Feldenkrais Method

  • The Feldenkrais method was developed by Moshe Feldenkrais to help people develop their body and mind.
  • Feldenkrais helps people move smoothly and without pain.
  • Ruth offers Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement(TM) classes (see front page) which are group classes, as well as individual one-on-one Functional Integration classes either online or in person. During Functional Integration, the teacher guides an individual student in movement lessons using gentle, non-invasive touch as the primary means of communication. Contact: knillruth00@gmail.com.
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Here is a Playlist about Feldenkrais.

Dena Bagwell's Testimonial

My feet are no longer numb – my ankles are less swollen than earlier, and Ruth touched a part of my feet I’ve never felt before. This helped with a problem I have had for three years. It’s going to be great going to bed with my feet feeling normal and not numb. She’s a hoot and very dedicated to her work and helping people.

Feldenkrais session with Dena Feldenkrais session with Dena Feldenkrais session with Dena

Samantha Kern's Testimonial

I felt much more connection with my body after the session. I have done various athletic activities throughout my life and have discovered some discomfort in my ribcage to my hips, and in my shoulder from playing the cello. I knew that I held uneven tension and posture, and we discovered a twisting motion on my left side. After exploring certain movements, we were able to target it. I am so glad that Ruth was able to help me isolate that movement and focus on correcting it. Her respect and assessment when maneuvering my body in the session was professional and they always made sure that I was not in pain when applying the Jeremy Krauss Methods. Thank you so much for the session!

Feldekrais session with Samantha

About Moshe Feldenkrais’ Engineering Doctorate

Moshe Feldenkrais completed an engineering doctorate at the Sorbonne in 1945 (INGENIEUR-DOCTEUR). He assisted Frederik Joilot-Curie with experiments in high voltage isotope separation, and his thesis describes practical methods of measuring high voltages. While he is often described as a physcist, he was always employed as an engineer rather than a physcist, and his doctorate was not in physics. Images of the original thesis were located with generous help from Eva Laser and Christian Buckard, who accessed archival material at the Sorbonne.

We are currently transcribing and translating the thesis; as far as we know, no transcription existed online before we began this work. Several pages of transcribed and translated thesis are linked here. Partial transcription (English and French).

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