Like Pilates and Alexander, the Feldenkrais Method is named after the man who developed it, Moshe Feldenkrais. And it is understandable that it is commonly misspelt.
Here are the misspellings I have seen:
- Feldenkreis
Feldenkreist
Feldenkris
Feldenkrist
Feldenchrist
Feldoncraise
Fendelkrais
Feldenkrias
It can help to remember that Fel-den-krais rhymes with rice.
It is definitely not a cult and doesn’t have anything at all to do with following a guru.
My friends teased me about going to the ‘church of feldenchrist’ during my training. I would leave my home city for a month at a time to attend the training program in Sydney – 8 months over four years. I would excitedly share the things I had learnt on my return home.
Studying Feldenkrais allows me to become more and more my-self. Central to its philosophy is understanding one’s own movement, habits and reactions. Understanding what I need, and providing it for my-self.
