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Author: Leland Vall Publisher: ISBN: 9780578044859 Category : Alexander technique Languages : en Pages : 124
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Discover your dynamically integrated body. The Secret to Using Your Body presents a unique mind/body exercise that will change your perception of movement and posture. Based on the Alexander Technique, a journey through the exercise will guide you toward a feeling within your body you may not have experienced since childhood. Improve your posture, agility, strength, stability, comfort and ease of movement.
Author: Leland Vall Publisher: ISBN: 9780578044859 Category : Alexander technique Languages : en Pages : 124
Book Description
Discover your dynamically integrated body. The Secret to Using Your Body presents a unique mind/body exercise that will change your perception of movement and posture. Based on the Alexander Technique, a journey through the exercise will guide you toward a feeling within your body you may not have experienced since childhood. Improve your posture, agility, strength, stability, comfort and ease of movement.
Author: Betsy Polatin Publisher: North Atlantic Books ISBN: 1583946837 Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 297
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Offering revolutionary new training for the actor, The Actor's Secret teaches actors and performers how to incorporate the fundamentals of the Alexander Technique, Somatic Experiencing®, and Breathing Coordination in order to reduce performance anxiety and stress; improve stage presence, breathing, and vocal production; and restore well-being and healthy functioning. These three kinesthetic disciplines are designed to lead to profound change and healing through body-mind reeducation. Part I explains in detail the principles of the three techniques. A practical method for self-improvement and neuromuscular reeducation, the Alexander Technique focuses on changing inefficient habits of movement and patterns of tension that inhibit the ability to move easily. Breathing Coordination helps increase breathing capacity and awareness. A method for resolving emotional trauma, Somatic Experiencing® follows a process of tracking bodily sensations to restore vitality and health. Enhanced with over 100 instructive photos, Parts II and III present explorations and exercises that draw on elements of the three methods. Topics covered include the importance of presence and non-doing; the proper mechanics of vocalization and singing; the understanding of character and role; and the actor's journey from auditions to performance, including initial script preparation, rehearsal, monologue, and scene work. Developed by Betsy Polatin, a movement specialist and master lecturer at Boston University's College of Fine Arts, the book's exercises provide the actor with simple tools for exploring his or her acting work. Most techniques and self-help books teach a new way of "doing." The secret of this book lies in "non-doing." When the actor learns to first recognize and then suspend habitual patterns, he or she opens the door to deeper artistic choices. "I have worked with many fine Alexander Technique teachers over the years and Betsy Polatin is far and away one of the finest. Her touch, her instincts, and her knowledge are miraculous."—Andre Gregory, actor and director, My Dinner with Andre
Author: Richard Brennan Publisher: Watkins Media Limited ISBN: 1780282109 Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 254
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Change Your Posture, Change Your Life analyses the origin and development of the Alexander Technique, how it works and what are its benefits. In chapters ranging from 'The Secret Key to Good Posture' and 'The Hidden Obstacle to Improving Posture' to 'Your Inner Acrobat' and 'First Steps in Releasing Muscle Tension', Richard Brennan examines every aspect of the technique and how it can benefit everyone, young and old. This book will appeal to the many millions of parents and teachers who are increasingly concerned about the rapid deterioration of the posture of their children, who are frequently hunched over desks and computers, as well as their own posture. It will also be of great value to doctors, consultants and physiotherapists, who already realise that posture is a crucial factor in most healthcare, plus those in physical education (including yoga and pilates), all types of sports and the martial arts. And last but not least, the book will be of priceless value to all those who suffer from a wide range of muscular-skeletal problems, including arthritis, backache and headaches, as well as a whole range of other common ailments. With more and more people becoming aware of the role that good posture plays in treating ill health, this is the perfect introduction to implementing its benefits into your own life.
