Frederick Matthias Alexander

Australian actor and educator, founder of the Alexander Technique, a method of postural and movement re-education aimed at improving health and performance.

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  1. 1. The Use Of The Self

    The book outlines a practical method for improving posture, movement, breathing and voice by identifying and undoing habitual, unconscious muscular patterns that disrupt natural coordination. Through careful self-observation, inhibition of automatic reactions, and conscious direction of the head-neck-back relationship (the “primary control”), readers are taught to re-educate their neuromuscular habits, reduce tension and strain, and restore ease, balance and more efficient use of the body. It presents both philosophical principles and practical exercises aimed at fostering psychophysical unity and preventing pain and dysfunction.