The Anat Baniel Method For Lifetime Fitness –
physical, mental, emotional and spiritual.

The ANAT BANIEL METHODSM (ABM) helps people of all ages overcome pain and limitation and achieve lifetime fitness and vitality – physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. The method accesses the remarkable capacity of the human brain to form new connections and new patterns and reach levels of performance never achieved before.

Derived from the groundbreaking method developed by Moshe Feldenkrais, the ABM is based on cutting-edge scientific theory and on the understanding of how our brain learns and transforms our body, our mind and our spirit. Tens of thousands of people seeking an alternative and complementary approach to medicine, fitness training, physical therapy programs and ways to help children with special needs have used the ABM with great success.

“After sustaining a sports injury, I pursued diverse therapies and medical approaches for five years before I discovered Anat Baniel; her approach to Feldenkrais; and her DVDs and CDs.  To my amazement, a combination of periodic office visits and regular use of her recorded at home programs reduced my pain level and, more importantly, they have given me back my life.” 
- Dr Rebecca Probst

The ABM has been used by thousands of people to successfully alleviate back pain, neck and shoulder pain, repetitive stress injury related pain and limitation and general joint pain. At the same time, ABM students experience increased vitality and improved performance in their daily activities and sports activities. Through the ABM the student discovers the incredible power of the brain to transform suffering and limitations into magnificent possibilities and lifetime fitness.

The ABM for Children is world renowned and is sought by parents the world over. The method access the astounding capacity of the child’s brain to form new and effective neural patterns that take her/him to new levels of physical, mental and emotional performance, despite the developmental issues.

Marcy (Lindheimer), Sebastian is standing straight and tall and walking with one hand thanks to you. But more than just work with his body, you also work with his spirit. We are fortunate to have someone in his life who can see him for who he is and not what he can’t do.
—John, Ana and Sebastian

With the ABM for Anti-Aging and Vitality Anat helps her clients, within minutes, begin to reawaken their brain and resume learning, growing and changing like children do. With that comes the joy of discovery, flexibility of body and clarity of mind. Above all, they feel vital and ready to go.

Anat’s work is amazing. I’m doing her movement lessons and my body feels so different – it moves in places it hadn’t before. I feel a sense of much greater ease all day as I sit, walk, and turn. I want to shout about this miracle – why doesn’t everybody know about this work?
- Stephanie Smith, Green Developer

The ABM for High Performers helps the athlete, musician, actor, dancer, CEO, writer, painter, and all highly skilled individuals, overcome pain, prevent injury, and reach new heights in their creativity, in their skill level, and in their performance. High performing individuals often search for ways to move to their next level of excellence. This attempt is often done through repetitive exercises and forcing. With the ABM the brain of the high performer receives new information. With that new information, very quickly, the brain forms new patterns that lead to new discoveries and possibilities.

"I honestly believe it's made the difference between continuing my competitive running career and retiring prematurely. Anat Baniel is a tremendous practitioner"
- Chris Boyd, U.S. National Track Champion

The Nine Essentials
Anat Baniel has defined nine essentials that the brain requires in order to grow and develop new patterns and possibilities for lifetime fitness of mind and body and to achieve true personal empowerment. Recent brain research repeatedly confirms that our brains have a remarkable capacity to grow and change throughout life – called brain plasticity. The ABM offers concrete and effective ways to tap into this potential and get immediate outcomes that often seem to border on the miraculous.

“Anat Baniel’s understanding of learning and the brain is relevant to all stages of development. The miracles that occur when we engage the brain are endless and jaw-dropping. I feel like I'm being given my childhood back--with all the glory, fun, and infinite possibility of learning. My mind is blown.”
- Robin Winn, Somatic Psychotherapist

The first essential is movement done with attention. It is a powerful tool for communicating with the brain and getting the brain to rapidly form new possibilities. When all nine essentials are brought into play, the student experiences greater flexibility and strength of body and mind; pain disappears; thinking becomes clearer; sensuality and creativity blossom and there is greater vitality and increased well-being. Children with special needs transform in ways not possible before.

“Anat Baniel is not a household name—yet.  The obvious truth from my medical perspective is that her discoveries are of vital importance to all of us because this knowledge helps us reach our greatest potential as humans…a new foundation from which to understand human movement, human learning, and ultimately human destiny.”
- Christopher Ryan, M.D., American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation