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The Mind Body Work Out - Pilates and the Alexander Technique

By: Lynne Robinson Helge Fisher
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Pan Books
ISBN: 0330369466
ISBN-13: 9780330369466
Released: 09 Apr 1998
RRP: £12.99
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Wonderful insights into how the body works & help to get it working, moving well - By: Dendera, 27 Jul 2006
This is a solid book. The information, advice & bodywork (from exercises to tips for proper sitting at a desk) are simple & wonderfully effective. There are exercises, but also mental imagery games & suggestions for engaging with your body starting with your mind.

One reason I shied away from 5 stars, is that the book is a bit unbalanced. It is a Body Control Pilates book with what I would say is about 20% Alexander Technique incorporated. Other complementary movement & bodywork disciplines are also incorporated (Tai Chi & Chi Kung for example), alll showing how so many different traditions have found similar or the same ways to improve the chronic imbalances of the human body.

I also reserved one star for myself & anyone else who already owns a book by the Body Control Pilates team. The introduction section on Pilates & 90% of the exercises will give you 'de ja vu alll over again' -- as the text & images are identical to text & images in other Body Control Pilates books. This is only a bad thing if you own one or more already & were hoping for some different perspectives & insights.

But if this is your first experience with this method, there is no downside. This is a great book for explaining, getting your imagination working & starting to change how you hold & move your body.