Feldenkrais Resources

Washington DC Quest

By Moshe Feldenkrais

In 1981 Moshe taught a series of workshops in the US before heading to Amherst for the teacher training there. Moshe was at a creative peak with these workshops and they remain legendary events in history of the Method in the US.

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In 1981 Moshe taught a series of workshops in the US before heading to Amherst for the teacher training there. Moshe was at a creative peak with these workshops and they remain legendary events in history of the Method in the US. Of special interest to practitioners is the way Moshe interweaves the lessons for the public and the lessons he chooses. We are pleased to be publishing a re-mastered version of the DC Quest workshop. The workshop spreads over five days and includes (13) ATM lessons. Click below to see a complete index of titles:
  • Introduction (FRIDAY) (00:02:31 runtime)
  • ATM #1 Lengthening to Roll (Right side) (FRIDAY) (1:24:13 runtime)
  • TALK #1 Learning Goals and Strategies (FRIDAY) (00:08:24 runtime)
  • ATM #2 Lengthening to Roll (part two) With visualization (continuation of track 2) (FRIDAY) (00:49:34 runtime)
  • TALK #2 The Relationship between Acting and Thinking and how to learn to think/do differently (SATURDAY) (00:59:34 runtime)
  • ATM #3 Small Movements Leading to Big Result (SATURDAY) (01:19:22 runtime)
  • ATM #4 On Hands and Knees Sitting to the Right (SATURDAY) (00:32:17 runtime)
  • TALK #3 The Autonomy of the Child (embedded within the ATM) (SATURDAY) (00:19:17 runtime)
  • ATM #5 On Hands and Knees Continued: Sitting backward (SATURDAY) 00:43:45 runtime)
  • TALK #4 Recalling the Events of the Day; Anchoring Memory (SATURDAY) (00:08:35 runtime)
  • ATM #6 Sitting: carrying leg right and left involving the entire self (SUNDAY) (00:47:45 runtime)
  • TALK #5 Impotence/Insignificance (embedded within ATM) (SUNDAY) (00:10:47 runtime)
  • ATM #7 Pregnant with Twins: head movements in three positions (SUNDAY) (00:44:40 runtime)
  • Demonstration (SUNDAY) (00:04:08 runtime)
  • ATM Sitting: carrying the leg right and left, continued (SUNDAY) (00:06:55 runtime)
  • TALK #6 Feeling Changes (Q and A) and TALK #7 Autonomy of the Child (SUNDAY) (00:14:17 runtime)
  • ATM #8 In Sitting: Mouth to leg, Holding the foot, rolling in a complete circle (SUNDAY) (00:55:24 runtime)
  • Demonstrations (SUNDAY) (00:42:26 runtime)
  • TALK #8 Invariance (MONDAY) (00:30:47 runtime)
  • ATM #9 Variations of Flexion of Leg on Side leading to Circles (MONDAY) (00:07:47 runtime)
  • TALK #9 On Learning (embedded in ATM) (MONDAY) (00:41:12 runtime)
  • TALK #10 Adapting to the Environment (MONDAY) (00:33:31 runtime)
  • ATM #10 On Side: coordinating movements of the head and legs (MONDAY) (00:13:13 runtime)
  • ATM #11 Modes of Locomotion; crossing one knee in front of the other (MONDAY) (00:10:41 runtime)
  • TALK #12 Weber Fechner Law explained (MONDAY) (00:15:37 runtime)
  • TALK #13 Improvements in locomotion relate to advances in human culture (MONDAY) (00:05:36 runtime)
  • ATM continued (MONDAY) (00:09:19 runtime)
  • ATM #12 Sitting up from Belly (MONDAY) (00:22:19 runtime)
  • ATM #13 Spiral to Standing (MONDAY) (00:34:13 runtime)

Moshe Feldenkrais, D. Sc. (1904 - 1984) began developing what has become known as the Feldenkrais Method after he sustained a crippling knee injury while working in England during World War II. His own recovery process and subsequent wide-ranging research resulted in the creation of a unique educational system that incorporated his background in physics, Judo, and a lifelong interest in human development. By the end of Dr. Feldenkrais’s life, the Feldenkrais Method had gained an International reputation and he had trained a significant number of teachers. The Method that bears his name continues to evolve and spread across the globe.

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