Product Description

Ruthy Alon's description of Feldenkrais work in Mindful Spontaneity is a favored text of a generation of Feldenkrais enthusiasts. Alon weaves experiential and theoretical information in a poetic yet pragmatic language. These simple and unexpected suggestions will help everyone who suffers from restricted movement or pain to find a new sense of freedom.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #148818 in Books
• Published on: 1996-02-29
• Released on: 1996-02-29
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 392 pages

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• ISBN13: 9781556431852
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Review
"Ruthy Alon's exercises will enable many people to tap into the natural wisdom of their bodies and find greater ease and freedom in their lives."
-Jack Heggie, author of Skiing With the Whole Body

"Ruthy Alon, one of the world's leading Feldenkrais teachers, has written a book which offers magical results for all those who enter within and read."
-David Zemach-Bersin, co-author of Relaxercise

About the Author
Ruthy Alon began working with Moshe Feldenkrais in the 1960s in Israel, and is considered one of the foremost teachers of The Feldenkrais Method in the world. She teaches throughout Europe, America, and Australia as well as in Israel, where she makes her home.

Customer Reviews

Bye bye chiropractors
I used to see a chiropractor for alignments quite often, but since I read and used Mindful Spontaneity I have gained awareness of my back and internal muscles that connect to the back. The result is a beautiful change in my body's structure: I am taller, the curve in my lumbar is gone, and so on. Every vertabrae in my back is moveable and dynamic now. And I haven't visited my Chiropractor since. I also adopted Ruth's blanket exercises that I do most mornings to remove acquired stiffness from my sleep. This book changed my life for the better.

a life of mind in movement
Ruthy Alon's book sets out to accomplish much through its words. This is a book that needs more than just reading; it needs to be lived in order to to review it, which is what the book is all about: it points out for us a way of living that is finer and gentler than what we--many of us--are accustomed to. It is a book that could be called the poetry of motion. I recommend it to anyone seeking a deeper sense of movement that arises from a deeper sense of life

Great resource; somewhat verbose
The Feldenkrais method is a new way of approaching movement that solves many kinds of chronic pain. It also gives a new, easier way to move and live your life.


Ruthy Alon is one of the leading practitioners of this method and was one of Moshe Feldenkrais's original students. I think this book offers a nice contrast to Moshe's "Awareness Through Movement." It is written in a more intuitive, "touchy-feely" way than any of Moshe's books.

In the introductory chapter she challenges traditional ways of thinking about the back (e.g., the importance laid on the "Abs" in many workout routines). Then the author introduces the Feldenkrais way of thinking about the back and the human body. The blanket lessons mentioned in the earlier reviews are superb (it is also good to try them using a 6-inch exercise roller). If you have had no exposure to the Feldenkrais method, that chapter is a good place to start (especially if you suffer from backache).

The ideal way into the Feldenkrais method is through one-on-one lessons with a good teacher, but this book provides a gentle and safe introduction for those who do not have access to good teachers. I read this book after I had had live lessons and ATM classes, and it was very useful for me to get her perspective on what the method is trying to do.

My only criticism of the book (echoed by a previous review) is that Ms. Alon at times seems to be in need of a good editor. She is often verbose.
But I rcommend this book otherwise.