I just noticed a mention of Feldenkrais on a report called, “A Christian reflection on the “New Age.” posted on the Vatican website here. The report does nothing more than lump Feldenkrais in with other approaches but it is interesting to read the full report. They Vatican scholars (whoever they might be) do seem to…
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Proud to announce this recently found and digitally remastered photo of Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais with his favorite monkey: Jerome Karzen. Enjoy! You can find more about Moshe’s Monkey at his website: https://jerrykarzen.com/
Read More →The link to the letter below by Jack Heggie was originally posted on SomaSimple.com. It was sent to me by a reader. Thank you. Jack Heggie passed away, reportedly by suicide. Ryan Nagy talks about the apparent suicide (years apart) of Jack Heggie and Martin Weiner in this blog post (click). Jack’s letter below gets…
Read More →Here is the great Moshe Feldenkrais teaching at the San Francisco training on June 30, 1977. And attacking and criticizing other methods. Feldenkrais is better than everything…including meditation. Feldenkrais: Meditation is a drug for idiots “…doing, moving, and acting is better than meditating. If you meditate, it is only if you act wrongly that the…
Read More →Toxic Feldenkrais Quotes: Moshe and his use of the word, “idiot” and “idiotic.” “…it is you who is a nasty idiot.” – June, 22nd 1977, SF Training Could you imagine being in training program with Moshe Feldenkrais and having him scream at you and kick you and repeatedly call you and your fellow students “idiots”…
Read More →Jeff Haller, has a YouTube video called, “Moving Towards Emotional Dignity.” I like Jeff as a Feldenkrais teacher and have experienced one of his advanced workshops. It was brilliant. However, listening to the video below, gave me the creeps. Jeff simply repeats – adnauseam – buzzwords from the popular culture. Feldenkrais helps you move towards…
Read More →Rather than talking about what Feldenkrais IS, let’s talk about what it is NOT. If the allegations of rape, harassment, and bullying by Feldenkrais trainers in the Feldenkrais Guild are true, we can say that Feldenkrais is: – not a cure for being a rapist. – not a cure for being a bully. – not…
Read More →Something that has been written by several Feldenkrais practitioners from the Amherst training when talking about the alleged abuse is that, “I knew about Frank (or Ned or Dennis etc) twenty years ago, but I did not say anything because I wanted to protect the method.” The method (or more accurately, “The Guild system”) was…
Read More →“The official position is that this is not a public matter.” – Feldenkrais Guild Board Member. “I just wanted to echo what the board [of the Feldenkrais Guild of North America] has been saying. … In the case of the process for addressing these [sexual harrasment] concerns, I see that an incredible amount of care…
Read More →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…
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