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How You Stand, How You Move, How You Live: Learning the Alexander Technique to Explore Your Mind-Body Connection and Achieve Self-Mastery
written by Missy Vineyard
Studio : Da Capo Press
by Da Capo Press
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Released : 2007-05-23
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 9781600940064
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 13 reviews)
List Price : $18.95
Our Price : $10.57
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Very dry read |
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I thought I would be able to learn the Alexander Technique from this book - given the title, or that it would at least give me a good overview of the Alexander technique, but it is sooo dry and boring. It does not have much in the way of good examples or practice techniques and I didn't feel I got a good understanding of the technique either. I know the Alexander technique is suppose to be done with a teacher - but not everyone lives near an Alexander teacher. I would not recommend this book. I did find the book "Guided Lessons for Students of the Alexander Technique" has the "practice" - but you would still have to find a good book on the theory of the Alexander Technique. |
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Best book on Alexander that I've read |
This book clarified key concepts like Inhibition and Direction in a way that no other book (and to some degree, my Alexander teacher) ever could.
In addition, there's a lot of practical advice on applying AT to sports, music and other performing arts, and daily life. It's already helped my guitar playing.
Buy it - you won't be sorry.
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A must read for all who care about their ability to function optimally, physically and mentally |
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I have had back issues since I was 17 (now I know it was due to one short leg)and when I was about 30 I tried Alexander Technique. Now 30 yrs later I finally have in this book an explanation why this helped and a revelation about how far reaching this technique can be in confronting normal and abnormal body usage. Beautifully written with a deep understanding of much that Neuroscience has learned in the last few years. |
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Life changing because the explainations align age old concepts with current research on brain chemistry and anatomy |
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Alexander Technique is often difficult to understand without a teacher and many lessons. Missy Vineyard takes the reader a step closer by correlating current research with Alexander's discoveries about how to make optimum use of ourselves. She suggests ways of organizing what we are thinking with what our bodies are doing in order to achieve radically better results. |
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The best book on the technique I have read |
I was introduced to the Alexander technique by a friend about 15 years ago following a car injury in which I suffered a herniated disc, severe pain in the arm and significant loss of muscle strength. I contemplated surgery which most of the doctors were recommending but decided to opt for less intrusive approaches including physical therapy and lessons in the Alexander technique.
Over the last 15 years I have had numerous lessons and profited immensely from the wisdom of two highly talented instructors. I have also read about a dozen books. This one is the most practical and clearly written one. The author communicates effectively by using lots of real life examples and suggests exercises which, while time consuming, are extremely useful. Like other teachers she makes it clear that the technique is not a substitute for medical advice. But my own experience suggests that it can complement such advice along with other approaches including meditation, tai chi, yoga and others. In that sense the basic tools--inhibition, direction, lengthening of back and neck--can form the core of a holistic approach that can include many of these other approaches. There is nothing in the technique that conflicts with any of these. Indeed most of the ideas, once explained by a good teacher seem to be just applied common sense. The trick, of course, is in disciplining yourself to practice and training the mind to affect the body before it gets stiff and makes you uncomfortable.
This book is the perfect handbook to help anyone who has some basic knowledge of the Technique become much more effective in using it. Ideally, it should be accompanied by occasional lessons from a skilled instructor |
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