Mindful Spontaneity: Lessons in the Feldenkrais Method

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Summary: I could not read this book
Review: As you can see from the above title, I did not read this book. I borrowed it from the library and managed to get through but 30 pages. After having read "Awareness Through Movement," I thought it might be rewarding to see what one of his practitioners thought about his concepts. This book may appeal to some, but I found it far too verbose and provincial for my taste. For example, Ms. Alon's table of contents lists every single paragraph (I am not exaggerating) thoughout the entire book. Thus, if one wants to capture the import of a chapter, one must read through dozens of descriptions. Equally notable is the contrast in style from Feldenkrais. Having read his "Awareness Through Movement," I was struck by his economy of language, almost to the point of terseness. I sought something more conversational, but Ms. Alon's book was a surprise. Again, others may find her style rewarding. I did not.

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Summary: A must-have for anyone that has undergone back surgery.
Review: Forget what your doctor and your physical therapist have told you about healing your back after surgery (which probably isn't much). Moshe Feldenkrais was the Einstein of back recovery. Ruthy Alon's instructions will take you beyond your most positive visualisations of how to get your back to support your life from now on.

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Summary: Bye bye chiropractors
Review: 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.