The Alexander Technique
Title | The Alexander Technique PDF eBook |
Author | Frederick Matthias Alexander |
Publisher | Lyle Stuart |
Total Pages | 260 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | Alexander technique |
ISBN | 9780818405068 |
"This book presents selected writings of famous Australian F. Matthias Alexander, now recognized as the twentieth-century pioneer of body-mind coordination."--Back cover.
Constructive Conscious Control of the Individual
Title | Constructive Conscious Control of the Individual PDF eBook |
Author | Frederick Matthias Alexander |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 372 |
Release | 1923 |
Genre | Alexander technique |
ISBN |
F.M.: The Life Of Frederick Matthias Alexander
Title | F.M.: The Life Of Frederick Matthias Alexander PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Bloch |
Publisher | Hachette UK |
Total Pages | 363 |
Release | 2011-12-15 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1405513616 |
The Alexander Technique is a method of muscular re-education, which has become standard training for actors, dancers and singers, and is practised for health reasons all over the world. Its founder, Frederick Matthias Alexander (1869-1955), was an Australian actor who stumbled upon it in the 1890s after studying himself in mirrors to discover why he had lost his voice. He realised that most people suffered from the same postural defects he had noticed in himself, and that this explained much of what went wrong with them. F.M. (as he was known) came to London in 1904 and became enormously successful. During the First World War he practised in America with equal success, converting the American philosopher John Dewey to his cause. He wrote four books (all still in print), and his supporters included Aldous Huxley, George Bernard Shaw and Stafford Cripps. He was, however, a difficult and argumentative man who made enemies. Towards the end of his life he embarked on a libel action against the South African government, which had accused him of charlatanism. He won, and went on practising and propagating his technique until his death aged 86.
Man's Supreme Inheritance
Title | Man's Supreme Inheritance PDF eBook |
Author | Frederick Matthias Alexander |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 372 |
Release | 1918 |
Genre | Alexander technique |
ISBN |
The Use Of The Self
Title | The Use Of The Self PDF eBook |
Author | F.M. Alexander |
Publisher | Spring |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2019-04-30 |
Genre | Health & Fitness |
ISBN | 9781409182955 |
The world famous classic by the originator of the Alexander Technique, with a new perspective by Anthony Kingsley. Frederick Matthias Alexander was born in Tasmania in 1869. In his twenties, he became a professional reciter of dramatic pieces. After almost completely losing his voice he pioneered a method of improving the 'use' of his body musculature in all positions and movements and cured his vocal problems without medical aid. Alexander then realised that most people stood, sat and moved in a defective manner and that incorrect 'use of the self' might be the cause of much human suffering. He moved to London and established a school, publishing several books and achieving success, with recommendations from famous contemporaries such as Aldous Huxley and Sir Stafford Cripps. Alexander died in 1955 but his 'principle' lives on through the work of many teachers of his method.
The Universal Constant in Living
Title | The Universal Constant in Living PDF eBook |
Author | F. Matthias Alexander |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 270 |
Release | 1986 |
Genre | Alexander technique |
ISBN | 9780913111185 |
The Alexander Technique
Title | The Alexander Technique PDF eBook |
Author | Frederick Matthias Alexander |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 204 |
Release | 1969 |
Genre | Alexander technique |
ISBN | 9780500011188 |