Feldenkrais Method – Dr Frank Wildman – The Intelligent Body Series

About the Actor

Dr. Frank Wildman is one of the few teachers and clinicians in the world today with the capability to understand and work with the human condition through posture and movement. Dr. Wildman’s life-long passions in the study of evolution, movement arts and somatic psychology and his exceptional talents as a practitioner have culminated in a rich and profound body of work. A former professional dancer, Dr.Wildman holds degrees in physical education, biology and somatic psychology. In his lectures and teachings Dr. Wildman draws from his eclectic training to ingeniously demonstrate the complex fusion of mind, movement and emotion in human individuals. Dr. Wildman studied for more than a decade with renowned physicist, engineer and Judo Master Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais. Dr. Wildman conducted the first accredited Practitioner Training after Dr. Feldenkrais’ death in 1984. He is past president of the Feldenkrais Guild of North America and formulated the Standards of Practice. Wildman brought Dr. Feldenkrais’ work to Australia where, aided by the sponsorship of Sydney University, he created seminars and Professional Trainings for two decades.

About the Director

Dr. Wildman is widely recognized for introducing the clinical applications of Dr. Feldenkrais’ work to the medical community and other health professions. He has designed programs at the University of California to help alleviate back pain and aging-related ailments and continues to expand the scope of this movement system by presenting it to the medical community as an effective method of sensory-motor education. He has also coached many of today’s top Feldenkrais Practitioners on effective ways to bring Dr. Feldenkrais’ work to thousands of Physical and Occupational Therapists throughout the world. Wildman is founder and director of the Feldenkrais Movement Institute. He consults and works privately with individuals in California, New York, and Australia.