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The Use of the Self | 
 enlarge | Author: F.m. Alexander
Creator: Wilfred Barlow
Publisher: Orion Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $16.00
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 242092
Media: Paperback
Pages: 128
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5 x 0.4
ISBN: 0752843915
Dewey Decimal Number: 615
EAN: 9780752843919
ASIN: 0752843915
Publication Date: November 1, 2001
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First published in 1932, the landmark work by the originator of the Alexander Technique.
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 Alexander's most important book. February 10, 2008
A loving husband
Get a teacher (AmSAT or STAT certified) and then this book. Read it and study it. Your life will open up.
 Get any book on Alexander technique but this one December 26, 2007
Bookenator
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
Although he came up with the technique that bears his name, Mr. Alexander was not a gifted writer. There are many other books out there, some with full color pictures. I suggest pretty much any book but this one, especially if you are new to Alexander technique. This book will only leave you scratching your head.
A guide to directing your life December 14, 2006
Elias-Axel Pettersson (Maryland)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
It is important and necessary for an individual to be aware of his/her own body, both physically and mentally. As a musician, I have been even more acute to this phenomenon. I first became aware of the Alexander Technique in 2003 when a friend (a fellow musician) recommended it to me. It is useful both for those with exisiting problems (such as tendonitis) and for those who simply wish to maximize the use of themselves--this inevitably helps music-making. I started taking Alexander Technique lessons and realized the importance of this new way of thinking: new ideas were presented as well as new insights into common occurrences in daily life.
I bought a copy of this book, "The Use of the Self," and would highly recommend it to those familiar with the technique and for those that are simply curious. Though one can always learn more through private lessons, this book is an inexpensive and valuable guide to starting the process of change. I would also recommend Alcantara's book, "Indirect Procedures."
a genuine classic August 14, 2004
Arthur S. Gillman (Winnipeg, Canada)
21 out of 24 found this review helpful
Although Alexander's writing style is spectacularly convoluted by today's standards, anyone who patiently reads through this book will come to appreciate what a gem it is! With this work, Alexander presented an explicit technology by which you can gain access to your unconscious processes, and program them effectively. In one of the most important works of the twentieth century, Alexander here opens up the whole field of "learning how to learn", in an unprecedented way.
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