Influences
Moshé Feldenkrais' background as a physicist, engineer and judo master deeply informed the development of his method. Other major influences included Gustav Fechner, Gerda Alexander, Elsa Gindler, Jigoro Kano, G.I. Gurdjieff, Emile Coué, William Bates, Heinrich Jacoby, Mabel Todd, and F.M. Alexander.
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