Eric Franklin

{{Infobox person

| name = Eric Franklin

| birth_name = Eric Franklin

| birth_date = February 28, 1957

| citizenship = {{flagicon|Swiss}} Switzerland

| occupation = Dance and movement, somatic education

| known_for = Founding the Franklin Method

| organization = Franklin Institute in Wetzikon Switzerland

}}

Eric N. Franklin (born February 28, 1957) is a Swiss dancer, movement educator, university lecturer, writer and founder of the Franklin Method, a method that combines creative visualization, embodied anatomy, physical and mental exercises and educational skills.

He lives in Wetzikon, Switzerland.

Biography

He earned his Bachelor of Science from the University of Zurich{{Cite web |url=http://www.uzh.ch/about_en.html/ |title=University of Zurich |access-date=2012-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305200849/http://www.uzh.ch/about_en.html |archive-date=2012-03-05 |url-status=dead }} and his Bachelor of Fine Arts at the New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.

After many experiences as a dancer and a choreographer, and Breakdance,[http://www.worldcat.org/title/breakdance/oclc/10778033&referer=brief_results/ Breakdance] a dance book written with William Watkins in 1984, he has founded the Franklin-Method Institute{{Cite web |url=http://franklinmethod.org/en/ |title=Franklin-Method Institute |access-date=2012-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203073708/http://franklinmethod.org/en/ |archive-date=2012-02-03 |url-status=dead }} in Uster, Switzerland.[http://www.worldcat.org/title/prickelnde-korperbilder/oclc/54370452&referer=brief_results/ Prickelnde Körperbilder by Irene Sieben, Ballettanz magazine, May 2003, p. 72-75. ill.Franklin Method Institute]

He is a member of the International Association of Dance Medicine and Science. He has taught at the Zurich Neurological Institute,[https://www.denverpost.com/fitness/ci_14719512/ Zurich Neurological Institute] the New York University, the Royal Ballet School,[http://www.royal-ballet-school.org.uk/ The Royal Ballet School] {{webarchive|url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20011116023343/http%3A//www.royal%2Dballet%2Dschool.org.uk/ |date=2001-11-16 }} the Royal Danish Ballet, the Ballet School of the Zurich Opera,[http://www.worldcat.org/title/reich-befrachtete-tanzfaszination-ballettschule-fur-das-opernhaus-zurich/oclc/49708943&referer=brief_results/ Eric Franklin's choreography at the Zurich Opera in an article of Dorothea Kahr, Tanz und Gymnastik magazine, Jahrg. 57, Nr. 3 (2001), p. 42] the University of Vienna,[https://www.univie.ac.at/en/ University of Vienna] the American Dance Festival. He has coached both world and European athletes that became champions, and Cirque du Soleil artists[https://www.cirquedusoleil.com/it/shows/saltimbanco/default.aspx/ Cirque du Soleil] in the Franklin Method.

The Franklin Method

The Franklin Method (in German, Franklin-Methode) was founded in 1994 and was originally for dancers. It was inspired by Mabel Elsworth Todd's ideokinesis, Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen's Body-Mind Centering[https://www.bodymindcentering.com/Bonnie/ Body-Mind Centering] and Sri Aurobindo's Integral Yoga. Extended from the dance field to every kind of human movement, this method combines dynamic science-based imagery, touch, anatomical embodiment, and educational skills. It was to create a sustainable positive change in body and mind using a range of simple tools like balls, theraband,[http://www.nureyev-medical.org/ Dance Specific Theraband Conditioning article by Eric Franklin, IADMS conference 2003, in Rudolf Nureyev Foundation Medical website][http://www.thera-band.com/ Thera-Band website] and other daily life objects.

The [https://www.ideafit.com/fitness-library/the-franklin-method-anatomy-imagery/ Franklin Method] activates body and mind function through the use of imagery, experiential anatomy and reconditioning movement to improve function.Young, Lynnette Overby, Ph.D. an Jan, Dunn, M.S.: [https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:rUXM50-BCxEJ:www.iadms.org/associations/2991/files/info/IADMS_Bulletin_for_Teachers_3-2.pdf+&hl=it&gl=it&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESj3xXp1apLEDBkkmodlyeYae5palJhC8v7EZfK_tdwcSY1dljWyydDKG3LmoHDVGivoKhPm6bg5nMnQCinMpJjZMDBrdOr-ScmqxJBUsb1BwLUVB7bZYUERKJM_LOhrjx0yewAV&sig=AHIEtbSo-qWtVXgyct4yV8k2wYNdu_ue1w&pli=1/ Dance Imagery Research: Implications for Teachers]. The IADMS Bulletin for Teachers, Volume 3, Number 2, 2011, S. 9 -11{{Failed verification|date=April 2022}} The principal goals are how to obtain dynamic body alignment and how to move the body with maximum efficiency

