Alexander Technique Articles:
Further Reading:
For further reading Cat Jary suggests:
1)
The information on the Alexander
Studio web site.
2)
F M Alexander’s four books:
- Use of the Self
- Man’s Supreme Inheritance
- Constructive Conscious Control of the Individual
- The Universal Constant in Living
Within these books Alexander describes how he
discovered his own mis-use and what he did about it. He outlines
how man’s approach to life is having a detrimental effect
on both himself and society, and Alexander suggests his alternative
method, based on his observations of man’s overall mis-use
of himself.
Professor John Dewey the educational philosopher, wrote the
introduction to “Man’s Supreme Inheritance”,
and in “the Universal Constant” Professor George
Coghill, pioneer of developmental neurophysiology, wrote an
“appreciation” in scientific support of Alexander’s
educational methods. Both men were pupils of F M Alexander.
3)
Some may wish to read ‘The Personal Account’
of the Teacher Training course. The account describes how
Cat came to understand how she could apply Alexander Technique
to her problems, and how the principles described in F M Alexander’s
four books relate to the practical work. The following are
some of the principles.
If you would like to visit a particular chapter select it
below, or start from the very
beginning.
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