How to Learn the Alexander Technique

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Title Page Copyright Page Prefaces I. Welcome to the Study of the Alexander Technique II. Downward Pull III. The Laws of the Spine IV. Learning the Alexander Technique: A Model V. How Alexander Teachers Use Their Hands VI. Your Kinesthetic Sense and How to Use It in Learning the Technique VII. Your Body Map and How to Correct It VIII. Breathing Free IX. Alexander and the Art of Speaking X. While You’re at It, Map Your Brain XI. Common Mapping Errors XII. For Teachers: How to Help Your Students with Their Maps XIII. If You Exercise XIV. Sleep and Rest XV. The Technique and Common Maladies XVI. Stage-Fright and the Alexander Technique XVII. If You Have Suffered Abuse or Violence XVIII. The Relationship of the Alexander Technique to Somatic Techniques XIX. How to Choose Your Alexander Teachers Appendix I. Origins and Theory of Mapping Appendix II. If You’re an Instrumentalist Appendix III. If You’re a Singer Appendix IV. If You’re a Dancer Appendix V. If You’re an Actor Appendix VI. Finding Good Books About the Alexander Technique