In The Potent Self, Moshe Feldenkrais delves deeply into the relationship between faulty posture, pain, and the underlying emotional mechanisms that lead to compulsive and dependent human behavior. He shares remarkable insights into resistance, motivation, habit formation, and the place of sex in full human potential. The Potent Self offers Moshe Feldenkrais’ vision of how to achieve physical and mental wellness through the development of authentic maturity. In The Potent Self, Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais explores such areas as the relationships between habit, emotion, motivation, and posture. He also provides some insight on his technique for addressing human difficulties.