Richard CrazeBeat Back Pain with the Alexander Technique
Teach Yourself
Author of over 60 books and expert on alternative therapies and new age medicine, Richard Craze discovered the Alexander Technique when it was recommended to him by a friend to address constant pain from an old injury. Reinvigorated by the experience, he went on to found a very successful publishing company and to resume exercise and a hectic lifestyle in a pain-free manner.
1. : introduction
2.
* : what is the Alexander Technique?
* : why Alexander?
* : who can learn it?
* : what it isn’t
* : putting it into practice
* : how does it work?
* : what’s the technique of the Alexander
* : Technique?
* : additional benefits
3. 01: a history of the Alexander Technique
4.
* : Alexander’s early history
* : the manner of doing
* : not doing
* : primary control
* : putting it all together
* : psychophysical integrity
* : the work
* : spreading the word
* : the Alexander Technique today
* : summary
5. 02: what is the Alexander Technique?
6.
* : the fundamental things
* : summary
7. 03: what’s it for?
8.
* : flight or fight?
* : letting go of excess tension
* : coping with stress
* : falling down again
* : the two types of muscles
* : moral superiority
* : the three ways of doing
* : the four stages of doing
* : summary
9. 04: who can benefit from it?
10.
* : case history
* : suitable candidates
* : suitable cases for treatment
* : freeing ourselves from illness
* : end gainers and A types
* : summary
11. 05: how is it done with guidance?
12.
* : watching yourself
* : what does it cost?
* : a typical lesson
* : your first lesson
* : the teachers
* : summary
13. 06: how to do it for yourself
14.
* : misconceptions
* : are you aligned?
* : the two parts of the Technique
* : are you sitting comfortably?
* : emotional contortionists
* : go for a walk
* : semi-supine position
* : summary
15. 07: practical applications
16.
* : the operating system
* : emotional tensions
* : thinking ahead
* : how to enjoy exercise more
* : thinking for ourselves
* : summary
17. 08: the body explained
18.
* : the spinal column
* : the head
* : the back
* : muscles
* : nerves
* : bones
* : the holistic approach
* : how the Technique can help us
* : summary
19. : taking it further
20.
* : general Information on STAT
* : bibliography
* : Alexander Technique abroad
* : Alexander Technique and the Internet
21. : chapter summary and?checklist
22. : index
