| View Larger Image | The Alexander Technique: First Lesson | DVDStarring: William Hurt, Jane Kosminsky
| List Price: | $29.95 | | Price: | $26.99 | | You Save: | $2.96 (10%) | | | Available: | Usually ships in 3 to 5 days |
| | Binding: | DVD | | Rating: |  | | Run Time: | 85 minutes | | Format: | Color, DVD, NTSC | | Studio: | Victory Multimedia | | Number of Discs: | 1 | | Aspect Ratio: | 1.33:1 | | Release Date: | April 17, 2007 | | Sales Rank: | 53,906rd |
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FEATURES | - Issued for the first time as a single DVD.
- Includes a complete self-lesson that you do lying down.
- Includes a previously unreleased interview with Mr. Hurt.
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Product Description
THE ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE, FIRST LESSON is an introduction to the Alexander Technique . Renowned stage and screen actor William Hurt joins former Paul Taylor dancer and certified Alexander teacher Jane Kosminsky in a pioneer DVD that shows you how to begin a remakable voyabe of discovery.
Goal: to live with greater viatality, energy and exuberance.
The video includes a history of F.M.Alexander and explanations about what the Technique is, why it works, how it works and ways in which a beginner can start to use the principles in a series of daily activities. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.0 based on 2 reviews)
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Unintentionally Hilarious by Dimitri Vorontzov  1 Stars
November 08, 2009
My compliments to Mr. Hurt for producing this DVD, but I've never seen that wonderful actor on a screen as stiff as when he was praising Alexander Technique and his guru Mrs. Jane Kosminsky for teaching him how to relax and move freely. The two people on screen look as if they both have just swallowed long crowbars. This video could have been produced by Monty Python. A definite disservice to Alexander Technique.
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Great start for people with back, neck or joint problems by R. P. Holmes (Wellington, New Zealand)  5 Stars
June 20, 2008
I got this one out from the local library and was surprised there wasn't a review yet. I guess the Alexander Technique is not very well known. But this is great stuff - and I should have realised that my years of back problems were due to all the stresses placed on my back by bad posture and trying to stay propped up for long periods no matter what the cost.
There is a lot of material in this video - over two hours worth. A great intro to what it's all about and then a second part where they go into practical applications. Sitting at the office, reading in a chair, reading in bed, even eating at the table, etc - all things that have become a problem for me over the years.
All in all - I think the basic awareness of the specific problem postures will now be of immense value. Then coupled with some back exercises to get some more strength in there (which I'll have to get somewhere else) I think the chronic back pain will become a thing of the past.
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