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Resources for students learning the Alexander Technique
WEEKLY STUDY TEXTS WEEKS 1 - 10
This is a collection of book extracts, quotes and teaching aphorisms from F.M.Alexander and other teachers which I have chosen to illustrate some of the principles of the Alexander Technique.
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ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE WEBSITES
The Interactive Teaching Method Association www.itmalexandertechnique.org
The Complete Guide to the Alexander Technique www.alexandertechnique.com
The Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique www.alexandertechnique.co.uk
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ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE BOOKS and other resources
Many books have been written about the Alexander Technique; I have listed some of the books which I have found useful:
Books by F.M. Alexander:
Man’s Supreme Inheritance (1910) by F.M. Alexander
Constructive Conscious Control of the Individual (1923) by F.M. Alexander
The Use of the Self (1932) by F.M. Alexander
The Universal Constant in Living (1941) by F.M. Alexander
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Book by Frank Pierce Jones:
Freedom to Change -The Development and Science of The Alexander Technique by Frank Pierce Jones
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Books by Donald L.Weed:
Reach Your Dreams - An ITM Introduction to the Alexander Technique by Donald L.Weed
What You Think is What You Get - An introductory text book for the study of the The Alexander Technique by Donald L.Weed
Four Days in Bristol - The Alexander Technique in Action by Donald L.Weed
Escape from the Monkey Trap - The Alexander Technique commentaries volume 1 by Donald L.Weed
(Donald Weed's books are available to buy from the Interactive Teaching Method website www.itmalexandertechnique.org)
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Books by Pedro De Alcantara:
Indirect Procedures: A Musician's Guide to the Alexander Technique by Pedro De Alcantara
The Alexander Technique: A Skill for Life by Pedro De Alcantara
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Other books about the Alexander Technique:
Body Learning - An Introduction to the Alexander Technique by Michael J. Gelb
Art of Breathing: Collected Articles by Jessica Wolf
This book can be purchased from Jessica Wolf's website: www.jessicawolfartofbreathing.com
Not to Do by Fiona Robb
The Undivided Self - Alexander Technique and the Control of Stress by Theodore Dimon, Jr.
The Alexander Technique - Twelve Fundamentals of Integrated Movement by Penelope Easten
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VIDEO LINKS:
Jessica Wolf's Art of Breathing demo - You Tube
Jessica Wolf's Art of Breathing demo - YouTube
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TED TALKS:
https://youtu.be/H1T5uMeYv9Q?si=lffGWf59glnOoxYr
Kelly McGonigal - How to Make Stress Your Friend
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THINKING about THINKING
What are Cognitive Distortions?
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ARTICLES ON THE ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE
MUSICAL PERFORMANCE
ITM ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE - MUSICAL PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT by Aingeala De Búrca
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