The Alexander Technique Manual

A step-by-step guide to improve breathing, posture & well-being

By Richard Brennan

This is a practical and informative guide which clearly sets out the principles of this world famous technique and shows you how to use them in your daily life. With the help of superb colour photography, it reveals exactly how we place our bodies under excessive strain and how the Alexander Technique can help us to ease this tension and achieve a more relaxed muscular system. There are also awareness exercises for you to practice at home, with handy hints on mistakes to avoid when you first start to practice the Technique.

Topics that are covered include breathing, driving, walking, standing, sitting, writing, working at a computer, playing musical instruments and many others. Golf, running, tennis, cycling, pool, football and horse riding are also included in the chapter on sport. The Alexander Technique Manual has is suitable for anyone, with or without previous experience; it has various case histories and also has
special sections on pregnancy. This is the most lavishly illustrated book yet, with 200 colour photographs throughout.


What other people say about The Alexander Technique Manual

The Alexander Technique Manual by Richard Brennan explains coherently how the Alexander Technique evolved and the ways in which it can help to release muscular tension within the body. Demonstration photographs are particularly good and compliment the text. This technique has aroused great interest among Dressage riders since bodily tension or stiffness in the rider is immediately reflected in the horse's way of working. If you suffer from backpain or muscular tension of any sort, the Alexander Technique is worth a try and this is the book to introduce you to it.
- Irish Times

"This practical and informative guide clearly explains the principles behind the world-famous Alexander Technique. Author Richard Brennan, himself a qualified teacher and something of a pioneer in the field, reveals how you can reduce stress and tension in your body by sitting, standing and performing everyday activities properly. By unlearning entrenched habits of standing and sitting, you can improve your posture and discover how to use your body more freely, in everything from sport to pregnancy.

This book is illustrated with tons of glorious full-colour step-by-step photographs on nearly every page. Each one successfully communicating the subtle movements visually, which means the reader can actually understand how the technique works. This book is great for newcomers as well as established students of the Technique. This manual is guaranteed to put you in touch will your body and help you to discover its full potential."
-Here's Health

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