As it turned out, with the completion of his course work in 1979, it was announced that Feldenkrais^® was going to hold another training. This one in Amherst, Massachusetts, beginning in June of 1980.

That following June, Jeff began to train directly with Moshe Feldenkrais. In 1981 he received his first degree blackbelt, continued to train with Feldenkrais, and began his doctoral internship program with the St. Joseph's University Hawks basketball team in Philadelphia. He worked with the team teaching Aikido and Feldenkrais to improve movement and self-awareness skills of the players. The team ended the season with a record of 25 wins against 5 losses and went to the NCAA tournament, bowing out in the first round. Upon completion of his Feldenkrais training program in 1983 he moved to Seattle where he developed his teaching skills. In 1988 he began working with his spiritual teacher, Ken Russell (www.thewayofseeing.com). Ken’s teachings have had a major impact on Jeff’s life and how Jeff conveys the Feldenkrais Method. The work with Ken is reflected throughout trainings offered by Jeff, especially in how he emphasizes connection with the Self, awareness as the means to become free from the constraints of personal history, and his push towards developing creativity from within.

In 1993 Jeff became a trainer in the Feldenkrais Method. He has taught in Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Holland, Sweden, Norway and in many places in the USA. He has been the educational director and has graduated classes in four Feldenkrais practitioner-training programs. He is currently running two more and is planning his next program for Victoria, B.C. beginning in February of 2004.

In May of 1988 he finally completed his doctoral dissertation and graduated with his Ph.D.

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