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The human body is not made for sitting at a desk for 40 hours a week. But when you're under pressure, the phone is ringing, there are e-mails to send and meetings to attend, posture is the last thing you want to think about. This light-hearted but practical book offers easy and effective solutions to posture problems at home and at work, with illustrated exercises to help you break the bad habits and learn to relax your body. It will change the way you stand, walk and sit, eliminating those painful stiff necks and backaches for a healthier life. You will not only be free of back pain but will move more easily and look more youthful, taller and slimmer.
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Penny Ingham lives in Cumbria. She is a professional Alexander technique teacher specialising in problems arising in the workplace. Colin Shelbourn is one of Penny's pupils and a professional cartoonist whose work has appeared in The Times, Reader's Digest and The Independent.
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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I don't have this book in front of me, having lent it to someone. Perhaps reviewing it in its absence will somehow hasten its return. (Otherwise I will have to buy it again). There appear to be many fine books on the Alexander Technique out at present. However, I have recently had a couple of Alexander lessons, and this is the book my teacher suggested that I might like to read at home. I can see why; it is easy to grasp the important concepts from this book, and to understand how to improve one's body "use", leading to less stress on the joints and muscles, better breathing habits, less tension and more calm and purposeful movement. I like books with plenty of photographs, and lots of colour; this book has neither, but the many line-drawings convey exactly what the author wants you to know, with humour, and great clarity. Very well written - you never get bogged down, and can make progress in a very satisfying way. (Also, the typeface and setting is so clear that I can manage without my glasses!) An unpretentious book, good value, will quite simply take you a long way on the road to improvement by the direct route.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I think this is a brilliant introduction to the Alexander Technique because you can get started right away observing yourself in action and experiencing the beneficial effects of making simple changes to habits you have unwittingly fallen into. The language and the exercises are simple and direct and the underlying principles and concepts emerge as easy to understand and apply in everyday life, to all the routine and repetitive things we do. I have had some Alexander lessons and am a convert to the fantastic benefits, especially the reduction in tension and pain and increased calmness but when I try to explain how this comes about I find people looking puzzled and a little sceptical so I recommend this book which does the job so much better! Highly recommended if you are curious or just want to sample the practice and ideas before having lessons or reading some of the other excellent but longer and more involved books.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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The book arrived very quickly and I am finding it very useful. It is easy to understand and I am using the exercises every day.
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