Esalen Workshop – MP3 Audio
In 1972, Moshe Feldenkrais, DSc was invited to the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California, to teach his work to a group of psychologists and Alexander Technique teachers. The course focused on what was to become known as Awareness Through Movement®. Over 5 weeks, Dr Feldenkrais taught 46 lessons plus an introduction, intermingled with discussions and talks — available as audio download (MP3) in English.

The original audio recordings were thought lost due to a fire in the Esalen Archives. Thankfully, copies were found in materials donated to the International Feldenkrais Federation (IFF) by the Feldenkrais Institute, and the IFF's Distribution Center is pleased to make them available.

These 47 audio files are a remarkable document of Dr Feldenkrais' teaching in his prime. They are clear, concise, and powerful, with generally excellent sound quality — a boon from so old a recording. This was the first "immersive" training Dr Feldenkrais taught, with two lessons per day. Lessons vary widely from simple and elegant to complex and challenging, offering both a rewarding introduction to the Feldenkrais Method® and a rich resource for practitioners seeking to deepen their understanding of Awareness Through Movement.

Also of interest is a workshop within the workshop, where Moshe teaches a series demonstrating Teaching ATM to the Public. When asked which lessons he would teach to the public, Moshe responded by teaching some lessons as if instructing an introductory public class series. Skillfully balancing novel concepts with embodiment, he gave the Trainees a potent series to explore, study, and teach. These are lessons 19–23, 25, and 27–28, included in the full training or available as a stand-alone set.

About the Stransky Notes
Previously, most of the Esalen lessons were available through notes prepared by Judith Stransky, a workshop participant. The Esalen Workshop was Moshe's first significant teaching visit to the U.S., and participants included many leading figures in the humanistic psychology movement. The Stransky Notes were a valuable teaching tool before the recordings came to light. Now both the audio recordings and verbatim lesson transcripts are available to continue the legacy of Moshe Feldenkrais.

Audio Notes
Audio lessons #2 and #12 in the original release were incomplete and have since been corrected. Audio lesson #47 was found in the Archive after the original release and was first included in the collection in December 2024.