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The Active Sitting Program

The Active Sitting program, part of the Intelligent Body® series created by Dr. Frank Wildman, offers a fun way to break old habits that can lead to stiffness and pain.

Since we sit for many hours a day, this program will enable you to sit with a sense of mobility, rather than staying locked into a position for too long.

The lessons are based on brain science and are easy to do. Many of them could be practiced effectively in only a few minutes.

• • Improve your sitting posture
  • Free yourself from pain and discomfort
  • Feel more active sitting in your chair
  • Expand flexibility and mobility while sitting
  • 12 pleasurable lessons anyone can do

With this program, you’ll be able to actually increase your flexibility, alter your posture, and become more mobile while sitting at a chair for work, conversation, or watching television or reading.

You might even find the movements in the Active Sitting program to be so unique and engaging that you might find yourself doing them for fun and sharing your new habits with friends.

You’ll never look at your chair the same way!

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The Embodied Balance Video Program

 Do you have anxiety about your balance? Perhaps even a fear of falling? Have you tried doing exercises that don’t work in the real world?

The Embodied Balance program, part of the Intelligent Body® series created by Dr. Frank Wildman, will help you to feel more secure, especially in slippery, unexpected, or uneven environments.

Over many years of surveying balance programs from around the world, Dr. Wildman has created a series of effective, interesting and fun lessons that develop balance in a variety of fluid and dynamic positions that reflect real world balance issues.

This one-of-a-kind program has been taught in many countries around world, in hospitals and training courses for physical therapists and others.

With this program, you can expect not only better balance, but also the security and inner peace that goes with it.

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The Intelligent Body® Movement Program

The Intelligent Body® Movement Program includes 24 intriguing movement lessons and is one of the most widely used movement programs in world, integrating modern neuroscience with physical motion. The intention is to improve coordination, balance, posture, dexterity, and suppleness.

You can alleviate your pain by minimizing physiological and psychological stress associated with restricted movement habits. The goal is to improve your physical intelligence and help you enjoy the way your body moves.

Many people have been surprised at how much more easily they could do everything from walk to play a sport after doing this program.

The Intelligent Body Movement Program is inspired by the work of Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais, one of the twentieth century's greatest movement scientists. This worldwide best seller is an intriguing and exciting exploration of movement and learning for people with any level of conditioning. Each lesson is about 45 minutes long.

“I had to wait so many years after Moshe to find somebody who would re-awaken my curiosity: someone who would allow me to search for new ways of thinking. This person was Frank Wildman, a new light in the field of the evolution of movement.”- Michel Silice-Feldenkrais, Director, Feldenkrais Institute, Tel Aviv

“Frank’s Intelligent Body is a great all-around set for both the professional and for general use. The exercises are functionally effective, creative, and a pleasure to do.”- Mark Reese, Ph.D.

“Frank Wildman embodies not only the gentleness of this new learning method, he reflects the excitement in the discovery of freedom.”- Carol M. Davis, Associate Professor, University of Miami School of Medicine

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• Intelligent Body Movement Program Volume 1 & 2
• Intelligent Body Movement Program Volume 1 only
• Intelligent Body Movement Program Volume 2 only

The TMJ Program includes 6 lessons, each 10 minutes in length. The Program uses a unique understanding of human neurology to reduce chronic tension in the jaw, face, neck, and upper back, and to reverse long-standing movement habits responsible for the original TMJ symptoms. The lessons are gentle and easy to do. Reduce postural stress in the head, neck, and shoulders, and eliminate frequently occuring headaches.

 

TMJ symptoms can disappear within days of using these exercises. This program offers an ideal first step in the treatment of this condition. In most cases, it will eliminate the need for further measures, and if additional medical intervention is needed, your new movement patterns will increase the chances of treatment success.

 

 The TMJ program was an “Aha” moment in my life. I had suffered from really bad headaches and migraines for years and had used every known therapy and cure to help but to no avail. When I used the TMJ Intelligent Body lessons, I experienced enormous relief and since then no more headaches. - O-sel Nyima

Definitely improved my TMJ symptoms. At first I used it about 5 times a week for about 2 months. Now I use the movements I learned whenever I feel my jaw tighten. I use the lessons before and after going to the dentist – he has used Dr. Wildman’s program himself. - Marcia Clark

This is much easier to do than get $6,000 worth of braces or dental work.  - Frances Delucia

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Dealing with Back Pain

 After many years of helping patients with back pain, Dr. Frank Wildman created a Back Care Program for the University of California that has proven beneficial to thousands of back patients and is used in clinics worldwide. Dealing with Back Pain is your home back care program.

