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L i s te n to T h e A B M P Po d c a s t a t a b m p.co m /p o d c a s t s o r w h e reve r yo u a cce s s yo u r favo r i te p o d c a s t s 47 By improving the quality of how we move, we can enhance our physical abilities, cognitive function, and overall health and well-being—this is the premise of the Feldenkrais Method. This modality is based on the idea that movement, coupled with the brain's attention and awareness of self, is the key to effective learning that leads to change. This holistic approach seeks to address the whole person as a biological system, rather than as the symptoms of a particular condition or pathology. IMPROVING MOVEMENT The Feldenkrais Method is a somatic educational and integrated body-mind approach that aims to improve movement and function by increasing awareness of how the body moves and functions. It was developed by Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais, an Israeli physicist, engineer, and black belt judo master, who sought to create a system that could help people overcome limitations caused by injury, pain, or neurological conditions. The Feldenkrais Method uses functionally based variation, innovation, and differentiation in sensory-motor activity to break down habitual movement patterns that don't serve the person, and thus allow new ways of thinking, feeling, and action to emerge. This offers significant outcomes in terms of pain, anxiety, depression, and quality of life. It is unique in its scientific approach to self-improvement and uses movement of the body and support of the skeleton to enhance the capacity of motor learning and skills. TWO PATHS The Feldenkrais Method can be delivered in two ways: Awareness Through Movement and Functional Integration. Awareness Through Movement classes L i s te n to T h e A B M P Po d c a s t a t a b m p.co m /p o d c a s t s o r w h e reve r yo u a cce s s yo u r favo r i te p o d c a s t s 47 The Feldenkrais Method Approach to Movement Improving How We Move Improves How We Live By Chrish Kresge