Dr.
Feldenkrais teaching in Amherst, MA. 
Dr. Moshé Feldenkrais
Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais, D.Sc., (1904-1984) was a distinguished scientist, physicist and engineer. He earned his D.Sc. in Physics from the Sorbonne and was a close associate of Nobel Prize Laureate Frederic Joliot-Curie at the Curie Institute in Paris, where they conducted research together. He was also a respected Judo instructor and author of many books on the subject. Living in England in the 1940’s, Feldenkrais found himself unable to walk after suffering a serious injury. He began an intense exploration into the relationship between bodily movement, and healing, feeling, thinking, and learning. As a result, he restored his ability to walk and made revolutionary discoveries, culminating in the development of the method that now bears his name.
Before he passed away in 1984, in Tel-Aviv, Israel,
Feldenkrais personally trained a small group of practitioners to continue
his work. Today there are over 6,000 Feldenkrais Practitioners around the
globe. His insights contributed to the development of the new field of somatic
education and continue to influence disciplines such as the arts, education,
psychology, child development, physical and occupational therapy, sports
enhancement, and gerontology.
Books in English by Moshe Feldenkrais
The Potent Self
New York: Harper&Row, 1985.
The Master Moves
Cupertino, CA: Meta Publications, 1984. The Elusive Obvious. Cupertino,
CA: Meta Publications, 1981.
Body Awareness as Healing Therapy:
The Case of Nora
Berkeley, CA: Frog Press/Somatic Resources, 1977, 1994.
Awareness Through Movement: Health
Exercises for Personal Growth
New York: Harper Collins, 1972.
Higher Judo: Groundwork
New York: Frederick Warne & Co., 1952.
Body and Mature Behavior: A Study
of Anxiety, Sex, Gravitation and Learning
New York: International Universities Press, 1950, 1980.
Judo: The Art of Defense and
Attack
New York: Frederick Warne & Co., 1944, 1967.
*All books listed above, except for Judo: The Art of Defense and Attack, are available from Feldenkrais Resources at 800-765-1907.
