| Body Learning: An Introduction to the Alexander Technique |  | Author: Michael Gelb
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd
Category: Book
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Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 3452291
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd
Pages: 146
ISBN: 0948149736
EAN: 9780948149733
ASIN: 0948149736
Publication Date: January 1, 1990
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This new, fully revised and updated edition confirms Body Learning's status as the classic work on the Alexander Technique for maintaining the health and efficiency of the body.
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 An introduction that is unsatisfying September 12, 2000
69 out of 88 found this review helpful
I don't recommend this book if you want to learn anything at all about how this technique is actually practiced. The impression one gets from the book is that apparently only Alexander himself and a few other self-interested "disciples" (read: current Alexander school directors) are intellectually talented and/or physiologically gifted enough to learn this magical technique and teach others, so you are left still wondering at the end of the book what the point was of reading it in the first place.
 Body Learning - Gelb January 12, 2001
28 out of 31 found this review helpful
I am a music major, and I am now in my third semester studying the Alexander Technique. This study has been the most important event in my musical life, and thankfully, it carries over into every other aspect of my life, as well. This book is the required reading for the course. Not that we get a grade on it. It's just immensely helpful. It's not a substitute for a trained Alexander teacher, but it provides another view point, a new way of putting things, of phrasing things, and can help the early AT student grasp the concept of it all a little better. I highly recommend this book to anyone wishing to learn more about the Alexander Technique, and improving the quality of your life.
for beginners and advanced March 22, 2002
Rocannon MacGregor (Glendale, CA USA)
25 out of 27 found this review helpful
I find myself referring to this book again and again. I always recommend it as an introduction to the Alexander technique. It assisted me greatly when I was first taking Alexander lessons. It is still valuable years later as I refresh and review. Easy to read, entertaining, cogent, and reflective. It reads almost as though you were having conversation with Mr. Gelb. If I had to use one book to introduce a new person to the Alexander technique, theory and understanding, this would be the one.
One of the best introductory books on the Technique November 18, 2000
John Coffin (El Cerrito, CA United States)
20 out of 23 found this review helpful
The other intro book at this level is Chris Stevens' "Alexander Technique."I used to rank Stevens ahead of Gelb, but the new edition of Body Learning has expanded coverage on practical matters like finding teachers and the nature and purpose of lessons. The two books are dead even now. Some readers may be frustrated because the book (and its subject) are so radically different from the usual self-help dreck. One of the best new passages is one where Gelb explains that, at his publishers insistance, he will include a do-it-yourself Alexander 'exercise.' The exercise consists of picking up the telephone and scheduling a lesson! Deciding to study the Alexander Technique may be one of the smartest decisions you ever make. The clear explanations in this book should help you before and after this decision.
Good introduction to the Alexander Technique. December 6, 1998
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
Gelb's book is clearly written and easy to understand - something much needed with the Alexander Technique as there is so much mis-information about it around. If you have any stress-related condition, I'd certainly suggest finding an Alexander teacher and giving the Technique a try. I'd also suggest getting this book and/or Fitness Without Stress by Robert Rickover, which is also an excellent introduction to the Technique.
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