Weight-Driven Movement (WDM): Foundational Statement, Intellectual Provenance, and Practical Methodology of Enabling Transitions
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: This foundational statement documents Weight-Driven Movement (WDM), developed and articulated by Israel Don, founder of the Human Organism Institute. The document defines the distinction between structural support (Nesiah) and compensatory holding (Hachzakah), identifies postural transitions as opportunities for bodily reorganization, and presents the Art of Enabling as a practical methodology for creating conditions that facilitate self-organized movement. It describes six fundamental postural transitions, outlines the approach's proposed original conceptual and methodological contributions, and establishes a public record of its development and attribution. The approach is presented as an open framework for teaching, research, application, and further development. Its specific mechanisms and effectiveness remain subjects for empirical investigation.
Author: Don, Israel
Language: English
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7225557948