BIBLIOGRAPHY

Alexander’s books

Man’s Supreme Inheritance (1910) / F.M. Alexander, Introductory word by Professor John Dewey. London, Mouritz, 2011. 260 p. ISBN 978-0956849861

Constructive Conscious Control of the Individual (1923) / F.M. Alexander, introduction by John Dewey. London, Mouritz, 2004. 280 p. ISBN 978-0954352264

The Use of the Self (1932) / F.M. Alexander, introduction by Wilfred Barlow. London, Orion Books, 2001. 123 p. ISBN 978-0-7528-4391-9

The Universal Constant in Living (1941) / F.M. Alexander, Appreciation by Professor George E. Coghill. London, Mouritz, 2000. l, 366 p. ISBN 0-9525574-4-4

Articles and Lectures / F.M. Alexander. Edited by Jean M.O. Fischer. London, Mouritz, 2011. 244 p. ISBN 978-0956849830

Introductions to the Alexander Technique

Body Learning: an introduction to the Alexander Technique (1981) / Michael Gelb. London, Aurum Press, 2004. XI, 180 p. ISBN 978-1-85410-959-0

How you stand, how you move, how you live/ Missy Vineyard. New York, Marlowe, 2007. xiv, 322 p. ill. ISBN 978-1-60094-006-4 The Alexander Technique: a Skill for Life / Pedro de Alcantara. Ramsbury, The Crowood Press, 1999. 128 p. ISBN 1-86126-286-8

Body, Breath & Being: a new guide to the Alexander Technique / Carolyn Nicholls. Hove, D&B publ., 2008. viii, 158 p. + CD. ISBN 978-1-904468-42-2

The Alexander Technique: freedom in thought and action/ Tasha Miller and David Langstroth. Halifax, Nous publ., 2007. 150 p. ISBN 978-0-9739786-2-9The Alexander Principle / Wilfred Barlow. London, Gollancz, 1990. 254 p. ISBN 0-575-04749-6

Other books about the Technique

Mind and Muscle: an owner’s handbook / Elizabeth Langford. Antwerp, Garant, 2008. xv, 253 p. ISBN 978-90-441-2267-1

La pensée et le muscle : manuel de l’usager/ Elizabeth Langford. Antwerp, Garant, 2002. xvii, 280 p. ISBN 90-441-1286-4 Denken en bewegen: een handboek voor coördinatie en evenwicht / Elizabeth Langford. Antwerp, Garant, 2005. xviii, 277 p. ISBN 90-441-1911-7

F.M. The Life of Frederick Matthias Alexander: founder of the Alexander Technique / Michael Bloch. London, Little, Brown, 2004. 276 p. ISBN 0-316-86048-4

Explaining the Alexander Technique: the Writings of F. Matthias Alexander. Walter Carrington in conversation with Seán Carey. London, Mouritz, 2004. xiv, 193 p. ISBN 0-9543522-2-X

Freedom to Change: The Development and Science of the Alexander Technique / Frank Pierce Jones. London, Mouritz, 1997. xviii, 222 p. ISBN 0-9525574-7-9

Skill and Poise/ Raymond Dart. STAT Books 1996. ISBN 0-9519304-5-1

Scientific Articles

Woodman JP, Moore NR. Evidence for the effectiveness of Alexander Technique lessons in medical and health-related conditions: a systematic review.
Int J Clin Pract. 2012 Jan;66(1):98-112. PubMed PMID: 22171910.

Reddy PP, Reddy TP, Roig-Francoli J, Cone L, Sivan B, DeFoor WR, Gaitonde K, Noh PH. The impact of the Alexander Technique on improving posture and surgical ergonomics during minimally invasive surgery: pilot study.
J Urol. 2011 Oct;186(4 Suppl):1658-62. Epub 2011 Aug 19. PubMed PMID: 21855928.

Cacciatore TW, Gurfinkel VS, Horak FB, Day BL. Prolonged weight-shift and altered spinal coordination during sit-to-stand in practitioners of the Alexander Technique.
Gait Posture. 2011 Oct;34(4):496-501. PubMed PMID: 21782443

Cacciatore TW, Gurfinkel VS, Horak FB, Cordo PJ, Ames KE. Increased dynamic regulation of postural tone through Alexander Technique training.
Hum Mov Sci. 2011 Feb;30(1):74-89. PubMed PMID: 21185100

Little P, Lewith G, Webley F, Evans M, Beattie A, Middleton K, Barnett J, Ballard K, Oxford F, Smith P, Yardley L, Hollinghurst S, Sharp D. Randomised controlled trial of Alexander technique lessons, exercise, and massage (ATEAM) for chronic and recurrent back pain.
BMJ. 2008 Aug 19;337:a884. doi: 10.1136/bmj.a884

Cacciatore TW, Horak FB, Henry SM. Improvement in automatic postural coordination following alexander technique lessons in a person with low back pain.
Phys Ther. 2005 Jun;85(6):565-78. PubMed PMID: 15921477.

Stallibrass C, Sissons P, Chalmers C. Randomized controlled trial of the Alexander technique for idiopathic Parkinson’s disease.
Clin Rehabil. 2002 Nov;16(7):695-708. PubMed PMID: 12428818.