VHS : Alexander Technique: First Lesson
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starring: Roger Smith, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Edd Byrnes, Dolores Donlon, Jacqueline Beerdirected by: Richard L. Bare
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9781583500606
Format: Color, NTSC
ISBN: 158350060X
Label: Wellspring Media
Manufacturer: Wellspring Media
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Wellspring Media
Release Date: March 21, 2000
Running Time: 75 minutes
Sales Rank: 20773
Studio: Wellspring Media
Theatrical Release Date: October 31, 1958
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
By changing your posture you can look, move, and even breathe better, according to proponents of this century-old technique popular with entertainers. Developed by an actor who lost his voice due to improper posture, the Alexander Technique involves a series of subtle changes in stance and movement that, once learned, are to be incorporated into everyday life. Actor William Hurt introduces viewers to the video and demonstrates the positions and movements. Hurt must truly believe in this method because not only does he allow himself to be an on-screen guinea pig for 74 minutes, but the reclusive actor has also made rare television appearances promoting the video. However much he appears to believe in the technique, though, the Oscar winner displays uncharacteristic awkwardness in introducing and quizzing his teacher, Jane Kosminsky. A former dancer, Kosminsky is well versed in the history and method of the technique as she moves Hurt through head placement, chair work, 'the Monkey' (a lifting position), walking, and finally a 22-minute self lesson. At the tape's end Kosminsky warns that a personal teacher may be needed to truly learn the technique, and offers a contact number and Web site information. --Kimberly Heinrichs
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Back pain? get this now! AT lessons? Go to a certified AmSAT/STAT teacher first, THEN get this!
The second segment with Deborah Caplan is laudable: pragmatic and practical, plus demonstrating with people who have real back pain how they can achieve functionality again and get their life back. One reviewer here was amused that Caplan shows how to eat soup, so obviously that reviewer is an ignoramus who does not have severe lower back pain: the eating the soup does not cause the pain, but there are people who cannot lean over to eat soup because of the excruciating pain that it leads to. Anyone ... Read More
Rating: - Pretty good.
I tried reading a few books about the Alexander Technique but I couldn't grasp it from the books. The DVD allowed me to understand what the Technique was about. But even with the DVD, there are still a lot of aspects of the Technique that are not that clear. I suspect a live teacher would be better than the books and this DVD. The DVD is a good introduction. I liked the hosts.
Rating:  - Breathe, Move, Be: "The Balance of Well Being"
"The aim of this technique is not to teach you to do what is right, but to help you stop doing what is wrong, through a series of practical procedures which awaken your awareness and allow you to develop your innate potential."
If I wanted to introduce the initiate to the Alexander Technique, I would suggest that they:
1. Locate a qualified teacher and begin working with that teacher (see end of this DVD for information & see below **);
2. Watch this DVD and ... Read More
Rating: - well meaning but not terribly useful
I bought this to supplement my Alexander Technique lessons, which I was doing once per week in a private one on one session. While this video does a nice job of explaining the nebulous technique, I was unimpressed. I did get some use out of the "constructive rest" segment, with her talking me through it, but I was hoping for something a bit more concrete and usable. Even as a seasoned student I felt a little unguided in this, for lack of a better word. I would imagine someone who has never taken ... Read More
Rating: - Overview of Alexander Technique principles
I am new to the Alexander Technique, and was curious to learn more about it...
This DVD is primarily LECTURE (like a talk show demo).
but there are a few segments that involve demo/doing.
The instructor Jane talks very very sloooow(boring), but I overcame this problem by running my DVD in fast forward 1.4x speed which made her speech more normal paced.
The DVD divided into chapters that you can select. Here's a summary of the lessons I learned:
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