.[http://www.worldcat.org/title/liberated-bodies/oclc/47751121&referer=brief_results/ Liberated bodies by Irene Sieben in Ballett international/Tanz aktuell English ed. Nov. 2000, p. 54-55] In every moment, the ideal combination of limbs, joints, gravity, moving parts, connective tissue, and muscles must be found and directed by the brain and nervous system by help of appropriate imagery.

Imagery promotes a neurogenic changement of muscular condition which allows immediate results, before any myogenic (muscle tissue) one. Connective tissue and inner organs are also directly stimulated, with touch and visualization, in order to change posture and to obtain an inner and outer balance. The exercises have a considerable impact on lowering structural stress, too.

The method is taught all over the world, including the Universities of Vienna, Cologne, Karlsruhe, The Boston Conservatory and the Juilliard School in New York City. It is recognized by the health providers in Switzerland and courses are regularly offered at Dance,New York New York What a Wonderful IADMS Conference by Rachel-Anne Rist, article in Dancing times magazine, Jan 2003, p. 41, 43International Association for Dance Medecine and Science 2010 Conference Pilates, Yoga and Physiotherapy conferences.[http://www.artsmed.org/bibsearch.asp?field1=Author&field1text=franklin&bool1=&field2=&field2text=&bool2=&field3=&field3text=&topic=&sortby=/ 26th and 27th Annual Symposium on medical problems of dancers and musicians - APAM (Performing Arts Medicine Association) 2007, 2008][https://medizin.pr-gateway.de/franklin-methode%C2%AE-beim-18e-symposium-romand-de-physiotherapie-in-lausanne/ 18th Physiotherapy Symposium Lausanne][https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:wCFUoTXY27IJ:www.vistawell.ch/new/deutsch/d_didactiques/physioth_sept11.pdf+&hl=it&gl=it&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgaIMTfVDHd5KDootkXZZQDoxV0JVMWJed35eXNMm0LEO_lhOMtCXS3NgcHBYwnMX2pJV8_rrFFd5BubCrD8gNr-G_cipf_MQubhFpCJtLC7EQGaxJCaX5jpN1FLXl0Vw_TkDOi&sig=AHIEtbQKd6TAoTWQpKMtGM5qYMn8BHojNQ/ article on Franklin Method] by Bettina Halbach, on PT magazine, sep 2011

Publications

Eric Franklin is author of 18 books, mainly in the mind/body field, which have been written in German[http://www.worldcat.org/title/hundert-ideen-fur-beweglichkeit-einfuhrung-in-die-ideokinese-nach-franklin/oclc/254626103&referer=brief_results/Hundert Ideen fur Beweglichkeit Einfuhrung in die Ideokinese] and English and translated into French,[http://www.worldcat.org/title/corps-et-lenergie-visualisations-mentales-et-exercices-physiques-pour-le-bien-etre-la-force-et-la-beaute-eric-franklin-revision-technique-de-led-francaise-par-annie-cecile-pinello/oclc/723547388&referer=brief_results/ Le corps et l'énergie] Italian,[http://www.worldcat.org/title/visualizzazione-e-movimento-cento-idee-per-correggere-la-postura-sciogliere-le-articolazioni-e-migliorare-le-prestazioni-fisiche/oclc/605594007&referer=brief_results/ Visualizzazione e movimento, cento idee per correggere la postura, sciogliere le articolazioni e migliorare le prestazioni fisiche] Spanish,[http://www.worldcat.org/title/danza-acondicionamiento-fisico/oclc/69674609&referer=brief_results/ Danza: acondicionamento fisico] Czech,[https://books.google.com/books?id=JL4XPQAACAAJ Czech translation of Relax your Neck, Liberate your Shoulders] Dutch,[http://www.worldcat.org/title/kracht-van-het-bekken-lichaamsoefeningen-voor-meer-kracht-en-stabiliteit-van-de-bekkenbodem/oclc/442370296&referer=brief_results/ Dutch translation of Pelvic Power] Chinese,[http://www.vo2max.com.cn/simple/?t7860.html/ Chinese translation of Conditioning for Dance] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120914125935/http://www.vo2max.com.cn/simple/?t7860.html/ |date=2012-09-14 }} Japanese[http://www.worldcat.org/title/kotsubanryoku-furankurin-mesoddo-kotsubantei-o-akutibu-ni-suru-imejieri-ekusasaizu-perubikku-pawa/oclc/703438156&referer=brief_results/ Japanese translation of Pelvic Power] and Korean.[https://books.google.com/books?id=AkIGMQAACAAJ Korean translation of Conditioning for Dance]

