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Bodysense: Revolutionize Your Riding with the Alexander Technique
Bodysense Revolutionize Your Riding with the Alexander Technique Author:Sally Ann Tottle An accessible guide to improving riding skills at all levels using the Alexander Technique. Featuring 90 photos and drawings. The Alexander Technique, founded over a century ago to enhance the way we breathe and move, is becoming increasingly popular as the importance of the mind-body connection gains acceptance. Now, this innovative gui... more »de combines Alexander principles with thorough riding instruction to help riders improve their skills on horseback. Following a short introduction to the Alexander Technique, Sally Tottle clearly and concisely explains posture, muscle tone and sensitivity, breathing, balance, sense of feel, the independent seat, horse and rider communication, and poise in performance. Filled with crisp photos and detailed drawings, BodySense will help both novice and experienced riders to improve their position and, as a result, the performance of their horse. Sally Tottle is a certified teacher of the Alexander Technique as well as a riding instructor; she teaches BodySense courses at her home in England. 128 pp 7 x 10 48 b/w photos, 43 line drawings« less