Dynamic alignment through imagery /
Destined to become a classic text and reference, Dynamic Alignment Through Imagery explains how you can use imaging techniques to improve posture and alignment and release excess tension. Written for teachers, dancers, performance artists, and movement specialists at all levels, this book can be use...
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Champaign, Ill. :
Human Kinetics,
[1996], ©1996
Champaign, Ill. : c1996 Champaign, Ill. : ©1996 |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: How I came to use imagery
- Posture and dynamic alignment
- Biomechanical and anatomical principles and exercises
- Anatomical imagery exercises
- Returning to holistic alignment
- Introduction: How I Came to Use Imagery
- Ch. 1 The Roots of Imagery for Alignment
- Ch. 2. Postural Models and Dynamic Alignment
- Ch. 3. Body-Mind Interactions
- Ch. 4. Individual Patterns of Habitual Movement
- Ch. 5. Imagery Categorization
- Ch. 6. General Guidelines Before Imaging
- Ch. 7. Location and Direction in the Body
- Ch. 8. Force, Gravity, and Mass
- Ch. 9. The Laws of Motion and Force Systems
- Ch. 10. Joint and Muscle Function
- Ch. 11. The Pelvis, Hip Joint, and Company
- Ch. 12. The Knee and Lower Leg
- Ch. 13. The Spine
- Ch. 14. The Shoulders, Arms, and Hands
- Ch. 15. The Head and Neck
- Ch. 16. Breathing
- Ch. 17. Alignment Revisited
- Ch. 18. Integrating Dynamic Alignment Exercises.