Israel Amirav on thu 8 apr 99
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Hi Jonathan,
Many people are interested in learning how to develop more awareness and
control in their
activities. F.M. Alexander (1869-1955) demonstrated that the difficulties
many people experience in learning, in control of performance, and in
physical functioning are caused by unconscious habits. These habits
interfere with your natural poise and your capacity to learn. When you stop
interfering with the innate coordination of the body, you can take on more
complex activities with greater self-confidence and presence of mind.
The Alexander Technique provides a concrete means for overcoming these
impeding habits, and for helping people learn better and do things more
freely -- from learning to play a musical instrument better to moving with
more comfort and ease through your daily life. From back pain to learning
blocks, whether you are a musician or an office worker, Alexander lessons
remain fundamentally the same: You are guided through simple movements and
learn to develop more control in your activities.
The Alexander Technique, however, is not a therapy that treats a passive
patient. It is for the person interested in working towards his or her
goals with increased awareness and practical intelligence.
Although the Alexander Technique does not treat specific symptoms, you can
encourage a marked improvement in overall health, alertness, and
performance by consciously eliminating harmful habits that cause physical
and emotional stress, and by becoming more awareof how you engage in your
activities.
American educational philosopher John Dewey,Nobel-prize-winning scientist
Nikolaas Tinbergen, Aldous Huxley, George Bernard Shaw, and many others
have recognized the Alexander Technique as an effective aid in improving
physicaland psychological well-being.
=A9NASTAT, Inc. 1988
Also, you can find all about Alexander books here:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/quicksearch-query/3914-4825194-528904
Good Luck,
Naama in Israel
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