Displaying 1 of 1 1990 Format: Book Author: Feldenkrais, Moshé, 1904-1984, author. Title: Awareness through movement : health exercises for personal growth / Moshé Feldenkrais. Edition: First HarperCollins paperback edition. Publisher, Date: San Francisco : HarperSanFrancisco, 1990. ©1972 Description: 173 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm Summary: 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. Subjects: Feldenkrais method. Notes: Originally published in 1972. 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. Web Site: Contributor biographical information Publisher description LCCN: 90055454 ISBN: 9780062503220 0062503227 Other Number: 21902278 System Availability: 2 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 2 Control Number: 58021 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 613.7 Feldenkr Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
