Bones for Life®
The complete Bones for Life® (BFL) program consists of 90 fast-acting and easy-to-learn processes. The safe, weight-bearing movements challenge bones to be strong and sturdy while improving balance and coordination.
Upright posture is developed through simple tools that facilitate controlled resistance to pressure, like using a strip of cloth as a harness, pushing a wall, or lifting weights in a new way.
For the therapist/teacher, BFL provides a doorway for empowering patients and students in their own health and recovery. It is beneficial for issues such as osteoporosis, neck or back pain, joint challenges, compromised balance, and lethargy. The program also trains the therapist in their own self-use and movement patterns enabling health care professionals to engage dynamically in their profession longer and with ease.
The systematic method in BFL for coaching alignment throughout the skeleton so that pressure provides maximum benefits and minimal damage is explicitly taught in a very unique manner.
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More About Bones for Life
Bones for Life® was created by Ruthy Alon. One of Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais first students, Alon is an accomplished trainer in the Feldenkrais Method®. Ruthy is the author of “Mindful Spontaneity” and a video, “Movement Nature Meant.”
Alon became inspired many years ago by the African water carrier’s efficient gait, low bone density, and low hip fracture rates. Drawing on her vast understanding of human movement patterns, she shaped a program specifically addressing the issues of healthy bones, uprightness and strength. Now in her late 70’s, Alon keeps a busy international schedule.
Here she is seen jumping in the harness. For this jump, the harness is used to wrap the joints, giving security to the hip joints and spine in particular.