It is a development of the Alexander Technique, the Feldenkrais Method, and health-oriented work on musculoskeletal problems and stress diseases.
They are as follows: The Mitzvah Technique is designed to improve posture and release tension and stress through exercises and therapeutic table work.
It aims to replace long-term work by practitioners by teaching people how to use the Mitzvah Technique themselves.
The Exercise should be performed under the direction of a suitable Mitzvah Technique teacher and does not substitute for necessary professional health care.
[6] The Mitzvah Technique is designed to improve posture and release tension and stress through exercises and therapeutic table work.
It is based on the "Mitzvah Mechanism", an upward rippling motion that gently reinforces the body's balance with gravity.
Similar to F. M. Alexander, who lost his voice as an actor and regained it through self-discovery,[7] Nehemia suffered major back problems as a dancer and gained functionality by successfully helping himself through his own experiences and research on body movement.
[8] They worked together at the Tel HaShomer Hospital in the physical rehabilitation of wounded Israeli Defense Force soldiers suffering from severe back and spinal injuries.
Out of these experiences and observations came the fuller development of the Mitzvah Technique, emphasizing the natural rippling motion of the spine.