These pages, a tribute, are created to honor, remember, and show respect to Yochanan Rywerant, Feldenkrais teacher and trainer.
They are intended to be a reminder of his legacy as well as an introduction for new adepts in Feldenkrais trainings as well as readers in general. They were first published at www.somatik.se to commemorate the 100th anniversary of his birth on November 7, 2022. The idea to build a site solemnly for his legacy grow it is published May 20, the anniversary of his passing.
Yochanan Rywerant contributed to the conceptualisation of FI and thus contributed most profoundly to the development of the Feldenkrais model of learning to learn - again. He was one of the first to join Moshe Feldenkrais' open ATM classes in Israel in the early fifties and later also among the first trained in what later developed into a profession in 1969-1971 in Tel Aviv.
He spent 58 years of his life learning, teaching, and writing about the wide sphere that the Feldenkrais thinking touches upon.
As a teacher and trainer, his meticulous attitude and commitment to the scientific principles make it important to create this collection of voices and documents. He was adherent to the values he learned to appreciate during the years at Moshe Feldenkrais side. He continued to emphasise the one of the facets of the Feldenkrais legacy to be the most important namely the scientific approach.
I stayed around his table for more than twenty years because I found significance in the returning & deepening as a way of excellence that was one of Yochanan Rywerants virtues. Layer after layer was brought to light and clarity was sparkling like diamonds.
Anyone reading these pages, wanting to add and write is most welcome to contribute. Writing is process. Feel free to correct mistakes and share different views.
May 20, 2024
Eva Laser (my bio)
Two ships were sailing near the shore, one headed toward the open sea and the other headed toward the harbour. Everyone was cheering the outgoing ship, but very few cheered the incoming ship.
A wise man, observing the scene, felt it to be a great contradiction. He said that the outgoing ship should not be cheered, for nobody knows what lies in wait for it, what stormy seas it may encounter, how it would weather the storms during the voyage. But, he continued, everyone should cheer the incoming ship since it clearly has reached port safely, having concluded its journey in peace.
