The teacher of the Feldenkrais method  works with processes, specific motor sequences that convey  awareness, thought, perception and imagination through movement . Let’s find out better.

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What the teacher of the Feldenkrais method does

The sequences proposed by the teacher of the Feldenkrais method are usually gradual. Many follow motor development and then go on to act on daily gestures (for example, stretching or bending over to take an object). Other lessons are based on the exploration of joints, muscles, postural relationships. In any case, these are easy, unusual and pleasant movements. The main goal is to reorganize the economy of the movement of the individual. In addition, improve awareness and sensitivity, expand the repertoire of movement, reduce the expenditure of energy by improving the effectiveness of our actions.

The teacher of the Feldenkrais method works with individuals and groups in the most diverse contexts: healthcare, educational, artistic, sports, etc.

Become a teacher of the Feldenkrais method

The Feldenkrais method can only be taught by teachers who have graduated after four years of training.
After successfully attending the first two years of the course and enrolling in the third, the trainee will be authorized to teach ” Getting to know each other through movement ” for personal learning purposes and will qualify as a “teacher – student authorized to teach “Awareness through Movement” lessons (group lessons) “. With the achievement of the diploma following a final exam, the student will be authorized to professionally practice both the teaching of “Knowing oneself through movement” and the manual technique of “

In Italy, the reference for the Feldenkrais method is the Italian Association of Feldenkrais Method Teachers ( AIIMF ), a non-profit professional association founded in 1987 which acts as guarantor of the training of five schools for teachers of the Feldenkrais method in Italy.

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The Feldenkrais method teacher in Italy and abroad

Developed around the 1950s , the Feldenkrais method began to spread in Italy starting from the 1980s thanks to a few teachers trained abroad. These same teachers in 1987 founded the AIIMF. In 1988, two training courses for teachers were launched in Milan and Rome, concluded in 1992, which graduate dozens of teachers. To them we owe a further impulse to the spread of the method in Italy.

The diplomas obtained in schools approved by the AIIMF are valid internationally and are recognized by all national Feldenkrais associations . The training courses are authorized by the EuroTAB (European Training Accreditation Board – European Commission for the accreditation of training courses which, together with the NaTAB (North American Training Accreditation Board) and the AusTAB (Australian Training Accreditation Board) establish the rules and international standards of courses.

Curiosity

Moshe Feldenkrais , the creator of the method that bears his name, began his career as a martial arts teacher and was one of the first Westerners to earn the black belt in judo.