Selected
Books about
the Alexander Technique
- Let Your Life Flow:
The Physical, Psychological and Spiritual
Benefits of the Alexander Technique (2002)
 Body Learning:
An Introduction to the Alexander Technique (1996) - The Actor and
the Alexander Technique (2002)
- How to Learn
the Alexander Technique: A Manual for Students
(1995)
- Fitness Without
Stress: A Guide to the Alexander Technique (1998)
- The Alexander
Technique: A Skill for Life (1999)
- The
Alexander Technique Manual: A Step-By-Step Guide
to Improve Breathing, Posture and Well-Being (1996)
- A New
Approach to the Alexander Technique: Moving
Toward a More Balanced Expression of the Whole
Self (1998)
- Your Guide to
the Alexander Technique (1991)
- What Every
Musician Needs to Know About the Body: The
Practical Application of Body Mapping & the
Alexander Technique... (2000)
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Let Your Life Flow:
The Physical, Psychological and Spiritual Benefits of the
Alexander Technique
by Alex Maunder
Paperback: 256 pages (October
2002)
The C.W. Daniel Company Ltd; ISBN:
0852073577
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The first book to explain the Alexander Technique in
terms of energy flow and how we can direct energy with
our thoughts.
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Body
Learning: An Introduction to the Alexander Technique
by Michael J. Gelb, Laura Huxley (Photographer)
Paperback - 2nd edition (January
1996)
Henry Holt (Paper); ISBN: 0805042067
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Reader Reviews
I highly recommend Body Learning - Gelb,
January 11, 2001
Reviewer: A reader from NC United States
I am a music major, and I am now in my third semester
studying the Alexander Technique. This study has been the
most important event in my musical life, and thankfully,
it carries over into every other aspect of my life, as
well. This book is the required reading for the course.
Not that we get a grade on it. It's just immensely
helpful. It's not a substitute for a trained Alexander
teacher, but it provides another view point, a new way of
putting things, of phrasing things, and can help the
early AT student grasp the concept of it all a little
better. I highly recommend this book to anyone wishing to
learn more about the Alexander Technique, and improving
the quality of your life.
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The Actor
and the Alexander Technique
by Kelly R. McEvenue (Author)
Paperback 208 pages (August
17, 2002)
Palgrave Macmillan; ISBN: 0312295154
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F.M. Alexander developed the Alexander Technique of
movement in the early 20th century. Combining vocal
clarity and body movement, he developed a performance
coaching method used today by dancers, actors, and
singers. Kelly McEvenue shows for the first time how this
technique can help actors feel more natural on the stage.
She provides warm-up exercises, "balance" and
"center" exercises, and spatial awareness
exercises. She talks about imitation, the use of masks,
nudity on the stage, and dealing with injury and aging.
She talks about specific productions that have
successfully used the Alexander Technique, such as "The
Lion King." With a foreword by Patsy Rodenburg of
The Actor Speaks, this is a book that belongs on the
shelf of every working and studying actor.
About the Author
Kelly McEvenue is a certified teacher of the Alexander
technique. She is one of the main acting coaches for the
Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Ontario.
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How to
Learn the Alexander Technique: A Manual for Students
by Barbara Conable, William Conable
Paperback - 168 pages ; 3rd
Revision edition (July 1995)
Andover Pr; ISBN: 0962259543
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Book Description
A primer for students of the Alexander Technique, a well-known
method for improving freedom and ease of movement and
physical coordination. This book provides the first
authoritative account of William Conable's concept, Body
Mapping, the study of how our ideas about our bodies
affect our experience and movement. This concept is
integrated with a lucid explanation of the Alexander
Technique that clarifies and simplifies the task of
teaching and learning the Techique.
About the
Author
Barbara Conable is an
Alexander teacher of 23 years experience and a teaching
member of the North American Society of Teachers of the
Alexander Technique and Alexander Technique International.
She has taught at the Ohio State University and the
Cincinnati Conservatory and is now President of Andover
Educators. She is an active poet and the author and
editor of several books about the Alexander Technique.
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Fitness Without
Stress: A Guide to the Alexander Technique
by Robert M. Rickover
Hardcover: (July 1988)
Metamorphous Press; ISBN: 0943920329
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The author starts by exposing the myth the "fitness"
is the same as health, and goes on to describe what real
fitness is and how the Alexander Technique can help
people achieve it. It contains several case histories,
covers what happens during an Alexander lesson and how to
find a qualified teacher. The book gives examples of how
people have used the Technique in yoga, massage, the
martial arts, physical therapy and pregnancy. It also
provides a complete listing of Alexander Technique
resources, including books and videos, magazines and
journals and professional societies.
