Educational Director: Jerry Karzen M.A. 

Jerry is the Educational Director of the Rio 2009 Feldenkrais® Training Program, and will serve as a trainer in 50% of the training.  He is a graduate of the 1977 San Francisco Training with Dr. Feldenkrais.  Jerry worked with Dr. Feldenkrais at the Feldenkrais Institute in Tel-Aviv. When they lived together between 1976 and 1984, Jerry was Moshe Feldenkrais' personal traveling companion, secretary and close friend. He assisted in the editing of Dr. Feldenkrais' last two books and directed, or himself videotaped, 95% of all existing tapes of Dr. Feldenkrais' private Functional Integration® lessons.

At the request of Dr. Feldenkrais, Jerry organized and administered his last training program and was the first Executive Director of the Feldenkrais Foundation. He has also served as President of the North American Feldenkrais Guild®.

"Jerry Karzen was an associate and companion to Moshe during his final teaching years. As a trainer, he is committed to teaching the Feldenkrais Method as he learned it from Moshe. He does so with humor, compassion and sincere concern for each student's learning process." - John Chester, M.D.