How you Stand, How you Move, How you Live: Learning the Aleander Technique to explore your mind-body connection and achieve self-mastery by Missy Vineyard
Book Review by Jon Lightbourne
Over six or seven years I have collected just about every AT book in print.
This book stands out for me as being completely unique.
I have learnt to withold judgement on the quality of AT books because the process of learning from the author is not an immediate thing for me.
However in the case of this book I have already found new and interesting ways of thinking and I am rather excited by it. The thing for me that is really rather unique about this book is that Missy is really attempting to lay down her understanding of the technique in detail - most books shy away from this but Missy takes it full on and lays her cards down on the table face up. For that alone she deserves some recognition.
Missy's style of writing and description is not something I have come across before - she uses words so differently to other authors.
I still withold judgement for the reasons stated above but if anyone out there would like to read something new and refreshingly different about the technique then I would recommend the book on that basis; its is decidely NOT just another AT book - it deserves a read.
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Jon Lightbourne had his first Alexander Technique lesson 6 years ago and describes his interest as being "beyond 'casual' - in another life I might have signed up for Alexander Technique teacher training." Joh is an ex IT professional and is now running a small mountain hotel in France. He is a passionate sax player and loves jazz.
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How you Stand, How you Move, How you Live: Learning the Aleander Technique to explore your mind-body connection and achieve self-mastery by Missy Vineyard is available at the Alexander Technique Bookstore and at the Alexander Technique Bookshop (listed under "introductory books").
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