In this DVD set, Jerry Karzen illuminates the thinking behind Dr. Feldenkrais's
Functional Integration® strategy with a small child who has cerebral
palsy. Each disc has one lesson with the commentary, and then the same lesson
without commentary. In the lessons with commentary, Mr. Karzen chose to pause
the lesson while he describes Dr. Feldenkrais's approach, which takes a 45-minute
lesson to an hour and twenty minutes.
The first comment I have about this DVD set is technical: the sound is very
low. I had to listen to it with earphones to get a clear sense of what was being
said. Following that, I would highly recommend it. Mr. Karzen's comments lead
the viewer to a much deeper sense of the lesson than I expected. For example,
he places Dr. Feldenkrais's movements in a developmental context - not just
in the context of an individual's sensorimotor development, but in the context
of the development of the human species overall. This lends a depth and richness
to the commentary and for me it brought more attention to the ways Dr. Feldenkrais
was layering movement relationships for the child.
The commentary is neither idle nor obvious. It added new ideas to think about
and created a thread for me to follow throughout the lessons. In addition, I
imagine it presents Mr. Karzen's thinking about the method in particular, which
is always interesting to hear. On one level, it feels like having a fruitful,
creative discussion with a colleague - albeit one with many more years experience
than me!
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