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SOME NOTES ON LEARNING THE ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE
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ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE WEBSITES
The Interactive Teaching Method Association www.itmalexandertechnique.org
The Complete Guide to the Alexander Technique www.alexandertechnique.com
The Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique www.alexandertechnique.co.uk
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ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE BOOKS
Many books have been written about the Alexander Technique; I have listed some of the books which I have found useful
Man’s Supreme Inheritance (1910) by F.M. Alexander
Constructive Conscious Control of the Individual (1923) by F.M. Alexander
The Use of the Self (1932) by F.M. Alexander
The Universal Constant in Living (1941) by F.M. Alexander
Freedom to Change -The Development and Science of The Alexander Technique by Frank Pierce Jones
Reach Your Dreams - An ITM Introduction to the Alexander Technique by Donald L.Weed
What You Think is What You Get - An introductory text book for the study of the The Alexander Technique by Donald L.Weed
Four Days in Bristol - The Alexander Technique in Action by Donald L.Weed
Escape from the Monkey Trap by Donald L.Weed
Donald Weed's books are available to buy from the Interactive Teaching Method website www.itmalexandertechnique.org
Indirect Procedures: A Musician's Guide to the Alexander Technique by Pedro De Alcantara
The Alexander Technique: A Skill for Life by Pedro De Alcantara
Body Learning - An Introduction to the Alexander Technique by Michael J. Gelb
Art of Breathing: Collected Articles by Jessica Wolf. This book can be purchased from Jessica Wolf's website: www.jessicawolfartofbreathing.com
Not to Do by Fiona Robb
The Undivided Self - Alexander Technique and the Control of Stress by Theodore Dimon, Jr.
The Alexander Technique - Twelve Fundamentals of Integrated Movement by Penelope Easten
How to Learn the Alexander Technique - A Manual for Students by Barbara Conable
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YOUR INTERNAL PICTURE OF YOUR BODY - BODY MAPPING
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BREATHING
Jessica Wolf's Art of Breathing demo - YouTube
You’ve Been Mislead About ‘Belly Breathing’ (Conor Harris) - You Tube
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TED TALKS
Kelly McGonigal - How to Make Stress Your Friend
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THINKING ABOUT THINKING - COGNITIVE DISTORTIONS
Thinking Habits: Recognising Cognitive Distortions
Link to David Burn's check list of positive and negative distortions
Check list of Negative and Positive Distortions
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ARTICLES ON THE ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE
MUSICAL PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT by Aingeala De Búrca