 

 

 

 

Moving from Pain into Pleasure

As a member of the Fibromyalgia council, Dr. Frank Wildman created Moving from Pain into Pleasure, six innovative ten minute lessons proven effective in restoring pleasurable movement to thousands suffering from Fibromyalgia and chronic pain.

Better Driving

The Better Driving Program will help you find your optimal driving position to take pressure off your lower back, shoulders, and neck. Maintain alertness; increase respiration and peripheral vision while driving.

Improving with Age

The older we get, the more clever we must become. As we age, it becomes more important than ever to use our bodies more efficiently. We must improve our ease of motion, our coordination, our sense of balance, control, and comfort. After a certain age, our bodily wisdom tells us it's too difficult to slam our bones, strain our muscles, and do the things we used to do with will power and brute strength. However, there is little available in our culture to help us learn to reduce stress while increasing muscular efficiency in a pleasurable and comfortable manner. The Improving with Age Program DVD presents an alternative to pain, stiffness, and restricted movement.

 

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What is Intelligent Body Movement?

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It begins with attention. Attention can lead to awareness. And awareness can be learned. With awareness, we gain the ability to sense basic habits of movement, unrealized tension and stress. Learning to use our mind is learning to use our body differently. This is because our minds are embodied no matter how much we would like to escape or ignore that fact.

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It begins with attention. Attention can lead to awareness. And awareness can be learned. With awareness, we gain the ability to sense basic habits of movement, unrealized tension and stress. Learning to use our mind is learning to use our body differently. This is because our minds are embodied no matter how much we would like to escape or ignore that fact.

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It begins with attention. Attention can lead to awareness. And awareness can be learned. With awareness, we gain the ability to sense basic habits of movement, unrealized tension and stress. Learning to use our mind is learning to use our body differently. This is because our minds are embodied no matter how much we would like to escape or ignore that fact.

It begins with attention. Attention can lead to awareness. And awareness can be learned. With awareness, we gain the ability to sense basic habits of movement, unrealized tension and stress. Learning to use our mind is learning to use our body differently. This is because our minds are embodied no matter how much we would like to escape or ignore that fact.

Our body and mind are not integrated, they are not connected, they are not wedded to each other at all. This is because they are part of the same biological process. Our neurons are constantly influenced by our digestion, our sleep habits, our movements, and our interactions with other in the world. There is no need to connect the mind and body.

Dr. Frank Wildman's Intelligent Body Movement is a means of resolving painful issues that we consider to be either mental, emotional, or physical. But cognition is a process; it's not a thing that takes place solely in the brain. We can think best with our whole body.

Intelligent Body Movement improves coordination, posture, dexterity, and suppleness. You can alleviate your pain by minimizing physiological and psychological stress associated with restricted movement habits.

This system of neuro-movement addresses unconscious habits of inefficient movement, excessive tension, compromised self-expression, and forgotten ways of feeling through precisely programmed movement experiences of an interesting and unusual nature. The use of touch and one-on-one, hands-on movement lessons allow the client or student to have access to both psychological and physical experiences that they may not be able to access by themselves.

The integration of the body and mind enables people to live more comfortable and rewarding lives. With improved efficiency comes greater enjoyment and pleasure in daily living. Ordinary problems associated with the work place or caused by aging are remedied. Persons with orthopedic or neurological problems experience wonderful therapeutic benefits. Meanwhile athletes, actors, dancers and musicians substantially improve their performance skills through Intelligent Body Movement.

This movement system is not intended to cure disease or disabilities. Instead, it is an effective way to learn about and improve physical limitations through freedom of movement. Because the Intelligent Body Movement provides relief from many ailments caused by various neurological or physical disorders, it enhances the quality of living.

These techniques are widely used in physical therapy and occupational therapy. From common problems such as muscle injuries, back pain and arthritis, to more complex cases involving learning disabilites, pediatrics and gerontology, Intelligent Body Movement offers a highly effective form of therapy.

Dr. Wildman developed Intelligent Body Movement over 40 years of working with clients, students, and medical and other professionals. He draws from the work of and was close associates of Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais, the greatest movement scientist of the 20th century; Dr. Stanley Keleman, the founder of somatic psychotherapy; Anna Halprin, a world-renowned pioneer of dance theatre; among others.

Dr. Wildman devotes his time to training people in his method and working privately with clients ranging from those challenged by severe pain issues to those seeking enhanced performance.

