Nancy Wozny: A Visit with Ruthy Alon
I very much enjoyed the article below published several years ago by Nancy Wozny on her “Motion Potion” blog. Her latest writings can be found on her Dance Hunter blog. Feldenkrais-types may be familiar with **some** of the stories that Ruthy tells Nancy below. But there are some interesting tidbits about Moshe and the development [...]
Beware Trainers Bearing Grudges
“Sed quis Custodiet ipsos Custodes?” – Juvenal A small investigation of something Moshe Feldenkrais attempted to teach….and what a few of his students actually learned. Moshe Feldenkrais Lecture and Demonstration Thursday, June, 23 1977, From the San Francisco Training Transcripts. Moshe speaking during a Functional Integration demonstration: “I used to take it differently. This [...]
Bone Mineral Content And Fractures: Are They Related?
Image by Woody Collins via Flickr In a previous post on the relationship between structural “deviations” and pain symptoms we discussed how specific issues such as “disk protrusions” and “torn rotator cuffs” are not necessarily related to pain symptoms – regardless of what well-meaning health practitioners may tell us. Now, let’s talk about a related [...]
Ruthy Alon: Talking To The Bones
I recently caught up with Ruthy Alon while she was in preparation for an upcoming 4-month international trip to teach Bones For Life and Feldenkrais. One of Moshe’s original “gang of 13″ students, Ruthy speaks not only about the development and origination of her own work – Bones For Life – but also her beginnings [...]
Is “Bones For Life” Feldenkrais?
I’ve heard some conversations recently in which people ask, “Is Bones For Life® Feldenkrais®?” or simply state, “Bones for Life IS NOT Feldenkrais!!” Neither statement makes any sense. Here’s an idea. How about asking questions about the “new” methodologies in a way that is consistent with Feldenkrais learning principles? How about asking what will help people [...]