About the
Author
Robert Rickover is a certified teacher of the Alexander
Technique in Lincoln, Nebraska. He also teaches regularly
in Toronto, Canada. He graduated from the School of
Alexander Studies in London, England in l981 where he
later served on the faculty. He studied for over fifteen
years with master Alexander teacher Marjorie Barstow and
frequently assisted her in teaching her Alexander
Technique workshops.
Robert has taught Alexander Technique classes at a number
of colleges and universities including the University of
Toronto, The University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Sir Wilfred
Laurier University, Memorial University and Doane College.
He has also taught at the Royal Conservatory of Music in
Toronto and with the Voice Care Network. He has conducted
Alexander Technique classes for groups as diverse as
musicians, physical therapists, horseback riders,
dentists and massage therapists. He is a faculty member
of the Barstow/Alexander Institute held each June at
Doane College in Crete, Nebraska. Robert is a teaching
member of the Society of Teachers of the Alexander
Technique (STAT), the North American Society of Teachers
of the Alexander Technique (NASTAT) and Alexander
Technique International (ATI). He holds degrees in
physics and economics from Yale University and the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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The
Alexander Technique: A Skill for Life
by Pedro De Alcantara
Paperback: (September
1999)
Crowood Pr; ISBN: 1861262868
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
First Principles
The Use of the Self
Inhibition and Direction
The Lesson
Emotions
Health and Well-Being
Sports and Exercise
The Performing Arts
The Teacher
Conclusion
Bibliographical Notes
Further Reading
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The
Alexander Technique Manual: A Step-By-Step Guide to
Improve Breathing, Posture and Well-Being
by Richard Brennan
Paperback: 144 pages (October
1996)
Charles Tuttle Co.; ISBN: 1885203381
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Reader Review
Excellent introduction to the Alexander Technique,
July 16, 1998
Reviewer: A reader from New York, NY
This is a great book for anyone who has heard about the
many benefits of the Alexander Technique and would like
to find out what it is. The Alexander Technique is often
described in very mysterious terms when, in fact, it's
quite a simple and practical process. And a very powerful
process of self-transformation. Brennan's book is
particularly valuable for the newcommer because of its
great photographs. They say a picture is worth a thousand
words and this is certainly true for explaining the ideas
of the Alexander Technique. The book also shows how the
Alexander Technique can help with various specific
activities. It also has some very interesting case
histories. If you have an interest in learning more about
the Alexander Technique, I'd get this book. Two other
good introductions are "Body Learning"
by Michael Gelb and "Fitness
Without Stress - A Guide to the Alexander Technique"
by Robert Rickover.
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A New
Approach to the Alexander Technique: Moving Toward a More
Balanced Expression of the Whole Self
by Glen Park
Paperback - 294 pages (March
1998)
Crossing Press; ISBN: 0895949180
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Reader Review
Excellent book, March 6, 2000
Reviewer: poised (see
more about me at Amazon.com) from Seattle
The Alexander Technique is notoriously difficult to write
about, though it is, in my view, the most powerful of the
mind/body techniques. Glen Park presents the Technique in
a way that is understandable to those with knowledge of
New Age healing. While the Technique is arguably not New
Age, having been developed in the last century, it deals
with energy and the movement of energy through the body
to create lasting change in your mind, body, and spirit.
I found this book invaluable for explaining what happens
when you give or recieve an Alexander Lesson. If you can
possibly find and use the audiotape that goes with the
book, you'll benefit greatly. I've had many Alexander
lessons. Using Glen Park's tape kept Alexander Technique
effects going for me at a time when I could not find an
Alexander Teacher. Both the book and tape highly
recommended. You may have to search "auctions"
for the tape.
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Your
Guide to the Alexander Technique
by John Gray
Paperback 176 pages (November
1991)
St. Martin's Press; ISBN: 0312064942
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Reader Review
I've tried the others-this IS the best one not
written by FM, May 13, 1998
Reviewer: enrico.alvares@virgin.net
I cannot recommend this book highly enough. I am a
violinist with the Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields and
the Technique itself is an **invaluable** element of my
life and work---and I would say this book is the best
Alexander book not written by FM Alexander himself (it's
also much easier to read than FM's brilliant but *very*
Victorian prose). This would be my Desert Island
Alexander book!
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What Every
Musician Needs to Know About the Body: The Practical
Application of Body Mapping & the Alexander Technique
to Making Music
by Barbara Conable
Spiral-bound: 101
pages ; Spiral edition (February 1, 2000)
Andover Pr; ISBN: 096225956X
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Book Description
The practical application of Body Mapping and the
Alexander Technique to making music. Body Mapping is the
study of how our concepts of our bodies affect our
experience and movement. The Alexander Technique is a
method for improving freedom and ease of movement and
physical coordination. This book is a graphic
presentation of ideas drawn from these two disciplines
that is of great benefit to music students and teachers
and others. --This text refers to the Spiral-bound
edition.
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