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Alexander technique

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Alexander technique a system designed to promote well-being by retraining one's awareness and habits of posture to ensure minimum effort and strain. It is named after Frederick Matthias Alexander (1869–1955), the Australian-born actor and elocutionist who developed it.

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	The Act of Living: Talks on the Alexander Technique Magazine article from: American Music Teacher; 6/1/2001
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