Awareness through movement health exercises for personal growth
Describes a process for integrating physical and mental development, suggests exercises for posture, vision, and the imagination, and tells how to develop self-awareness and a positive self-image.
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| Language: | English |
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San Francisco :
HarperSanFrancisco,
1990.
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| Edition: | First HarperCollins paperback edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Understanding while doing. The self-image. Strata of development. Where to begin and how. Structure and function. The direction of progress
- Doing to understand : twelve practical lessons. General observations. Some practical hints. Lesson 1 : What is good posture? Lesson 2 : What action is good? Lesson 3 : Some fundamental properties of movement. Lesson 4 : Differentiation of parts and functions in breathing. Lesson 5 : Coordination of the flexor muscles and of the extensors. Lesson 6 : Differentiation of pelvic movements by means of an imaginary clock. Lesson 7 : The carriage of the head affects the state of the musculature. Lesson 8 : Perfecting the self-image. Lesson 9 : Spatial relationships as a means to coordinated action. Lesson 10 : The movement of the eyes organizes the movement of the body. Lesson 11 : Becoming aware of parts of which we are not conscious with the help of those of which we are conscious. Lesson 12 : Thinking and breathing.
