TY - BOOK AU - Brennan, Richard TI - The Alexander technique manual : : take control of your posture and your life SN - 9781859064085 AV - RA781.5.B74 2017 PY - 2017/// CY - London : PB - Eddison Books Limited, KW - Alexander technique KW - Posture -- Health aspects KW - Exercise -- Health aspects KW - Alexander technique -- Handbooks, manuals, etc N1 - Originally published: London : Little, Brown and Company, 1996; CONTENTS 1. What is the alexander technique? -- 2. How the alexander technique is relevant to you -- 3. Pausing before action -- 4. Thinking in activity -- 5. First steps to reducing stress & tension -- 6. The alexander technique & sport -- 7. Pregnancy & Childbirth -- 8. What to expect from an alexander lesson N2 - This highly effective technique for releasing muscular tension throughout the body teaches new ways of sitting, standing and moving that put less stress on our muscles, bones and joints. This step-by-step illustrated guide shows you how to move with comfort and ease and relieve and prevent common aches and pains, simply by taking control of your posture. By adjusting the way you do things you can avoid putting your body under strain, and achieve a more relaxed muscular system. Let go of tension, and discover a new sense of lightness and well-being in your day-to-day life ER -