The Alexander technique by Hodgkinson Liz

Author:Hodgkinson, Liz
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Exercise & workout books, Diet / Health / Fitness, Self-Help, Allied Health Services - Physical Therapy, Alternative Therapies, General, Alexander technique, Alexander, F. Matthias (Frederick Matthias), 1869-1955, Alexander, Technique, Physical fitness Posture Theories of Alexander, F Matthias (Frederick Matthias), 1869-1955
Publisher: London : Piatkus
Published: 1988-08-14T16:00:00+00:00

The emotional benefits

One of the most important teachings of the Alexander Technique is that body, mind and emotions cannot be separated from one another. Whatever affects the body will immediately be transmitted to the mind, and vice versa.

We are now quite used to this concept, with the emergence of interest in holistic medicine, which treats the individual as a functioning whole, rather than a machine whose individual parts may have gone w rong. When Alexander first formulated the concept, though, he was many decades ahead of his time, although he knew nothing of the science of biochemistry which is now studied so minutely. Investigations by modern scientists have shown that the mind and body are indeed affected by each other, as they are interconnected by hormones, neurotransmitters, enzymes and other chemical messengers.

Mental stress

The network of biochemical interactions is so complicated that even now we do not understand it fully, but it is now^ generally accepted by most doctors that mental stress can result in bodily illness. To give an example, when we are emotionally overstressed, this causes overproduction of the chemical adrenaline, which affects the workings of the heart, circulation and other vital organs.

In order to reduce the amount of mental stress we feel, we

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