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How You Stand, How You Move, How You Live: Learning the Alexander Technique to Explore Your Mind-Body Connection and Achieve Self-Mastery

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 18 reviews)

Great help for a new Alexander Technique student by Healing Girl (Berkeley, CA United States)

5 Stars
September 12, 2009
This book was recommended to me by my Alexander Technique teacher. It's been extremely helpful to me in understanding Alexander Technique (and how the human body works) better and what is possible with the technique. It was fascinating to read about people overcoming fears or becoming better at sports, music, and anything else they're doing. I'd say in many instances her examples can be applied in your own life whether you're learning Alexander Technique or not. For example, she tells a story about a student who is a piano player who gets bad performance anxiety and she retrains him to not get a fear response when he's playing the piano. I'm actually afraid to drive because of two bad car accidents and hadn't driven in years. After reading this, I started to want to drive again and have done a few very short trips. I've tried some of the techniques she used on this student to help me overcome my fear. I still have a lot more work to do but it's a big step for me. The last time I drove, I didn't freak out afterward as I have in the past. Just understanding how the brain and fear responses work was so helpful. Also, her take on the importance of the words we use when doing Alexander Technique was so helpful. I am apparently extremely sensitive to words. When my teacher suggested that I not contract something, I tightened it more. From what I read in the book, I said maybe we should say expand rather than not contract. As soon as she said it, my body shifted into better posture and I felt about 4 inches taller. For at least a week after that, I merely had to think the word expand and my body would shift like that. It was quite amazing.

Will get you through the tough times by B. Neville

5 Stars
September 01, 2009
Found this book to be exceptional. I've been working with two Alexander instructors for over two years. My instructors are great, but this book really opened some doors for me. Just accept that you can't read it all at once--you need to return to it again and again, and new doors will open!

not what was expected by Peggy M. Boyd (Stanardsville, VA USA)

3 Stars
June 27, 2009
I bought this for my grandma who's interested in the technique, she said the book was not geared towards doing exercises on your own to learn more. Disappointing...

You need this book!!! by Trudy Erickson (Tucson, AZ)

5 Stars
February 18, 2009
In today's world everyone needs a few rfernce books on posture and movement. This book is great and the price is great. Love books like this!

Wonderfully insightful book on the Alexander Technique by Ann L. Rodiger (New York City)

5 Stars
December 27, 2008
Missy Vineyard's books is a very welcome and much needed addition to the Alexander Technique literature. It is accessible, easy to read, insightful, and presents the Alexander Technique in an accurate manner. I particularly enjoy the case studies and how the are threaded throughout the book. I am also a teacher of the Alexander Technique (in NYC) and very much enjoyed Missy's discussion and reporting on the process her students have had during their AT study. A keen and thoughtful reader will learn a great deal about how the Technique is taught and what their own process might be like during a course of lessons. The many benefits that will come their way through their study are clearly stated in this book. This is a wonderful book for everyone at level of the Alexander Technique study.

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