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Fitness Without Stress - A Guide to the Alexander Technique [Hardcover]

Robert M. Rickover (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 144 pages
  • Publisher: Metamorphous Press,U.S. (Nov 1988)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0943920329
  • ISBN-13: 978-0943920320
  • Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 14.2 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,620,007 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Best book available on the Alexander Technique 19 May 1999
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This book cuts through a lot of the excess verbiage found in most other Alexander Technique books and explains the principles in everyday language.

I've found that having lessons in the Alexander Technique made a very big difference in my life, particularly my ability to continue taking long country walks well into my 70s.

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Best short introduction I've read. 24 April 2000
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I count myself extremely fortunate to have been given a copy of this book by a friend late last year. I had read a few other books about the Alexander Technique, but this one got me to actually phone a local teacher and take a series of 15 lessons. The severe shoulder, wrist and neck pains I'd been experiencing for years are now almost all gone - those lessons I count as the best investment I ever made in my own well-being.

If you have chronic aches and pains, by all means investigate this method. Fitness Without Stress will tell you all you need to get started. I'm about to buy a couple of copies for my older children who I think could benefit from this method.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars This book is an excellent introduction. 12 Mar 1998
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I had heard about the Alexander Technique and its benefits from several colleagues, but couldn't for the life of me understand what it was all about. I'd also read a couple of articles but was still mystified. Them someone suggested I read "Fitness Without Stress" and I finally began to understandwhat the Alexander Technique was all about.The book is clearly written and begins in a way that makes a lot of sense to me - by comparing and contrasting the approach of the Alexander Technique to that of most fitness programs in vogue today.Another thing I liked about the book was the inclusion of several personal accounts. The book also provides information on where to go if you want to take a lesson or a workshop, or if you want to read more in depth about the Technique.This is a great "first read" about the Alexander Technique. Be forwarned though: it is not a do-it-yourself book. (In my experience with the Alexander Technique teaching process, which began after I read the book some five years ago, you really do need the help of a skilled teacher to get started in most cases.)
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent introduction to the Alexander Technique. 25 Sep 1999
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This is the book to read first if you don't know anything about F.M. Alexander and the Alexander Technique. And if you DO know something of the Technique, it's a great book to give to friends or relatives who are curious about it. My 85 year-old grandmother read it and said, "That's the first time I understood why you're taking lessons." (That after almost a year of trying to explain it to her myself!)
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