Healing Quest: Feldenkrais Achieves What Medicine Could Not

An inspirational story about the body's ability to teach the brain. A baby born 20 years ago without a third of her cerebellum was given a grim prognosis by medical doctors: she could never walk or talk. Now the young woman enjoys a nearly normal life and is a college student.She and her family attribute her amazing recovery to Feldenkrais, a unique therapy developed in Israel and based in part on the belief that the body can actually teach the brain. The technique is now used by more than 4,000 practitioners around the world.

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[rcoldman]

You can take a child who's been written off by mainstream medicine and is expected to live life as a vegetable, and help that child learn to do everything that "normal people" do and much more, e.g. enjoy and appreciate that ability .. but clearly you can't please everyone. Those of you who find this truly inspiring I greet as kindred spirits.

[PathBuilding]

This process is more physical therapy than spiritual healing. There are cogno-centric functions associated with repetitive motion that if repeated form new patterns in brain activity. I've worked for years with physically challenged folks who have had incredible transformations through physical therapy and positive sports-related interaction (adaptive skiing). Miracles happen at the smallest levels and can change lives forever.

[NeoZen888]

Inspiring video! Very touching at the end when the father said "Dr. Feldenkrais said she would dance at her wedding." She looks like she is coming along fine and doing great.

[ytcarol]

This is fascinating and one of the best, most demonstrative videos on the subject. I've got nerve damage due to an idiotic choice to jump off a 50-foot cliff; the impact hitting the water crushed my spinal nerve and now I've got a drop foot, awkward gait and lots of pain. I'm going to pursue this and hope for lots of good to come from it.

[matters5]

2:32 what a trip

[MrMegaverse]

This kind of healing definitely works. It is amazing. I've done some reiki and light axis healing and they were good for me as well.

[silona]

@RachelEMacD yes it does. it helped me after I was injured. I was prescribed 6 months of physical therapy and instead was able to abandon my cane in 2 weeks. The PT I was seeing were amazed considering I still hadn't regained all my muscle mass. I obviously continued until all healed. now that leg is stronger

[RachelEMacD]

That is wonderful that Anat's been able to help Elizabeth so much! I wonder if the Feldenkrais method works after car accidents and long term physical illness. Does anyone know?

[herbal1971]

Inspiring.

[mananirvana]

Elizabeth looks like such a great girl! :)

[GodofChaos45]

Its always amazing to see what the brain is capable of doing, and now the body too.