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Author Alexander, F. Matthias (Frederick Matthias), 1869-1955.

Title The Alexander technique : the essential writings of F. Matthias Alexander / selected and with an introduction by Edward Maisel
Published London : Thames and Hudson, 1974

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Location Call no. Vol. Availability
 W'PONDS  613.7801 Bar 1974  AVAILABLE
 MELB  613.7801 Ale/Att  AVAILABLE
Description lii, 204 pages : illustrations, portrait ; 23 cm
Contents Notes of instruction -- Basic procedure -- Our mistaken ideas about ourselves -- A case history : the stutterer -- About breathing -- Inhibition as a good word -- How we got this way -- Mind-wandering and thought-grooves -- After the bomb -- Child training and education -- The trouble with physical exercises -- About golf -- Fear, prejudice and other emotional states -- The Australian story -- Lessons learned from it
Analysis Physical fitness
Notes Originally published in 1969 under title: The resurrection of the body
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 202-204
Subject Alexander, F. Matthias (Frederick Matthias), 1869-1955.
Alexander technique.
Consciousness.
Mind and body therapies.
Mind and body.
Personality.
Physical fitness.
Genre/Form Biographies.
Author Maisel, Edward.
LC no. 75301736
ISBN 0500011184
Other Titles Resurrection of the body