Links & resources

Links to articles about new clinical trials showing that Alexander Technique lessons provide long-term benefit for chronic and recurrent back pain sufferers.

The NHS website's article about the study – www.nhs.uk

The Guardian's article about the study – www.guardian.co.uk

The Times' article about the study – www.timesonline.co.uk

The Medical Research Council's article – www.mrc.ac.uk

 

More useful links

The Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique - www.stat.org.uk

The FM Alexander Trust – www.alexandertrust.org.uk

BATTSA – www.battsa.co.uk

Alexander Technique International – www.ati-net.com

Direction Journal - www.directionjournal.com

UKATA (UK Alexander Technique Associates) – www.ukata.co.uk

Vision – Altevi (Alexander Technique and Vision) – www.altevi.com

Mouritz Publishing (Alexander Technique books) – www.Mouritz.co.uk

Swimming – www.artofswimming.com

Running – www.theartofrunning.com

Parkinson's Disease – Chloe Stallibrass' work

 

Recommended Reading

This is a list of books I have put together that I have found useful, and I feel contain valuable information on the Alexander Technique. It is of course not exhaustive.

Books by F. M. Alexander 

  • The Use of the Self, F. M. Alexander.
    ISBN: 0-75284-391-5

  • Constructive Conscious Control of the Individual, F. M. Alexander.
    ISBN: 0-9543522-6-2
  • The Universal Constant in Living, F. M. Alexander.
    ISBN: 0-913111-18-X
  • Man’s Supreme Inheritance, F. M. Alexander.
    ISBN: 0-9525574-0-1

Other good general Alexander Technique books

  • Principles of The Alexander Technique, Jeremy Chance.
    ISBN 0-7225-3705-0
  • Body Learning, Michael J. Gelb.
    ISBN: 1 85410 959 6
  • The Alexander Technique, Wilfred Barlow
    ISBN: 0-89281-385-7
  • The Art of Changing, Glen Park.
    ISBN: 1-85398-000-5

Some specialist books on The Alexander Technique

  • Indirect Procedures A Musician's Guide to the Alexander Technique, Pedro de Alcantara.
    ISBN: 0-19-816569-2
  • What Every Dancer Needs to Know About the Body, Robin Gilmore ISBN: 978-0-9622595-7-9
  • Master the Art of Swimming, Steven Shaw
    ISBN: 10:1-84340-349-8
  • Master the Art of Running, Malcolm Balk & Andrew Shields
    ISBN: 13:9781843403395
  • The Alexander Technique Birth Book, Ilana Machover and Angela & Jonathan Drake
    ISBN: 0-9543522-5-4

Good bookshops or www.amazon.co.uk stock most of these books. Another useful stockist is www.mouritz.co.uk who specialise in books on the Alexander Technique.