The MOVEMENT STUDIES INSTITUTE is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the promotion of Somatic Education worldwide, having trained more certified practitioners around the world than any other since 1985.

Frank Wildman, PhD: Founder and educational director of The Movement Studies Institute, creator of The Intelligent Body®, Change Your Age, and The Evolution of Motion

A renowned author, speaker and educator, Dr. Frank Wildman is recognized as a pioneering advocate for the work of Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais—a philosophy and system of movement that has revolutionized the treatment for pain and loss of energy associated with daily activity, exercise and aging. For nearly 40 years, Dr. Wildman has been a teacher, practitioner and mentor to countless medical professionals, athletes, fitness experts, musicians, dancers and a host of others who have embraced the proven health benefits of his work.

Dr. Wildman's work with the Intelligent Body is based on brain sciences.  He has developed an understanding of Dr. Feldenkrais' work in terms of neuroscience.  Many of his lessons are presented and explained in terms of neuromotion™.

Dr. Wildman's Career and Path to the Movement Studies Institute

Frank Wildman was a young choreographer and performer with Anna Halprin’s dance troupe in San Francisco when he met Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais, the physicist, engineer and Judo Master who developed a system of movement which describes how each motion is the result of many parts of the body working in concert with the mind. Simply put, Dr. Feldenkrais's work is based on the premise that becoming more aware of one’s movements, and exerting less effort, can relieve stress, reduce pain, enhance agility and make life more enjoyable.

After acquiring degrees in Physical Education, Biology and Somatic Psychology, Wildman became fascinated by Dr. Feldenkrais’ philosophy and teachings and went on to study with him for a decade. While studying patterns of animal movement and child development, Wildman recognized links between psychology and the science of motion. This insight grew into an innovative understanding that has influenced the entire field of movement studies and has led to advances in physical therapy that have been adopted internationally by hospitals, universities, physical and occupational therapists, and somatic psychologists.

Founder of the Movement Studies Institute

In 1985, Dr. Wildman founded the Movement Studies Institute, which has gone on to become one of the world’s premier training organizations. His goal was to make the techniques clear and teachable to future practitioners as well as the general public across North America, Australia, Europe and Japan. As the first educational director of a Professional Training Program, he has guided the certification of a host of practitioners and allied health professionals through the years. Serving as a president of the Feldenkrais Guild of North America, Dr. Wildman has also helped develop and define the standards of practice that are current guidelines internationally.

World Renowned Instructor

Dr. Wildman has directed over thirty professional training programs in the United States, Japan, Europe and Australia, and has introduced the work of Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais to organizations as diverse as the Australian Institute for Sport and the American Back Society. He has trained 100s of physical therapists in seven countries. His signature programs, “The Evolution of Motion,” “Your Brain as the Core of Strength and Stability,” and “Reconstructing Dance Technique,” distill his lifetime of experience in science, education and clinical practice into brief but powerful courses.

As a presenter, Dr. Wildman has reached rich and extensive professional audiences, including: The American, Canadian and Australian Physical Therapy Associations; The Council for Health and Physical Recreation, Sport and Dance; and The American Back Society. He designed Back Care and Gerontology Programs for the University of California.

Published Author

He has written books and produced numerous CD and DVD programs, some with specific themes such as Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain, The Intelligent Body—Improving With Age, Dealing with Back Pain and Your Brain as the Core of Strength and Stability. His program, Change Your Age, is being very well received around the world, not only in the areas of movement, dance, education and medicine, but also in athletic, fitness and wellness venues. Among practitioners, Frank is regarded as a pioneer in the field and is noted for his visionary and dynamic style of teaching.

For private appointments with Dr. Wildman, contact him at the Movement Studies Institute at (800) 342-3424, or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Shout Outs For Frank

"Frank Wildman's approach to pain and mobility problems is so successful that I would recommend it to anyone wanting pain relief, improved coordination, and strenght."
—Dr. Sheldon Margen, consultant to the World Health Organization and professor emeritus of  public health at UC Berkeley

"There are ways that will lead you to a more active, healthy and safer life and you will feel, look, and act younger. One of the best ways to do this is to read Change Your Age and follow the advice of Dr. Frank Wildman. He is a master teacher of many forms of vital movement therapy."
—Paul Davison, MD, Internist, Rheumatologist and Author

"Frank is about teaching and educating the person, instead of forcing someone through an exercise by repetition of a movement. He has given me another vantage point and a whole other vocabulary to communicate with my students."
—Kathryn Ross-Nash, Pilates Guild