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THE ISRAELI FELDENKRAIS GUILD · EST. TEL AVIV

The world calls it neuroplasticity. Moshé Feldenkrais called it learning.

The Method was created here, decades before the science had a name for it. Today, 435 certified teachers carry it forward — from Eilat to Rosh Pina.

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AWARENESS THROUGH MOVEMENT — TEL AVIVFELDENKRAIS · ISRAEL
YOUR PERSONAL CHECK · 60 SECONDS

What does your body need? Three questions. Your teacher.

Answer three short questions and we'll point you to the lesson format that fits — and to certified Guild teachers in your area.

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What brings you here?
Choose what fits best — there are no wrong answers.
This check is orientation, not medical advice. Your answers stay on your device — nothing is stored or sent.
How would you prefer to learn?
Both paths lead to the same place — choose your comfort.
Where are you?
435 certified teachers, nationwide — pick the nearest area.
Your starting point.

CERTIFIED GUILD TEACHERS IN YOUR AREA
Every listed teacher is a certified member of the Guild. Availability and focus areas — directly with the teacher.
CERTIFIED TEACHERS0members of the Guild — the full certified body in Israel
THE ARCHIVE550+documented Tel Aviv lessons — the Alexander Yanai archive, studied worldwide
COVERAGENationwideindividual and group lessons, from the north to Eilat
ABOUT · THE ORIGINAL

Not a trend.The origin.

Dr. Moshé Feldenkrais — physicist, engineer, one of Europe's judo pioneers — asked a question far ahead of his time: how does the human nervous system learn to move, and how can it learn again, better?

He answered it here. He lived and taught in Tel Aviv until the end of his life, and the lessons he gave became the foundation studied by teachers on every continent. The Israeli Guild holds this source — and carries it into the present.

1933Paris: meets Jigoro Kano, the founder of judo — the turning point
1936+Black belt; becomes the pioneer of judo in France
1940sLondon, Budokwai: writes “Higher Judo” and “Body and Mature Behaviour”
1951Returns to Israel — Tel Aviv becomes home of the Method
550+Alexander Yanai lessons, taught in Tel Aviv — studied worldwide to this day
About Dr. Moshé Feldenkrais
FELDENKRAIS × LONGEVITY

Movement is longevity.The manual was written here.

Longevity is not only how long we live — it is how long we move with ease, balance and confidence. That is precisely what the Feldenkrais Method trains: not muscles, but the nervous system that runs them.

01

A younger nervous system

The brain can refine movement at any age. Feldenkrais works directly with this ability — gentle, precise, without strain.

02

Balance, walking, independence

Easier turning, steadier walking, safer getting up: the everyday skills that decide quality of life in later decades.

03

A practice for life

No equipment, no force, no age limit. What you learn stays with you — a lifelong tool, not a treatment you depend on.

THE METHOD

Learn to move. Move to learn.

Learning in the Feldenkrais Method is not intellectual — it is organic, the way a child learns to crawl and walk: without instructions, through attention. The Method gives us this ability back, at any age and in any condition.

THE MAT — WHERE LEARNING HAPPENS
  • 01How do we overcome pain and harmful movement habits we thought we had to live with?
  • 02How do our skeleton and muscular system actually work?
  • 03How do we use our body and act in our environment while moving?
  • 04And how is all of this connected to what happens within us?
FUNCTIONAL INTEGRATION · ONE ON ONE

Individual lessons

A personal lesson, tailored precisely to you. Through gentle, precise touch, the teacher invites your nervous system to discover new movement options — lighter, easier, more efficient.

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AWARENESS THROUGH MOVEMENT · GROUP

Group lessons

A verbally guided group class: sequences of gentle movements and questions that awaken awareness — of movement, breath, and what happens in the body. No imitation, no effort, at your own pace.

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PRINCIPLES

Four principles. One path.

I

Independence

No demonstration, no imitation: guidance is verbal, and understanding comes from within — from your own world and your own perception.

II

Awareness

Examining my movement activates my brain. This is how personal awareness grows — of movement, breath and the body — while moving.

III

Free choice

Habits run our lives. The Method offers the brain more options — and lets it discover: maybe there is an easier, better way.

IV

Ease

Why strain when you don't have to? One of the core principles: seek lightness and simplicity — in every movement, every day.

WHY FELDENKRAIS?

No stretching. No force.
Learning.

Every approach has its place. Feldenkrais simply starts somewhere else — with the brain, not the muscle.

Yoga
Physiotherapy
Feldenkrais
Flexibility & body awareness
Relief from pain & tension
Back in motion after injury
Nervous system & movement control
Effortless — any age, any condition
Independent practice for life

This comparison shows emphases, not rankings. Physiotherapy and yoga are excellent — and often complementary. Feldenkrais adds the dimension of learning.

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TRAINING & CERTIFICATION

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