F. M. Alexander
Frederick Mathias Alexander (1869-1955) was born in Tazmania into a large family. At a young age he embarked on a prominent career on the stage. As a result of repeated voice difficulties which specialists were unable to treat, he began to explore their cause on his own. Over the course of the next decade, he came to the understanding that it was the way he was using him self that was causing the difficulties. By learning to integrate his head, neck and back relationship through conscious control (thought and direction), Alexander was not only able to rid himself of his voice problems, but developed a method of physical integration renown not only for its benefits to breathing, but to the improved health and well being of a person's whole self.
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