Ruthy Alon's description of Feldenkrais work in Mindful Spontaneity is a favored text of a generation of Feldenkrais enthusiasts. Alon weaves experiential and theoretical information in a poetic yet pragmatic language. These simple and unexpected suggestions will help everyone who suffers from restricted movement or pain to find a new sense of freedom.
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"Ruthy Alon's exercises will enable many people to tap into the natural wisdom of their bodies and find greater ease and freedom in their lives."
-Jack Heggie, author of Skiing With the Whole Body
"Ruthy Alon, one of the world's leading Feldenkrais teachers, has written a book which offers magical results for all those who enter within and read."
-David Zemach-Bersin, co-author of Relaxercise
-Jack Heggie, author of Skiing With the Whole Body
"Ruthy Alon, one of the world's leading Feldenkrais teachers, has written a book which offers magical results for all those who enter within and read."
-David Zemach-Bersin, co-author of Relaxercise
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Ruthy Alon began working with Moshe Feldenkrais in the 1960s in Israel, and is considered one of the foremost teachers of The Feldenkrais Method in the world. She teaches throughout Europe, America, and Australia as well as in Israel, where she makes her home.
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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
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I used to see a chiropractor for alignments quite often, but since I read and used Mindful Spontaneity I have gained awareness of my back and internal muscles that connect to the back. The result is a beautiful change in my body's structure: I am taller, the curve in my lumbar is gone, and so on. Every vertabrae in my back is moveable and dynamic now. And I haven't visited my Chiropractor since. I also adopted Ruth's blanket exercises that I do most mornings to remove acquired stiffness from my sleep. This book changed my life for the better.
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Ruthy Alon's book sets out to accomplish much through its words. This is a book that needs more than just reading; it needs to be lived in order to to review it, which is what the book is all about: it points out for us a way of living that is finer and gentler than what we--many of us--are accustomed to. It is a book that could be called the poetry of motion. I recommend it to anyone seeking a deeper sense of movement that arises from a deeper sense of life
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Ruthy Alon's writing is so very eloquent. She shows the reader how to look deep within themselves, how to discover what might be getting in their way of achieving optimum back health and relief from chronic pain. Moshe Feldenkrais's " Magic Roller Technique", which Ms Alon learned from the master himself, is described in amazing precision within this book. After several back operations, I know my life would be filled with daily pain--pain that would keep me from doing what I want to do--except that I lie on the floor almost every day and go through the motions. I have learned, through Ms Alon's teachings, to give myself the pure gift of letting myself feel good. I had almost forgotten how pain-free felt.
If it's hard to find or expensive on Amazon, try the publisher: North Atlantic Books, or check out places like Barnes & Noble ($23.00, at the time of this review).
If it's hard to find or expensive on Amazon, try the publisher: North Atlantic Books, or check out places like Barnes & Noble ($23.00, at the time of this review).
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mindful Spontaneity
The bood was in perfect condition as promissed. The content is well written and very infromative. The book provides an excelle nt overview of the fieldencris therapy.
Published 26 days ago by Raymond L. Harry
Great resource; somewhat verbose
The Feldenkrais method is a new way of approaching movement that solves many kinds of chronic pain. It also gives a new, easier way to move and live your life. Read more
Published on November 20, 2007 by S. Arora
I could not read this book
As you can see from the above title, I did not read this book. I borrowed it from the library and managed to get through but 30 pages. Read more
Published on February 4, 2002
A must-have for anyone that has undergone back surgery.
Forget what your doctor and your physical therapist have told you about healing your back after surgery (which probably isn't much). Read more
Published on September 23, 1998
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If a deep curve in the lower back structure were the cause of all back troubles, then millions of people the world over would endure constant suffering. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
organic honesty, primal learning, organic learning, functional honesty, gap between the hands, upright alignment, organic logic, ideal posture, functional memory, back vertebrae, sitting bones, pelvic movement, entire spine Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Awareness Through Movement, Feldenkrais Method, Moshe Feldenkrais, Primal Moving New!
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If a deep curve in the lower back structure were the cause of all back troubles, then millions of people the world over would endure constant suffering. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
organic honesty, primal learning, organic learning, functional honesty, gap between the hands, upright alignment, organic logic, ideal posture, functional memory, back vertebrae, sitting bones, pelvic movement, entire spine Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Awareness Through Movement, Feldenkrais Method, Moshe Feldenkrais, Primal Moving New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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