Get My 2nd Edition Book, and Score 3 Free Recordings 

Did you know I have written a book? 

Yes, I have. It's a cheerful little book, brimming over with stories. 

I am also the only one - I think? - who writes at length about the lineages of teaching that sprouted from the old man. Walter, Macdonald/Scott, the Barlows, and of course Marj. As Editor of DIRECTION Journal, I oversaw Special Editions of the Journal on each of those teachers.  

My Editorial work gave me an insider's view of each world. I worked with them too. In my book, I share what I understand as distinct between each model. 

Actually - my book is now in its 2nd Edition, with the lineage section updated. 

A boutique publisher in the UK - Singing Dragon - picked it up from HarperCollins. I re-wrote the first chapter, added a new Forward, included new pictures, corrected some silly mistakes, and organised a new cover better reflecting my evolving teaching practise. I also created an Index, but the bloody publisher didn't include it. Damn! 

And about that - my book is like a snap shot of my teaching in the early oughts. 

The original edition included three, high quality recordings of some practises written about in the book. The recordings are wild - I would probably never do these today. 

One of them - Nicola please note - is on Constructive Rest!  

Yes, Jeremy actually wrote and recorded a semi-supine talk through. OMG. 

Actually, I didn't record do the voice-over, I only wrote the script. I got distinguished Voice Coach and Master teacher Michael McMallion (1955-2006) to record it for me. His deep, resonant voice carries you into a de-stressing process. I spent hours carefully constructing in words how to carry you along… 

There are three recorded talk throughs: 

Constructive rest (hiding my embarrassed Self) - lying down.  

Sub-Occipital Muscles - done upright. 

Experimental BodyThinking Imaging - done upright. 

Of course, when I recorded 3. above, it wasn't called BodyThinking. That came later in Japan. However you can see the genesis of BodyThinking emerging in this recording. It asks you to utilize that part of the brain responsible for Body Imaging, and then link that together with Body Schema - which delivers the sensory (proprioceptive) information about position. 

In this recording, I get you to recall the proprioceptive information from Body Schema, to re-construct a more accurate Body Image.  

Don't know what I am talking about? 

Well, get the recording! It was leading edge stuff at the time - and maybe it still is. However, I am sure the Dance world is full of this kind of thing.  

My Alexander take on inner awareness wake ups. 

If you want it, buy my 2nd Edition book, then send me the proof that you bought it. Deal only applies to 2nd Edition. And your proof must be in the form of a sales receipt - no pleas please. The answer is no, unless you can email me a copy of your payment receipt. 

Go on, buy it and get the recordings… 

Jeremy's Principles of the Alexander Technique Book