Here are mentioned the publications in English:

Dance Imagery for Technique and Performance,[http://www.worldcat.org/title/dance-imagery-for-technique-and-performance/oclc/33666652&referer=brief_results/ Dance Imagery for Technique and Performance] Human Kinetics (1996)]
Dynamic Alignment Through Imagery[http://www.worldcat.org/title/dynamic-alignment-through-imagery/oclc/33863744&referer=brief_results/ Dynamic Alignment Through Imagery, Human Kinetics (1996)]
Relax Your Neck Liberate Your Shoulders,[https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50643993 Relax Your Neck Liberate Your Shoulders] Princeton Book Company (2002)
Conditioning for Dance[http://www.worldcat.org/title/conditioning-for-dance/oclc/52418472&referer=brief_results/ Conditioning for Dance, Human Kinetics (2003)]
Pelvic Power,[http://www.worldcat.org/title/pelvic-power-for-men-and-women-mindbody-exercises-for-strength-flexibility-posture-and-balance/oclc/53030643&referer=brief_results/ Pelvic Power] Princeton Book Company (2003)[http://backandneck.about.com/od/alternativemedicine/gr/PelvicPower.htm/ Pelvic Power review] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111206071214/http://backandneck.about.com/od/alternativemedicine/gr/PelvicPower.htm |date=2011-12-06 }}
Inner Focus Outer Strength,[http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15290824.2007.10387337Inner Focus Outer Strength] Elysian Editions (2006){{col-2}}
Franklin Method Ball and Imagery Exercises for Relaxed and Flexible Shoulders, Neck and Thorax,[http://www.worldcat.org/title/franklin-method-ball-and-imagery-exercises-for-relaxed-and-flexible-shoulders-neck-and-thorax/oclc/301734171&referer=brief_results/ Franklin Method Ball and Imagery Exercises for Relaxed and Flexible Shoulders, Neck and Thorax] Orthopedic Physical Therapy Products (2008)
Beautiful Body, Beautiful Mind,[http://www.worldcat.org/title/beautiful-body-beautiful-mind-the-power-of-positive-imagery-with-over-80-exercises-and-a-10-day-beauty-program/oclc/228365039&referer=brief_results/ Beautiful Body, Beautiful Mind] Princeton Book Company (2009)
Happy Feet – Dynamic Base, Effortless Posture,[http://www.openisbn.com/isbn/0984372415/ Happy Feet – Dynamic Base, Effortless Posture] Orthopedic Physical Therapy Products (2010)Rethinking warm-up exercises for the lower extremity for patients active life styles article by Tracey Vlahovic DPM on Podiatry Today, 2012
The Psoas – Integrating Your Inner Core,[http://www.worldcat.org/title/psoas-integrating-your-inner-core-conditioning-and-balancing-your-iliopsoas-with-franklin-method-imagery-balls-and-bands/oclc/722924528&referer=brief_resultsThe Psoas – Integrating Your Inner Core] Orthopedic Physical Therapy Products (2011){{col-end}}
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Filmography

[https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/727389997 The Franklin Method: Pelvic Power for Core Integration] DVD (2010)

