Moshe Feldenkrais

Moshe Feldenkrais, a judo black belt and internationally renowned physicist, created the Feldenkrais Method in the 1940s. It focuses on the quality of movement for a better awareness of oneself in action. In addition to using the major fundamental principles of the mechanics of moving bodies (relationship to gravity, direction, speed, friction, etc.) and the relationship to the ground beloved by the martial artists, he was inspired by the different stages of motor development of children (his wife was a pediatrician). He created hundreds of lessons in which he leads us to look for an elegant and efficient movement by reducing useless efforts.

After a serious knee injury and refusing surgery, Moshe developed his method to relearn how to walk. He has worked with a wide range of people, from people suffering from cerebral palsy to elite athletes, intellectuals such as Margaret Mead, and established artists such as Yehudi Menuhin, Igor Markevitch or Peter Brook. The famous photo of Ben Gurion performing a headstand on the beach gave Moshe the recognition he needed to teach his method internationally.