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02274aim a2200301Ia 4500 001 0F4EE71C6B5511E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20161106155724 007 sd fungnnmuuuu 008 130716s2011 tnunnnn r i n eng d 035 $a (OCoLC)852903974 040 $a IWA $c IWA $d SILO 245 00 $a Constructive rest, the Alexander Technique edition $h [sound recording] : $b Directions. 246 30 $a Alexander Technique edition : $b Directions 260 $a [Columbus, Ohio?] : $b SmartPoise Productions, $c c2011. 300 $a 1 sound disc (ca. 51 min.) : $b digital ; $c 4 3/4 in. 500 $a Compact disc. 500 $a "Constructive Rest: The Audio Guide Series is adapted and expanded from Coaching Constructive Rest by Barbara Conable, a tool for Andover Educators"--http://www.constructiverest.com/. 520 $a Basic Constructive Rest, plus Alexander's directions. F. M. Alexander, the forward thinking creator of The Alexander Technique, developed the "directions" as a way to help cooperate with the freedom and ease we experience as we release stress. When we experience anxiety (the startle response) our neck tenses, our breathing is restricted, and our eyes fix. We also experience a shortening and narrowing of our back muscles. This state also makes us prone to uncoordinated movement and unclear thinking. Alexander's directions describe very succinctly the opposite, releasing state, as in: neck free, head forward and away, back to lengthen and widen. These directions and variations are not meant to be actively done, but just dropped into our consciousness like a drop of lime juice in a glass of water. Our body knows what to do because our default by nature is freedom, not tension. Alexander's directions are encouragement to our nervous system, that yes, we can be free to ease our neck, lengthen and widen our back, free our breathing... essentially regaining our full, empowered stature. 650 0 $a Alexander technique. 650 0 $a Relaxation. 650 0 $a Self-help techniques. 700 1 $a Conable, Barbara. $t Coaching constructive rest 941 $a 1 945 $a cdab 952 $l USUX851 $d 20170706044429.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=0F4EE71C6B5511E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search