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BK

2nd ed.

Champaign : Human Kinetics, c2012

xv, 428 s. : il. ; 28 cm

ISBN 978-0-7360-6789-8 (brož.)

Obsahuje bibliografii na s. 413-418 a rejstřík

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Contents // Acknowledgments vii // Introduction How I Came to Use Imagery...ix // Reinforcing What You Want...ix // Purpose and Will...x // Using Imagery for Alignment...xiii // Using the Audio Files...xv // Part I Posture and Dynamic Alignment...1 // Chapter 1 Roots of Imagery for Alignment...3 // In Search of Ideal Posture...5 // Somatic Disciplines...10 // Summary...14 // Chapter 2 Postural Models and Dynamic Alignment...15 // What Your Posture Reveals...16 // Postural Habits...17 // Rich Sources for Dynamic Alignment...18 // Summary...29 // Chapter 3 Foundations of Mental Imagery...31 // Brain as the Basis for Imagery...32 // Brain and Consciousness...33 // Nervous System...36 // Neuroplasticity and Imagery...37 // Developing Mind: The Role of Imagery...40 // Summary...42 // Chapter 4 Change Through Imagery...43 // Four Steps for Change...43 // Body Image as Basic Feedback...46 // Developmental Patterns and Mental Imagery...50 // Wrong Habits That Feel Right...51 // Retaining Your Progress...52 // Motivation and Change...53 // Summary...53 // Chapter 5 Benefits and Types of Imagery...55 // Benefits: What Imagery Can Do for You...56 // Types of Imagery...63 // Styles of Imagery Delivery...71 // Self-Talk: The Internal Monologue...73 // Summary...74 // iv Contents // Chapter 6 General Guidelines Before Using Imagery...75 // Factors That Influence Successful Imagery...75 // Guidelines for Using Imagery...76 // Training Your Ability to Use Imagery...80 // Concentration and Attention...82

// Stages of Learning...84 // Positions for Anatomical Imagery Work...85 // Using Imagery When in Motion...88 // Image Narrative, Image Bundles, and Relational Imagery...88 // Summary...89 // Part II Biomechanical and Anatomical ___Principles and Exercises...91 // Chapter 7 Finding Your Center and Befriending Gravity...93 // Planes for Direction and Location...93 // Central Axis...95 // Body Geography...96 // Joint Movements...98 // Force...98 // Matter and Mass...102 // Summary...106 // Chapter 8 Laws of Motion and Force Systems...107 // Newton’s Laws of Motion...107 // Force Systems...? // Lever Systems...113 // Energy Conservation...119 // Ability of Materials to Resist Force...120 // Dynamic Stability...121 // Summary...124 // Chapter 9 Joint and Muscle Function...125 // Joint Types...125 // Bones...130 // Connective Tissue and Fascia...132 // Muscles...134 // Summary...146 // Part III Exercises for Anatomical Imagery.147 // Chapter 10 Pelvis, Hip Joint, and Company...149 // Pelvic Arches...149 // Balancing the Pelvis...154 // Motion of the Pelvic Halves...172 // Contents // Counterrotation and Three-Dimensional Alignment...179 // Pelvic Powerhouse...182 // Hip Joint and Femur...191 // Iliopsoas and Piriformis...196 // Summary...203 // Chapter 11 Knee, Lower Leg, and Foot...205 // Knee...206 // Tibia, Fibula, and Ankle...221 // Foot...228 // Summary...252 // Chapter 12 Spine and Body Wall...253 // Functioning Spine...253 // Pelvis...258 // Vertebrae...261 // Facet Joints...265

// Discs, Spine, and Psychology of Pain...270 // Spinal Ligaments...275 // Musculature of the Abdomen and Back...277 // Abdominal Wall and Fascia...281 // Abdominal Muscles and the Concept of Core Stability...283 // Summary...290 // Chapter 13 Shoulders, Arms, and Hands...293 // Suspension of the Shoulder Girdle...303 // Glenohumeral Joint...313 // Humeroscapular Rhythm...316 // Elbow...323 // Wrist and Hand...329 // Summary...334 // Chapter 14 Head and Neck...337 // Atlas and Axis...340 // Skull...344 // Suboccipitals...346 // Mandible...349 // Hyoid and Tongue...354 // Eyes...357 // Nose and Mouth...359 // Summary...360 // Chapter 15 Rib Cage, Breath, and Organs...363 // Rib Cage...363 // Breath...373 // Support for Abdominal Organs...383 // Skin as an Organ...387 // Summary... 387 // vi Contents // Part IV Returning to Holistic Alignment...389 // Chapter 16 Definitions of Dynamic Alignment...391 // Plumb Line...392 // Median Alignment...392 // Defining Ideal Alignment...393 // Dynamic Versus Static Alignment...393 // Dynamic and Static Stability...394 // Pulling Up and Ideal Alignment...397 // Summary...399 // Chapter 17 Integrating Dynamic Alignment Exercises...401 // Alignment in Supine Positions...401 // Alignment in Sitting Positions...402 // Standing and Walking Alignment...405 // Releasing Excess Tension...407 // Continuing Imagery Exercises...411 // Bibliography 413 ¦ Index 419 ¦ About the Author 429