Heinrich Jacoby (1889–1964), originally a musician, was a German educator whose teaching was based on developing sensitivity and awareness. A great role in his researches played the collaboration with the colleague Elsa Gindler, whom he met in 1924 in Berlin. With the advent of nazism in 1933 Jacoby was forced to leave Germany, but he continued his work in Switzerland. 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article is about the city in Germany. ... The term National Socialism has been used in self-description by a number of different political groups and ideologies, some of which have no connection with the Nazis; see National socialism (disambiguation). ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Moshe Feldenkrais, who was trained as an engineer and physicist, told of being quite surprised when Jacoby taught him how to draw credibly in just a few minutes. Jacoby and Feldenkrais were among a small group of European 20th Century innovators who emphasized the "self" in self-development, so that as in the zen inspired arts such as archery or judo or even flower arranging a skill was not an end in itself. Practicing a skill was a path to greater awareness. Dr. Moshé Pinhas Feldenkrais (May 6, 1904 - July 1, 1984) was the founder of the Feldenkrais Method® of movement education designed to improve human functioning by increasing self-awareness in movement. ...

External links

• Heinrich Jacoby (1889-1964) a short biography, in German