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Books Influenced by the Principles of the Alexander Technique
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More Balls Than Hands: Juggling Your Way to
Success by Learning to Love Your Mistakes by Michael Gelb/Hardcover/
Published 2004. An approach to juggling based on the
principles of the Alexander Technique. Includes a good
description of the Technique. Click here for Price and Availability Information(USA) Click here for Price and Availability Information(Canada) |
The Chair: Rethinking Culture, Body, and
Design by Galen
Cranz/Paperback/Published 1999. History, anatomy and
ergonomics of chair design explored by an Alexander
Technique teacher with an emphasis on the importance of
an easy upright posture when sitting. Click here to listen to an interview with the author |
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The Elements of Skill by Theodore
Dimon/Paperback/Published 2003. Basic principles of
teaching and learning, informed to a large degree by
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| The Art of Effortless Living by Ingrid Bacci,
PhD/Hardcover/Published 2000. A practical guide to
achieving more by doing less, informed in large measure
by the author's extensive experience with the Alexander
Technique. Click here for Price and
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| The Sacred Portable Now: The Transforming Gift of Living in the Moment by Daniel Singer/Paperback/Published 1999. Emphasis on becoming more aware during everyday activities. Although the Alexander Technique is not mentioned, it's influence is clear. Click here for Price and Availability Information |
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Zen in the Art of Archery by Eugen
Herrigel/Paperback/Published 1999. This spiritual classic
is not about the Alexander Technique, but it does a
wonderful job of illustrating the Alexander Technique
principle of "non-doing". Click here for Price and
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Practice of Presence: Five Paths for Daily Life by Patty De Llosa/Paperback/2006. Guidance on contacting your inner truth using five paths, one of which is the Alexander Technique. Click here to read an article by the author Click here for
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Constructive Awareness: Alexander Technique
and the Spiritual Quest by Daniel
McGowan/Paperback/Published 1997. Interesting exploration
of how a properly-functioning body can help us live in
the moment and attain spiritual aspirations. Click here for Price and
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Anatomy of the Moving Body: A Basic
Course in Bones, Muscles and Joints by Theodore Dimon/ |
| The Lost Sixth Sense - A medical scientist looks at the Alexander Technique by David Garlick/Booklet/Published in 1990. An examination of the physiological mechanisms in the human body and how they relate to the principles of the Alexander Technique. Price: $8.50. (ordering information at bottom of page) | |
| How to Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci: Seven Steps to Everyday Genius by Michael Gelb/Paperback/Published 1998. A practical guide based in part on Gelb's experience as a teacher of the Alexander Technique. Click here for Price and Availability Information |
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