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.
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.
“The Elusive Obvious gives readers a sense of what it may have been
like to be with Feldenkrais in person. Across the pages,
Feldenkrais’s take on a range of topics is punctuated with flashes
of brilliance (such as the exchange between him and anthropologist
Margaret Mead), and occasional free associations, but he always
circles back to his primary interest in habits, how we learn, and
how to learn better or more gratifying ways of performing actions.
It is here, in The Elusive Obvious, more than any other work of his
that I know, that Feldenkrais makes clear the extent to which his
understanding of brain plasticity informed his discoveries of how
to help people, and it shows the firm scientific ground his method
rested on.”
—Norman Doidge, MD, from the foreword
“A neck injury prevented me from playing my cello for almost a
year. The Feldenkrais Method has saved my career and enabled me to
live a fuller life. The method helped me shift from elusive
sensations to obvious, clear, and specific ones, which resulted in
a more organic and efficient functioning. Noticing habitual
patterns of my body and mind, and allowing myself to experience new
sensations and possibilities, resulted in immense growth in my
cello performance, my teaching, and my experience of life. I highly
recommend that you read The Elusive Obvious, Dr. Feldenkrais's
clearly written explanation of his method.”
—Uri Vardi, professor of cello, University of Wisconsin-Madison
“Moshe Feldenkrais was a unique visionary, and a great
philosopher of consciousness and human evolution. The Elusive
Obvious is an outstanding presentation of his powerful ways of
viewing and improving life.”
—Russell Delman, founder of The Embodied Life School
“Feldenkrais’s work is innovative, gentle, and often strikingly
effective.”
—ANDREW WEIL, MD Integrative Medicine pioneer and author
“In The Elusive Obvious we encounter a compelling intelligence that
is ahead of its time. It encourages us to promote a more
holistic view of human knowledge, capacity, and potency, a view of
knowledge that includes embodied attention and experience. Indeed,
we learn that we can recover what eluded us.”
—Jennifer Kayle, associate professor, director of graduate
studies department of dance, University of Iowa
“The Elusive Obvious is Moshe Feldenkrais’s most accessible book
and covers his most profound ideas and the fundamental principles
behind his method. It is an absolute must-read for anyone
interested in the processes of learning, healing, and
self-improvement.”
—Marek Wyszynski, physical therapist, cofounder of The Feldenkrais
Institute of New York
“Dr Feldenkrais was a seminal twentieth-century thinker. In the
Awareness Through Movement system he coached us to move better,
hurt less, and have more choices. His teaching stresses a gentle
and natural framework for self-healing. The Elusive Obvious
presents the scientific logic for his unique method.”
—Deborah Goldberg, MD, pain specialist
“Feldenkrais is not just pushing muscles around, but changing
things in the brain itself.”
—Karl Pribram, MD, neuroscientist
“Feldenkrais is one of the best ways to get in touch with your body
and to open it up to new and better movements than you thought
possible.”
—Hunter Pence, Major League Baseball player
“The Elusive Obvious brilliantly forecasts neuroscience research
frameworks like embodied cognition, dynamic systems theory, and
enactivism, which all confirm Dr. Feldenkrais’s insights gained
from study, practice, and the sheer nerve to move against rivers of
prevailing thought. Read this book for its breathtaking, concise,
and compassionate wisdom; read to find courageous mantras for your
personal practice; or read simply to walk alongside the endlessly
hopeful, wise, and inquisitive mind of Dr. Moshe
Feldenkrais.”
—Andrew Belser, professor of movement, voice, and
acting, Pennsylvania State University
“Feldenkrais has studied the body in movement with a precision that
I have found
nowhere else.”
—PETER BROOK, OBE, theater and film director
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