Author: Michael Gelb Publisher: Macmillan ISBN: 9780805042061 Category : Family & Relationships Languages : en Pages : 196
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"The Alexander Technique is now recognized the world over as the most revolutionary and far-reaching method developed for maintaining the health and efficiency of the body."--Back cover
Author: Kelly McEvenue Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1474279120 Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 184
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This practical book with illustrations links Alexander technique to acting, dancing and singing by the trainer of performers on The Lion King The Alexander Technique is a method of physical relaxation that reduces tension and strain throughout the body. It promotes a beneficial use of movement that is stress-free by learning to free-up the body. It teaches an individual to use their body efficiently in order to avoid damage or loss of control. Kelly McEvenue has been teaching the Alexander Technique to performers for nearly twenty years and is a world expert on the system. In this book she draws on her considerable experience and sets up a series of set-by-step warm-ups and exercises that anybody can follow. The exercises are linked to accurate anatomical drawings, showing where stress is most pronounced in the body. The Foreword is by Patsy Rodenburg, Head of Voice for the Royal National Theatre and author of Methuen titles The Right to Speak and The Actor Speaks.
Author: Patty De Llosa Publisher: Morning Light Press ISBN: 9780979311543 Category : RELIGION Languages : en Pages :
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"The Practice of Presence" is about coming alive to the present moment. Readers will discover practical guidance on how to seek daily what we truly desire behind all the urgencies and obligations of our lives: contact with our own immediate inner truth. Here are the seminal ideas of five great spiritual paths as seen through the lens of a seeker's experience. Tai Chi, prayer, and meditation are well known. The Alexander Technique and Jungian studies are not usually thought of as spiritual and the Gurdjieff teaching is relatively unknown. Yet each of these paths to wholeness is complementary to the others, calling on the body, mind, and feeling in unique ways that can lead to a growing integration of all three.
Author: Carolyn Nicholls Publisher: D&B Publishing ISBN: 1904468977 Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 398
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DO you suffer from back or muscle pain? DOES the pain interfere with your life? DID you know poor posture is at the root of the majority of these problems? Poor posture can interfere with your mobility, breathing, circulation and digestion. It can contribute to overuse injuries to hands, arms and shoulders. It can affect your sense of wellbeing. IS there anything you can do to help yourself? With the help of this book the answer is a resounding – YES! Drawing on her 30 years of experience as a teacher of the Alexander Technique, Carolyn Nicholls explains exactly how to eliminate tension throughout your body and improve your habitual patterns of movement. Carolyn identifies typical behaviours that can result in unhealthy posture and explains how they can be improved. The Posture Workbook illustrates 5 key exercises to improve posture, awareness, flexibility and mobility. These ’5-A-Day’ exercises will teach you how to move more freely and easily and show you how to live your life free from postural pain. Carolyn is the founder and Head of Training at the Brighton Alexander Technique College, UK and a national advisor on clinical trials on back pain. Her first book, Body, Breath and Being – a new guide to the Alexander Technique is a great critical and commercial success.
Author: Judith Kleinman Publisher: A&C Black ISBN: 1408176831 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 390
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The Alexander Technique for Musicians is a unique guide for all musicians, providing a practical, informative approach to being a successful and comfortable performer. Perfect as an introduction to the Alexander Technique, or to supplement the reader's lessons, the book looks at daily and last-minute practice, breathing, performance and performance anxiety, teacher–pupil relationships, ensemble skills, and the application of the Alexander Technique to instrumental and vocal work. Complete with diagrams and photographs to aid the learning process, as well as step-by-step procedures and diary entries written by participating students, The Alexander Technique for Musicians gives tried-and-tested advice, drawn from the authors' twenty-plus years of experience working with musicians, providing an essential handbook for musicians seeking the most from themselves and their art.
Author: Connie Zweig Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 087477618X Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 370
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The author offers exploration of self and practical guidance dealing with the dark side of personality based on Jung's concept of "shadow," or the forbidden and unacceptable feelings and behaviors each of us experience.
Author: Leland Vall
Author: Leland Vall
Author: Robert Macdonald
Author: Betsy Polatin
Author: Richard Brennan
Author: Michael Gelb
Author: Kelly McEvenue
Author: Patty De Llosa
Author: Carolyn Nicholls
Author: Judith Kleinman
Author: Connie Zweig