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ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE - STUDY TEXTS
These texts have been put together to support a deeper understanding of the basic principles of the Alexander Technique. They are most meaningful when read alongside experiential lessons, where the work is discovered through your own direct experience. They include relevant book extracts, quotes and teaching aphorisms from F.M.Alexander and other teachers.
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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
Many books have been written about the Alexander Technique; I have listed some of the books which I have found useful
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
Freedom to Change -The Development and Science of The Alexander Technique by Frank Pierce Jones
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 by Donald L.Weed
(Donald Weed's books are available to buy from the Interactive Teaching Method website www.itmalexandertechnique.org)
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
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
How to Learn the Alexander Technique - A Manual for Students by Barbara Conable
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BODY MAPPING
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BREATHING
Simple explanation of how the lungs and heart work with a link to a You Tube video of Airways and Gas exchange
Jessica Wolf's Art of Breathing demo - You Tube
Jessica Wolf's Art of Breathing demo - YouTube
Jessica Wolf's ideas found in her book 'The Art of Breathing'
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TED TALKS:
Kelly McGonigal - How to Make Stress Your Friend
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THINKING about THINKING - COGNITIVE DISTORTIONS
What are Cognitive Distortions - an article by Courtney E.Ackerman, MA.
What are Cognitive Distortions?
Link to David Burn's check list of positive and negative distortions
Check list of Negative and Positive Distortions
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ARTICLES ON THE ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE
ITM ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE - MUSICAL PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT by Aingeala De Búrca