On January, 30th, 2018, the FGNA reported that "Frank Wildman “relinquished” his membership and status with the organization. No additional information was given. None. Sexual harassment allegations have been swirling around Frank Wildman for decades. Why did the FGNA not mention this? Why was no additional information given? When were the first reports of ethics violations against Frank Wildman? If there were violations reported and they were of a sexual nature and not dealt with then the FGNA could be considered complicit in later acts, yes? Here is a link to the original anonymous email complaint against Frank Wildman that was forward to the creator of FeldenkraisHistoryX: https://feldenkraishistoryx.com/2019/01/22/decertifying-fgna-trainers-re-f
Read MoreWe have received allegations that Feldenkrais Trainer David Bersin of the Feldenkrais Institute of New York is involved in the cover-up of the sexual harassment allegation in the Feldenkrais Guild trainer community. Bersin has reportedly told several people that the Feldenkrais Guild will likely not survive another lawsuit and he is begging victims of the trainer sex scandal to not go public with their accusations. We will report more as the situation develops. ...
Read MoreDisgraced Feldenkrais Trainer Frank Wildman Wants New Training
In August of 2019, former Feldenkrais Trainer Frank Wildman showed up in Costa Rica to give a talk on Feldenkrais. According to several participants Frank said the the Feldenkrais Guild has lost it's way and that he left voluntarily. Frank wants to organize an independent Feldenkrais training in Costa Rica. But be warned! Frank has no right to certify anyone. He is no longer associated with any Feldenkrais Guild. And Frank has allegations of sexual harassment and rape going back decades! Frank's new website is called Frank Wildman Movement. ...
Read MoreElinor Silverstein: Longtime FGNA Board Member and Amherst graduate. What does she know about the sexual harassment, rape and violence allegations in the Feldenkrais Guild training system? Why did she never speak out during her 20-year+ tenure as a board member? Elinor has a new book coming out in 2020. It is called, "How To Fake Sincerity." It will be published by David Bersin and Elizabeth Beringer from Feldenkrais Resources. ...
Read MoreJerry Karzen has been telling people for decades that Moshe Feldenkrais "made" him a trainer. Is that true? Dr. Feldenkrais chose him [Jerry Karzen} to be a Trainer in 1982 along with Mia Segal, Yochanon Rywerant, Ruthy Alon, Chava Shelhav, Miriam Pfeffer, Anat Baniel, and the late Bruria Milo and Gaby Yaron. Screenshot taken on August 15th, 2017 from a now deleted website called Feldenkrais Hawaiss. Moshe never used the word trainer. And Jerry Karzen never called himself a trainer until after Moshe Feldenkrais's death. The first person to publicly use the phrase, "Feldenkrais Trainer" was Jerry Karzen (!) and you can see on the document below, that it was Jerry Karzen who proclaimed that several of his colleagues were "trainers" and Karzen himself notes in the document below:
Read MoreThose who think they are doing something "good" or "noble" by hiding the Feldenkrais trainer sexual harassment allegations are mistaken. Looking the other way while students and other members of your community are harassed, assaulted or bullied is an act of deep hypocrisy. There are Guild Certified Feldenkrais trainers who have been traveling the world for over 30 years preaching about maturity, awareness, and independence. And they have also been abusing students, assistant trainers, and even Feldenkrais training organizers. Mature people do not rape. Mature people do not protect rapists. Wake up. Grow up. Get the violent abusers out of your community. Come to terms with the limitations of your work and your legal and social structures.
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