Feldenkrais emphasized the importance of kinaesthetic awareness, claiming that the sensory and motor systems are intricately connected. His method, dubbed "Awareness Through Movement," draws heavily from his experiences in judo, reflecting the meditative aspects of martial arts. He believed that focused conscious awareness could lead to significant improvements in movement, even for individuals with severe brain injuries. Feldenkrais criticized the reductionist view of the body in science, advocating for an understanding of the body as an integrated whole rather than a collection of parts.
Norman Doidge notes that Feldenkrais argued the sensory system and the body's motor system are related, helping to assess the success of movement.
According to Feldenkrais, conscious awareness—through focused self-direction in movement—can seem 'magical' in radically changing movement problems, even after serious brain damage.
Doidge highlights that Feldenkrais saw movement awareness as essential for holistic healing, founding his methods on ideas from Eastern martial arts, particularly judo.
Feldenkrais opposed the scientific view of the body as a machine, advocating instead for treating it as an integrated unitary whole.
Collection
[
|
...
]