The Elusive Obvious
  • Published: 23 April 2019
  • ISBN: 9781623173340
  • Imprint: North Atlantic
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 160
  • RRP: $49.99

The Elusive Obvious

The Convergence of Movement, Neuroplasticity, and Health

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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.

Discover the transformative insights of movement pioneer Moshe Feldenkrais

Essential reading for somatic practitioners, movement teachers, performing artists, and anyone interested in self-improvement and healing

As a scientist, martial artist, and founder of the Feldenkrais Method, Moshe Feldenkrais wrote several influential books on the relationship between movement, learning, and health. The Elusive Obvious is a thorough and accessible explanation of the method that is more relevant today than when it was first published, as current research strongly supports many of its insights.

The Feldenkrais Method has two main strands: Awareness Through Movement and Functional Integration. Both are renowned worldwide for their ability to reduce pain and anxiety, cultivate vitality, and improve performance.

This new edition of The Elusive Obvious includes a beautiful presentation featuring a fold-out insert with illustrations that depict these two approaches. By uncovering solutions that are often hidden in plain sight, this book can help you learn to move with greater ease, grace, and efficiency through the Feldenkrais Method.
  • Published: 23 April 2019
  • ISBN: 9781623173340
  • Imprint: North Atlantic
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 160
  • RRP: $49.99
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About the author

Moshe Feldenkrais

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.

Elizabeth Beringer studied directly with Feldenkrais and is one of the foremost teachers and trainers of the Method today.

Also by Moshe Feldenkrais

The Potent Self
Body And Mature Behavior
Body Awareness as Healing Therapy
Higher Judo
Embodied Wisdom
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Praise for The Elusive Obvious

  • "This is the most sophisticated and effective method I have seen for the prevention and reversal of deterioration of function." --Anthropologist Margaret Mead on the Feldenkrais Method
  • "Feldenkrais's work is innovative, gentle, and often strikingly effective.... I recommend the Feldenkrais Method to patients whose movement has been restricted by injury, cerebral palsy, stroke, fibromyalgia, and chronic pain. I also believe that the Feldenkrais Method can help all of us feel more comfortable in our bodies." --Andrew Weil, MD
  • "The Feldenkrais exercises are ingenious." --Sir Yehudi Menuhin, KBE, renowned violinist and student of Moshe Feldenkrais
  • "Feldenkrais has studied the body in movement with a precision I have found nowhere else." --Peter Brook, OBE, legendary theater and film director
  • "Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais's method will be of great benefit to all of humanity. From my own experience, I know the remarkable results achieved." --David Ben-Gurion, first prime minister of Israel