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"Of all his books, it [Body and Mature Behavior] remains the most succinct statement of his fundamental theory: A 'whole situation,' systems view of physical movement, thought, emotion, sensation, and environment."
- Mark Reese, author of a soon-to-be-published biography of Feldenkrais and co-author of Relaxercise
"Body & Mature Behavior powerfully presents Moshe Feldenkrais’s masterful genius in integrating body and mind, theory and practice, nature and culture, freedom and constraint."
- Richard Shusterman, professor of philosophy at Florida Atlantic University and author of Performing Live
"Body & Mature Behavior is a seminal work of creative thinking in which Feldenkrais articulates the philosophical underpinnings for the development of his extraordinary approach to human growth and learning, now known as the Feldenkrais Method."
- Jim Stephens PhD, PT, CFP, member of physical therapy faculty at Temple University
- Mark Reese, author of a soon-to-be-published biography of Feldenkrais and co-author of Relaxercise
"Body & Mature Behavior powerfully presents Moshe Feldenkrais’s masterful genius in integrating body and mind, theory and practice, nature and culture, freedom and constraint."
- Richard Shusterman, professor of philosophy at Florida Atlantic University and author of Performing Live
"Body & Mature Behavior is a seminal work of creative thinking in which Feldenkrais articulates the philosophical underpinnings for the development of his extraordinary approach to human growth and learning, now known as the Feldenkrais Method."
- Jim Stephens PhD, PT, CFP, member of physical therapy faculty at Temple University
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A victim of debilitating injuries, Moshe Feldenkrais was intimately aware of the link between bodily suffering and mental health. Through healing himself, he made revolutionary discoveries, culminating in the development of the method that now bears his name. In an intellectually rich and eloquent style, Feldenkrais delves into neurology, prehistory, child development, gravity and anti-gravity, reflexive versus learned behavior, the effects of emotion, especially anxiety, on posture, and most importantly, the inseparability of body and mind.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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The Master's 1st presentation of his Method's foundations,
By Eli Guy "Feldenkrais practitioner plus" (jerusalem) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Body and Mature Behaviour: A Study of Anxiety, Sex, Gravitation and Learning (Library Binding)
"I contend that rigidity [...] i.e., the adeherence to a principle to the utter exclusion of its opposite, is contrary to the laws of life." Thus wrote Feldenkrais in this book in 1949, when he was 45 years old, already an expert in Judo and with a PhD in physics. In those years he settled for some time in Britain after having emmigrated from Russia, where he was born, to Palestine, and then travelling to France, where he spent a few years studying science and training in Judo. The book presents the essence of his fenomenally wide perspective about re-opening the path for personal development. He puts himself alongside the great masters searching for methods for cure from ailments, both physical and mental. His motto is learning, which he considers "the uniqueness of Man". Learning in the deep, dynamic sense of perpetually creating and utilizing new options for experience and action. Continuous learning requires that we shall not forget that "...the principles we learn are themselves ephemeral and not absolute". Here are the foundations of his approach presented to the intelligent reader. To read the book you must be willing to deal with a style of writing which, however demanding, goes straight into all topics which Moshe considered vital to his method. A condensed description of the conditions of our existence, touching upon topics like neurology, prehistory, child development, individual--society relationships, and more. A rare discussion of gravitation and the anti-gravity mechanism is followed by a discussion of the effects of emotion (especially anxiety and the attitude to sexuallity) on posture and on personal patterns of movement. Here you can read one of Moshe's earlier presentation of the ideas that guided him through the development of his unique method and technique of therapy and instruction by direct contact with the nervous system. The aim is to re-tune it toward a gradual development of a personal style of action characterized by more freedom and elegance. If you are really interested in Moshe's ideas written in the pesronal, concentrated, somewhat arid style of his younger years, this book will be an exciting addition to your library for many years to come.
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The Master's 1st presentation of his Method's foundations,
By Eli Guy "Feldenkrais practitioner plus" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Body and Mature Behaviour: A Study of Anxiety, Sex, Gravitation and Learning (Library Binding)
I contend that rigidity [...] i.e., the adherence to a principle to the utter exclusion of its opposite, is contrary to the laws of life." Thus wrote Feldenkrais in this book in 1949, when he was 45 years old, already an expert in Judo and with a PhD in physics. In those years he settled for some time in Britain after having emigrated from Russia, where he was born, to Palestine, and then travelled to France, where he spent a few years studying science and training in Judo. The book presents the essence of his phenomenally wide perspective about re-opening the path for personal development.He puts himself alongside the great masters searching for methods for cure from ailments, both physical and mental. His motto is learning, which he considers "the uniqueness of Man". Learning in the deep, dynamic, sense of perpetually creating and utilizing new options for experience and action. Continuous learning requires that we shall not forget that "...the principles we learn are themselves ephemeral and not absolute". Here are the foundations of his approach presented to the intelligent reader. To read the book you must be willing to deal with a style of writing which, however demanding, goes straight into all topics which Moshe considered vital to his method. A condensed description of the conditions of our existence, touching upon such topics as neurology, prehistory, child development, individual-society relationships, and more. A rare discussion of gravitation and the anti-gravity mechanism is followed by a discussion of the effects of emotion (especially anxiety and the attitude to sexuality) on posture and on personal patterns of movement. Here you can read one of Moshe's earlier presentations of the ideas that guided him through the development of his unique method and technique of therapy and instruction by direct contact with the nervous system. The aim is to re-tune it toward a gradual development of a personal style of action characterized by more freedom and elegance. If you are really interested in Moshe's ideas written in the personal, concentrated, somewhat arid style of his younger years, this book will be an exciting addition to your library for many years to come 7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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This review is from: Body and Mature Behavior: A Study of Anxiety, Sex, Gravitation, and Learning (Paperback)
Every personal trainer should have to study Moshe. There should not be a choice. There is too much information that trainers do not understand and they can learn so much by studying these principles. If you want to seperate yourself from all other trainers read Moshe.
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