External links

{{official website|franklinmethod.com}}

Bibliography and press

Review of Dynamic Alignment Through Imagery,[http://www.worldcat.org/title/review-of-dynamic-alignment-through-imagery-review-of-dance-imagery-for-technique-and-performance/oclc/479663731&referer=brief_results/ Review of Dynamic Alignment Through Imagery] Dance Research Journal, Autumn, 1997, vol. 29, no. 2, p. 105-108
Imagery Movement and the Dynamic Dance of Life,[https://www.scribd.com/doc/2346/Ideokinesis-Imagery-Movement-and-the-Dynamic-Dance-of-Life-/ Imagery Movement and the Dynamic Dance of Life] by Keith Eric Grant, 1998
Conditioning for Dance: Training for Peak Performance in all Dance Forms,[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_6827/is_2_9/ai_n28320826/?tag=content;col1/ Conditioning for Dance: Training for Peak Performance in all Dance Forms] by Gigi Berardi, Journal of Dance Medicine & Science, April 2005
The mind/body connection and the practice of classical ballet[https://www.mendeley.com/research/mindbody-connection-practice-classical-ballet/ The mind/body connection and the practice of classical ballet] by Emma Dixon (née Burrows) in Research in Dance Education, Volume 6, Issue 1-2, 2005, pages 75–96
Teaching Modern Technique through Experiential Anatomy[http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15290824.2005.10387292 Teaching Modern Technique through Experiential Anatomy] by Jennifer Salka, Journal of Dance Education, Volume 5, Issue 3, 2005, pages 97–102
Inner Focus Outer Strength: Using Imagery and Exercise for Strength, Health and Beauty[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_6827/is_4_11/ai_n31061013/?tag=content;col1/ Inner Focus Outer Strength: Using Imagery and Exercise for Strength, Health and Beauty] by Gigi Berardi, Journal of Dance Medicine & Science, Oct 2007
Book Review: Inner Focus Outer Strength: Using Imagery and Exercise for Health, Strength, and Beauty,[http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15290824.2007.10387337 Book Review: Inner Focus Outer Strength: Using Imagery and Exercise for Health, Strength, and Beauty] by Glenna Batson, Journal of Dance Education, Volume 7, Issue 2, 2007
A brief history of somatic practices and dance: historical development of the field of somatic education and its relationship to dance[http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14617890500373352 A brief history of somatic practices and dance: historical development of the field of somatic education and its relationship to dance] by Eddy, Martha, Journal of Dance and Somatic Practices, Volume 1, Number 1, 1 June 2009, pp. 5–27, Intellect
Mindful Learning{{Cite web |url=http://franklinmethod.org/en/about/press/ |title=Integral text of the press article PDF |access-date=2012-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203082340/http://franklinmethod.org/en/about/press |archive-date=2012-02-03 |url-status=dead }} by Virginia Johnson, DanceTeacher Magazine, August 2007 {{col-2}}
Free Your Shoulders by Paul Fox, Spectrum, August 2007
Seeing Improvement{{Cite web |url=http://pointemagazine.com/issues/aprilmay-2007/seeing-improvement/ |title=Seeing Improvement |access-date=2012-03-07 |archive-date=2011-02-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110208035333/http://pointemagazine.com/issues/aprilmay-2007/seeing-improvement |url-status=dead }} by Virginia Johnson, Pointe Magazine, April 2007
Eric Franklin: transforming technique through science-based imagery[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1083/is_1_82/ai_n25384353/ Eric Franklin: transforming technique through science-based imagery] by Rachel Straus, Dance Magazine, Jan, 2008
Franklin Method Images' Effects on Jumping,[http://www.iadms.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=255/ Franklin Method Images' Effects on Jumping] by Theresa Heiland et al., Loyola Marymount University; College of Communication Studies & Fine Arts; Dance Program; Los Angeles, CA, USA, 2008.
Imagery takes wing{{Cite web |url=http://franklinmethod.org/en/about/press/ |title=Integral text of the press article |access-date=2012-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203082340/http://franklinmethod.org/en/about/press |archive-date=2012-02-03 |url-status=dead }} by Robin Westen, Pilates Style Magazine, December 2008
L'Approccio olistico al personal training, Personal Trainer Journal, January 2009, Italy
Which images and image categories best support jump height? Heiland, T. Rovetti, R.In: Solomon R, Solomon J (eds): Abstracts of the 20th Annual Meeting of the International Association for Dance Medicine & Science 2010. Birmingham, UK: IADMS, 2010, pp. 74–75.
The Franklin Method in the Pilates Studio[http://pilates.about.com/od/Pilates-Interviews/a/The-Franklin-Method-At-The-Pilates-Studio.htm/ The Franklin Method in the Pilates Studio] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114121113/http://pilates.about.com/od/Pilates-Interviews/a/The-Franklin-Method-At-The-Pilates-Studio.htm |date=2012-01-14 }} by Marguerite Ogle, About.com, December 2010,
The Franklin Method: A Revolutionary Approach to Movement by Rosalind Gray Davis, Inner IDEA Fitness Journal, March 2010
Method Man by Robin Westen, Pilates Style Magazine, January 2010{{col-end}}