Welcome to the  Institute for the Study of Somatic Education We provide Accredited Training for Certification as a Teacher/Practitioner of the Feldenkrais Method®  Our Training Programs: Open for Enrollment: Chicago  October 2010 Houston enrollment dates: September 2010 November 2010 May 2011 Basel, Switzerland New Training! July 2012 Open for visits: Basel, Switzerland Beginning 3rd year July 2010    Torino (Turin)/Val Pellice, Italy Beginning 3rd Year August 2010 San Francisco   a not for profit educational corporation since 1992    Julie Casson Rubin and Paul Rubin,  Certified Teacher Trainers of the Feldenkrais Method  Educational Directors      "When the human nervous system is engaged to organize us in unified action and self-expression, we go beyond the mere mechanics of joints and muscles. The results are often dramatic and quite delightful. This is true whether the task at hand is the rehabilitation of basic functions, the improvement of highly developed skills, or more complex improvements in the quality of our relationship to ourselves and the world."  - Paul Rubin, Founder and Educational Director, ISSE   The Feldenkrais Method is about all of these processes. People in physical medicine and physical therapy study the Feldenkrais Method for its efficiency and effectiveness when used to assist in the recovery of "physical function." For people with neurological difficulties - be it Multiple Sclerosis, Cerebral Palsy, stroke, or resulting from accident or injury - the Feldenkrais Method  has a role in helping people make the very best use of what is available to them. Sometimes the recovery is quite remarkable and thought of as "miraculous." However, when we competently address the neurological - that is the learning component - in these situations, it should be no surprise that we do much better than when we address only the peripheral tissue.  The Feldenkrais Method is finding a home in every field in which there exists a relationship between elements of intention, skill, creativity and physical movement. In sport training, in music and music education, in dance and dance education, and in the theater arts the Feldenkrais Method is increasingly acclaimed as a valuable and pertinent means of education.  Whether for the therapist, teacher, performing artist, athlete - or simply as a human being - the Feldenkrais Method offers a simple and yet a sophisticated and profound means for discovering physical and emotional resilience, strength, and self-possession.      Please use the navigation bar on the left to find information on the FELDENKRAIS METHOD and to read about our programs in the regions that we serve.