Andover Press

A primer for students of the Alexander Technique, a well-known method for improving freedom and ease of movement and physical coordination. This book provides the first authoritative account of William Conable’s concept, Body Mapping, the study of how our ideas about our bodies affect our experience and movement.

This concept is integrated with a lucid explanation of the Alexander Technique that clarifies and simplifies the task of teaching and learning the Technique.

Also available in Japanese.

Barbara Conable is retired from twenty-five years of teaching the Alexander Technique as a member of both the North American Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique and Alexander Technique International. She is founder and former president of Andover Educators (www.bodymap.org), a network of music teachers saving, securing, and enhancing musical careers with accurate information about the body. She makes continuing contributions to the theory and practice of Body Mapping.

Powerful & Original
“Filled with powerful insights and original thinking, the Conable book is a superb, practical guide for Alexander Students”
- Michael Gelb, author of Body Learning and founder of High Performance Learning

Immediate Usefulness
“This is a book to read with enthusiasm and attentiveness. It could influence profoundly a teacher’s effectiveness with students….A book of immediate usefulness to the performer and teacher, and one which will stimulate productive self-evaluation and awareness. It is persuasive and positive in tone, easy to read and wonderfully enticing.”
- Thomas Mastroianni, American Music Teacher

Treasure Trove
“Not only does it offer meaty, practical information for students; it also provides valuable insights for teachers….The best explanation of primary control and downward pull that I’ve yet seen….A treasure trove…for any Alexander teacher working with students in activity….A healthy extension of F.M. [Alexander]’s work.”
- Robert Cohen, ACAT News

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