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Autodidacticism – Notable autodidacts

Artists and authors * Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, botanist, writer and arguably one of the greatest autodidacts who ever lived. However, Da Vinci was not autodidactic in his study of the arts, as he was trained through the Guild system, just as [...]

1984 – Deaths

January–March * January 1 – Alexis Korner, British blues musician and broadcaster (b. 1928) * January 6 – Ernest Laszlo, Hungarian-American cinematographer (b. 1898) * January 7 – Alfred Kastler, French physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902) * January 11 – Jack La Rue, American actor (b. 1902) * January 14 **Brooks Atkinson, American theater [...]

Richard Shusterman – Key ideas

Shusterman’s place in the Contemporary Pragmatism It is widely agreed that contemporary pragmatism divides into at least two currents: the neo-classical and the neo-analytical. The latter, best exemplified by Richard Rorty, can be roughly described as an amalgam of the elements of classical pragmatism and analytic philosophy, which is sometimes supplemented, especially in Rorty’s case, [...]

Ingo Taleb Rashid – Life and work

He was born in Iraq, is head of the ”Naqshbandi-Rashidiya” Sufi tradition and founder of Movement Concept – a system of teaching and learning, which is influenced by long years of studies in the following fields: Bujinkan Budo Tai Jutsu, classical Japanese Sword Fighting, judo, Feldenkrais Method, Capoeira, Stanislawski Method, Noh-Theatre, Modern Dance, stuntman training. [...]

Proprioception – Applications

Law enforcement Proprioception is tested by American police officers using the field sobriety test, wherein the subject is required to touch his or her nose with eyes closed. People with normal proprioception may make an error of no more than 20 millimeters. People suffering from impaired proprioception (a symptom of moderate to severe alcohol intoxication) [...]

Elsa Gindler – Influences on other therapies by Elsa Gindlers work and by Sensory Awareness

Gindler’s work has been continued and influenced the following movement and health-care therapies/originators: – Germany: Sophie Ludwig (1901–1997) – Hungary: Emmi Pikler (child-care) (1902–1984) – Israel: Moshe Feldenkrais (1904–1984) – Switzerland: Ruth Matter (1904–1995) – Switzerland: Heinrich Jakobi – France: Lily Ehrenfried:Methode Ehrenfried / Gymnastique Holistique – United States of America: * Marion Rosen “Rosen [...]

Moshé Feldenkrais – Biography

Feldenkrais was born in the Ukrainian town of Slavuta. In 1918, he left his family, then living in Baranovichi, Belarus, to emigrate to Israel. There he worked as a laborer before obtaining his high-school diploma in 1925. After graduation, he worked as a cartographer for the British survey office. During his time in Palestine he [...]

Samir Arora – Personal life

Samir Arora studied several forms of alternative health therapies. He is a certified body therapist (AISI) and has studied Bodywork, Ida Rolf’s Structural Integration, Moshé Feldenkrais’ Functional Integration, Zen Trigger Point, Berry Method, Trager Work, and Dub Leigh’s Zentherapy. Samir Arora practices Zazen, and said in a Times-Interview from 2008: “The last time I had [...]

Gerda Alexander – Introduction

Gerda Alexander (February 15, 1908 – February 21, 1994) was a Danish teacher who devised a method of self-development called ”Eutony”. She was born in Wuppertal, Germany, but moved to Denmark in 1929. Like Moshe Feldenkrais, she emphasized intelligence, sensitivity, and awareness rather than simple physical exercise. Adapted from the Wikipedia article Gerda Alexander, under [...]

Beach Cities Health District – Operation

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Youth Services BCHD offers provides programs and supports funding for physical education, nutrition education, childhood obesity prevention, counseling for substance abuse, social skills and drop-out intervention for school-age children. Programs are aimed at educating children and their parents about healthy lifestyle choices. Youth Services also oversees AdventurePlex, BCHD’s children’s fitness center in Manhattan Beach. AdventurePlex [...]

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