The Alexander Technique Resource Book

The Alexander Technique Resource Book

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  • Author: John B. Harer
  • Publisher: Scarecrow Press
  • ISBN: 0810863928
  • Category : Health & Fitness
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 192

The Alexander Technique is a hands-on educational method that helps individuals learn how to eliminate tension in the body caused by habitual limitations in the way they move and think. The health benefits of the Alexander Technique are both physical and emotional. It improves balance, posture, and stamina, and has been shown to improve cognitive functions. And it was practiced and endorsed by renowned philosopher and educator John Dewey. The Alexander Technique Resource Book provides guidance and information that aids in studying the technique and locating sources for further research in the field. It contains information on print, audio, video, and web-based resources, and includes a description of the basic principles and benefits of the Alexander Technique. This book benefits students, scholars, and researchers, as well as musicians, actors, and athletes looking to enhance performance in physical activities. It is a helpful resource for anyone seeking information on alternative and complementary medicines like the Alexander Technique.


Indirect Procedures

Indirect Procedures

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  • Author: Pedro de Alcantara
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • ISBN: 0199874824
  • Category : Music
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 352

A musician's life is filled with many stressful situations: passing auditions, rehearsing and performing with difficult partners, sitting for long hours in uncomfortable chairs, going on stage to face audiences large and small, who may or may not be receptive to the performance they are presented. And yet many musicians are able to surmount these looming obstacles with grace and balance, to find satisfaction and artistry in their music and build productive and lasting careers. Indirect Procedures will guide you around these obstacles and along that path to becoming a balanced and successful musician. Based on the work of Frederick Matthias Alexander, this book is a thorough and practical approach to the issues of musicians' health and wellbeing. Author Pedro de Alcantara introduces concepts and exercises for musicians to let go of excessive tensions, stay focused, and direct their energies as they handle the challenges of practicing, rehearsing, and performing. Complemented by an extensive, easy-to-use companion website, and working alongside Integrated Practice, this new edition of Indirect Procedures is an invaluable and essential resource for today's musicians to learn to sing, play, and conduct with less effort and stronger results.


The Complete Illustrated Guide to Alexander Technique

The Complete Illustrated Guide to Alexander Technique

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  • Author: Glynn Macdonald
  • Publisher: Element Books, Limited
  • ISBN: 9781862042261
  • Category : Alexander technique
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

A fully illustrated guide to this beneficial posture & body movement system.


How to Learn the Alexander Technique

How to Learn the Alexander Technique

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  • Author: Barbara Conable
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN: 9781622775668
  • Category : Alexander technique
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 168


The Alexander Technique for Musicians

The Alexander Technique for Musicians

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  • Author: Judith Kleinman
  • Publisher: A&C Black
  • ISBN: 1408176831
  • Category : Music
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 390

The Alexander Technique for Musicians is a unique guide for all musicians, providing a practical, informative approach to being a successful and comfortable performer. Perfect as an introduction to the Alexander Technique, or to supplement the reader's lessons, the book looks at daily and last-minute practice, breathing, performance and performance anxiety, teacher–pupil relationships, ensemble skills, and the application of the Alexander Technique to instrumental and vocal work. Complete with diagrams and photographs to aid the learning process, as well as step-by-step procedures and diary entries written by participating students, The Alexander Technique for Musicians gives tried-and-tested advice, drawn from the authors' twenty-plus years of experience working with musicians, providing an essential handbook for musicians seeking the most from themselves and their art.


Fitness Without Stress

Fitness Without Stress

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  • Author: Robert M. Rickover
  • Publisher: Metamorphous Press
  • ISBN: 9781555520373
  • Category : Alexander technique
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 144


Voice and the Alexander Technique

Voice and the Alexander Technique

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  • Author: Jane Ruby Heirich
  • Publisher: Books that Change
  • ISBN: 9780964435292
  • Category : Alexander technique
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 174


Body Learning

Body Learning

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  • Author: Michael Gelb
  • Publisher: Macmillan
  • ISBN: 9780805042061
  • Category : Family & Relationships
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 196

"The Alexander Technique is now recognized the world over as the most revolutionary and far-reaching method developed for maintaining the health and efficiency of the body."--Back cover


Dance and the Alexander Technique

Dance and the Alexander Technique

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  • Author: Rebecca Nettl-Fiol
  • Publisher: University of Illinois Press
  • ISBN: 0252077938
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 218

Rebecca Nettl-Fiol and Luc Vanier utilize their ten years of research on developmental movement and dance training to explore the relationship between a specific movement technique and the basic principles of support and coordination.


The Posture Workbook

The Posture Workbook

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  • Author: Carolyn Nicholls
  • Publisher: D&B Publishing
  • ISBN: 1904468977
  • Category : Health & Fitness
  • Languages : en
  • Pages :

DO you suffer from back or muscle pain? DOES the pain interfere with your life? DID you know poor posture is at the root of the majority of these problems? Poor posture can interfere with your mobility, breathing, circulation and digestion. It can contribute to overuse injuries to hands, arms and shoulders. It can affect your sense of wellbeing. IS there anything you can do to help yourself? With the help of this book the answer is a resounding – YES! Drawing on her 30 years of experience as a teacher of the Alexander Technique, Carolyn Nicholls explains exactly how to eliminate tension throughout your body and improve your habitual patterns of movement. Carolyn identifies typical behaviours that can result in unhealthy posture and explains how they can be improved. The Posture Workbook illustrates 5 key exercises to improve posture, awareness, flexibility and mobility. These ’5-A-Day’ exercises will teach you how to move more freely and easily and show you how to live your life free from postural pain. Carolyn is the founder and Head of Training at the Brighton Alexander Technique College, UK and a national advisor on clinical trials on back pain. Her first book, Body, Breath and Being – a new guide to the Alexander Technique is a great critical and commercial success.