A master of movement and the founder of the leading method that bears his name, Moshe Feldenkrais wrote several books about the body and healthy functioning thoughout his life. The Elusive Obvious was his last, and some would say most accessible book. Out of print for many years and still as valid as ever in its insights, this new edition will be treasured by a new generation of somatics practitioners, bodyworkers, dance teachers, and others.
Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais, D.Sc., (1904-1984) was a distinguished scientist, physicist, and engineer, and the founder of the method that now bears his name. His insights contributed to the development of the new field of somatic education and continue to influence disciplines ranging from the arts to physical and occupational therapy.
"The Elusive Obvious gives readers a sense of what it may
have been like to be with Feldenkrais in person. Across the pages,
Feldenkrais's take on a range of topics is punctuated with flashes
of brilliance (such as the exchange between him and anthropologist
Margaret Mead), and occasional free associations, but he always
circles back to his primary interest in habits, how we learn, and
how to learn better or more gratifying ways of performing actions.
It is here, in The Elusive Obvious, more than any other work
of his that I know, that Feldenkrais makes clear the extent to
which his understanding of brain plasticity informed his
discoveries of how to help people, and it shows the firm scientific
ground his method rested on."
--Norman Doidge, MD, from the foreword
"A neck injury prevented me from playing my cello for almost a
year. The Feldenkrais Method has saved my career and enabled me to
live a fuller life. The method helped me shift from elusive
sensations to obvious, clear, and specific ones, which resulted in
a more organic and efficient functioning. Noticing habitual
patterns of my body and mind, and allowing myself to experience new
sensations and possibilities, resulted in immense growth in my
cello performance, my teaching, and my experience of life. I highly
recommend that you read The Elusive Obvious, Dr.
Feldenkrais's clearly written explanation of his
method."
--Uri Vardi, professor of cello, University of Wisconsin-Madison
"Moshe Feldenkrais was a unique visionary, and a great philosopher
of consciousness and human evolution. The Elusive Obvious is
an outstanding presentation of his powerful ways of viewing and
improving life."
--Russell Delman, founder of The Embodied Life School
"Feldenkrais's work is innovative, gentle, and often strikingly
effective."
--ANDREW WEIL, MD Integrative Medicine pioneer and author "In
The Elusive Obvious we encounter a compelling intelligence
that is ahead of its time. It encourages us to promote a more
holistic view of human knowledge, capacity, and potency, a view of
knowledge that includes embodied attention and experience. Indeed,
we learn that we can recover what eluded us."
--Jennifer Kayle, associate professor, director of graduate studies
department of dance, University of Iowa "The Elusive Obvious
is Moshe Feldenkrais's most accessible book and covers his most
profound ideas and the fundamental principles behind his method. It
is an absolute must-read for anyone interested in the processes of
learning, healing, and self-improvement."
--Marek Wyszynski, physical therapist, cofounder of The Feldenkrais
Institute of New York "Dr Feldenkrais was a seminal
twentieth-century thinker. In the Awareness Through Movement system
he coached us to move better, hurt less, and have more choices. His
teaching stresses a gentle and natural framework for self-healing.
The Elusive Obvious presents the scientific logic for his
unique method."
--Deborah Goldberg, MD, pain specialist "Feldenkrais is not just
pushing muscles around, but changing
things in the brain itself."
--Karl Pribram, MD, neuroscientist "Feldenkrais is one of the best
ways to get in touch with your body and to open it up to new and
better movements than you thought possible."
--Hunter Pence, Major League Baseball player "The Elusive
Obvious brilliantly forecasts neuroscience research frameworks
like embodied cognition, dynamic systems theory, and enactivism,
which all confirm Dr. Feldenkrais's insights gained from study,
practice, and the sheer nerve to move against rivers of prevailing
thought. Read this book for its breathtaking, concise, and
compassionate wisdom; read to find courageous mantras for your
personal practice; or read simply to walk alongside the endlessly
hopeful, wise, and inquisitive mind of Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais."
--Andrew Belser, professor of movement, voice, and acting,
Pennsylvania State University "Feldenkrais has studied the body in
movement with a precision that I have found
nowhere else."
--PETER BROOK, OBE, theater and film director
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