Mabel Elsworth Todd pioneered ideokinesis in the 1920s. Her book, The Thinking Body, described new ways to use all the senses as well as inner feeling and imagination to retrain the body to move with ease and balance. The system became an invaluable tool for generations of dancers, actors, and performance artists, thanks largely to one of its most important teachers, André Bernard (1924-2003). This book presents an introduction to the practice as well as a lengthy interview with Bernard and two meticulously detailed workshop protocols illustrated with 52 photographs and line drawings.
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"[André Bernard] taught with uncommon sensitivity and unparalleled knowledge of the kinesthetic realm. Those of us fortunate enough to study with André were given a learning experience that continues to resonate with every movement we make. What a gift to have this record of his work!"
—Pamela Matt, Professor Emeritus, Department of Dance, Arizona State University, Prescott, AZ
"I quote André's images and explanations to my Rolfing clients daily. His true kindness and gentleness are indelibly etched into my neuromuscular pathways, and I can only hope to continue educating and touching people's lives in this context."
—Kayte Ringer, Rolfer, New York City
—Pamela Matt, Professor Emeritus, Department of Dance, Arizona State University, Prescott, AZ
"I quote André's images and explanations to my Rolfing clients daily. His true kindness and gentleness are indelibly etched into my neuromuscular pathways, and I can only hope to continue educating and touching people's lives in this context."
—Kayte Ringer, Rolfer, New York City
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André Bernard was raised in Columbia, South Carolina. He graduated at age nineteen from the University of South Carolina with a chemistry and math major and a theater minor. His professional acting career included over a hundred performances both On and Off Broadway and appearances on television. Bernard was a student of Barbara Clark, who further developed ideokinesis after she studied with the founder, Mabel Elsworth Todd. From 1966 until 2001, Bernard taught ideokinesis at the New York University and elsewhere. He died in May 2003 in New York City.
Wolfgang Steinmuller studied medicine in Freiburg/Brsg, Germany, and trained in the Feldenkrais method with Mia Segal from 1986 to 1989. His important teachers in the field of movement have included Andre Bernard and Amos Hetz of Israel. He works as a physician in private practice. He is the anatomy teacher and medical director of the Soma-Institut, which offers continuing education for bodyworkers.
Ursula Stricker has been dancing and drawing ever since she could. She lives and works as visual and movement artist and teacher for placement and creative dance in Oberdiessbach and Bern, Switzerland.
Wolfgang Steinmuller studied medicine in Freiburg/Brsg, Germany, and trained in the Feldenkrais method with Mia Segal from 1986 to 1989. His important teachers in the field of movement have included Andre Bernard and Amos Hetz of Israel. He works as a physician in private practice. He is the anatomy teacher and medical director of the Soma-Institut, which offers continuing education for bodyworkers.
Ursula Stricker has been dancing and drawing ever since she could. She lives and works as visual and movement artist and teacher for placement and creative dance in Oberdiessbach and Bern, Switzerland.
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As a Certified Pilates Teacher and Hellerwork Pactitioner this book has provided an in depth understanding of the body's wisdom. I highly recommend this book for all Pilates Instructors and Rolfers! Mabel Todd was a heroine!
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I have taken a workshop with Andre Bernard. This book is transcribed by someone who was in a workshop. It is almost verbatum, and takes me right back to class! It is a great book!!
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This is a wonderful book that keeps Andre Bernard's thoughts and teachings in the technique of ideokinesis.
I recommend this book for actors, dancers and people of any profession! It speaks clearly to having a healthy mind-body relationship with an understanding of how our body parts fit together. The reader will have a journey that leads to a pain free body and sensible postural pattern. A must read!
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fundamental standing position, constructive rest position, tactile aid, postural pattern, thigh sockets, drop ofwater, neck pit, thigh creases, muscle pattern, earth thrust, compression axis, tensile members, femur bones, contact improvisation, femur heads, tensile axis, skeletal parts, head sliding, side lying position Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- The Thinking Body by Mabel Todd on 6 pages
- Human Movement Potential: Its Ideokinetic Facilitation by Lulu E. Sweigard on 4 pages
- Hidden You: What You are and What to Do About it by Mabel Elsworth Todd on page 4
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