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- Introductory Books
- Next Steps
- Alexander’s Four Books
- Reading in Depth
- Websites about the Alexander Technique
- Blogs by Colorado Teachers
- Podcasts
- Friends of ColoradoSAT
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Introductory Books
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- Pedro de Alcantara, Alexander Technique: A Skill for Life
- Richard Brennan, Change your Posture, Change your Life
- Michael Gelb, Body Learning
- Carolyn Nicholls, Body, Breath and Being
Next Steps
- Elizabeth Langford, Mind and Muscle: An Owner’s Handbook (Leuven: Alexandertechniek Centrum, 2008) Mornum Time Press
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- Theodore Dimon, The Body in Motion
- Nancy Dawley, Neil Schapera, Vivien Schapera, Guided Lessons for Students of the Alexander Technique
- Elizabeth Langford, Mind and Muscle: An Owner’s Handbook
- Missy Vineyard, How You Stand, How You Move, How You Live
F.M. Alexander’s Four Books
The Alexander Technique gets its name from its founder, F.M. Alexander (1869–1955). His books are in no sense introductory guides and are not recommended to the beginner. They are instead inquiries into the implications of unreliable sensory appreciation and the potential for psycho-physical re-education in modern life. Although some of his speculations are clearly of their time, the principles of re-education he puts forward are implicit in any Alexander Technique lesson.
Alexander’s books are widely available in various editions and libraries. It is worth going to the trouble of obtaining the Mouritz editions, which are superbly produced and edited. Only The Use of the Self is not available from Mouritz; the others are available in the US from Mornum Time Press or directly from Mouritz in the UK.
- Man’s Supreme Inheritance: Conscious Guidance and Control in Relation to Human Evolution in Civilization(1910, rev. 1918, new edn 1945) Mornum Time Press|Find it in a library
- Constructive Conscious Control of the Individual(1923) Mornum Time Press| Find it in a library
- The Use of the Self: Its Conscious Direction in Relation to Diagnosis, Functioning and the Control of Reaction(1932) Amazon| Find it in a library
- The Universal Constant in Living (1941, rev. 1946) Mornum Time Press| Find it in a library
See also:
- Articles and Lectures: Articles, Published Letters and Lectures on the F.M. Alexander Technique (London: Mouritz 2011) Mouritz | Find it in a library
- Ron Brown, Authorized Summaries of F.M.Alexander’s Four Books (French Connection Press, 1992) Amazon
Reading in Depth
- Marjory Barlow, An Examined Life: Marjory Barlow and the Alexander technique: in conversation with Trevor Allan Davies (Berkeley CA: Mornum Time Press, 2002) Amazon| Find it in a library
- Walter Carrington, Thinking Aloud: Talks on Teaching the Alexander Technique (Berkeley CA: Mornum Time Press, 1994) Amazon| Find it in a library
- _____, The Act of Living: Talks on the Alexander Technique(Berkeley CA: Mornum Time Press, 1999) Amazon| Find it in a library
- Patrick MacDonald, The Alexander Technique as I See It (London: Mouritz 2015) Mornum Time Press | Find it in a library
- Fiona Robb, Not To ‘Do’: An Account of Lessons in the Alexander Technique with Margaret Goldie, July 1995 to November 1996 (London: Camon Press, 1999) Amazon| Find it in a library
- Mornum Time Press catalog
- Mouritz Press catalog
- Hite catalog
- AmSAT bookstore
Websites about the Alexander Technique
- The American Society for the Alexander Technique (AmSAT)
- The Complete Guide to the Alexander Technique
- Alexander Technique blogs
To find an AmSAT-certified teacher anywhere in the US, use AmSAT’s resource, Find a Teacher.
Some AmSAT-certified teachers have made websites similar to this one.
Blogs by Colorado teachers
- Alexander Technique Denver: blog by faculty and trainees
- Michelle Brake, Think to Move
- Nicole Rafferty, Optimized Functionality
- Jonathan Leathwood, Mindfulness in Movement
Podcasts
- Robert Rickover, Body Learning: The Alexander Technique Podcast
Friends
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