Feldenkrais
method center in Israel - Profile:
Three generations of teaching the
method
Nestor Levin Rinat Levin-Chervin Dvora
Hasdai
All three are
senior certified teachers, holders of an internationally
accepted diploma. They are known to create optimal conditions
for learning, which result in an enjoyable, interesting and
stimulating experience of calmness, among those who participate
their lessons.
some of
their students
do so regularly for 25 years and
more.
During their
years as teachers of the method, they acquired much experience,
and the ability to match the lesson contents to different
occupations and age groups, and to individuals with specific
problems.
Dvora, Rinat and
Nestor take a stand to
improve your posture and your well being. They are committed to
a movement re-education of many people in Israel and abroad.
They enable you to better actualize your personal potential.
They also excel in their interpersonal skills and have a
wonderful way of making contacts with their students. They
resemble each other in their way of teaching, yet at the same
time each of them maintains his/her uniqueness.
Dvora
Hasdai., A very
senior instructor, one of the “13 marvelous people ”–the first
13 personal assistants of Dr. Feldenkrais. She was one of his
substitute teachers at the institute when he was abroad. She
taught in the Weizman institute for 18 years, and in her private
studio in Rehovot for over 30 years. Thanks to her deep
knowledge, fine perception, and understanding and adherence to
the basic concepts of the Feldenkrais method, Dvora Hasdai was
immensely successful in her work with people of various ages,
occupations and disorders.
Dvora is
a mentor to Nestor and Rinat.
Nestor
Levin. Has a special
talent to identify, and put to practice, motion sequences which
take advantage of efficient body mechanisms, while taking into
account the 3 dimensions, the momentum and the delicate balance
between the rigid and the flexible, all embodied within these
mechanisms.
He works in an
intelligent way, brilliantly using his professional and his
additional technical knowledge, acquired through years of
working as a construction engineering projects manager.
Rinat
Levin Chervin.
Has a
charismatic ability to convey the method in a very clear,
interesting and pleasant manner.
She holds an M.Sc.
(Master in science)
in Physiology and Pharmacology from the faculty of medicine, Tel
Aviv university. She researched and developed the method,
leading to a breakthrough in the scientific legitimacy
attributed to the method’s physiological and psychological
effects.
In
her work, she combines refinement, flexibility and response to
the immediate needs of the individual or the group. Her
instruction is flowing and includes interesting examples which
clarify the connections with and awareness to the body.
Today,
Rinat shared her life in Israel and Japan
, advancing her knowledge in the areas of soft martial arts, and
far east medicine.
Rinat and Nestor
taught at Tel Aviv university, Wolfson hospital, Holon – school
of nursing profession, Tel Hashomer, Shiba hospital –
rehabilitation department, Barzilay hospital, Ashkelon,
neurological department, special program for multiple sclerosis
patients, and various teacher training courses in Israel and
abroad. They introduced the method to the student of the
Wingate institute (Israel’s center of physical education and
sport). They regularly hold workshops and lectures about the
method. Among those to enjoy their lessons are a number of
celebrities – actors, dancers, singers, writers and journalists.
Appeared in
the media: On Israeli
TV, at “Gallery of the expert-Galeriat hamumchim, in the Rivka
Michaeli morning show. In “Guests in the living room-Orchim
Basalon”, community channel, and channel 3 at “Morning
conversations-Shichot Basalon” in the educational TV.
National
Newspaper articles: “Yediot Achronot (Zmanim Modernim)”,
“Maariv”,
Women
magazine: “Olam Haisha”,
Health
magazine: ”Briut al Bruya”
Exhibitions/conventions: “Alternativa” in “Ganei Hataarucha”, in
“Wingate” (Israel’s center of physical education and sport)
Rinat and Nestor
also wrote articles about the method, you can read in this
website and produced audio tapes and CD’s for additional
individual practice at home or wherever it is convenient for
you. These can be purchased at the Feldenkrais method centers in
Tel Aviv and Rehovot.
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