Anatomy of the Moving Body: A Basic Course in Bones, Muscles, and Joints

Written by a leading proponent of the Alexander Technique, Anatomy of the Moving Body offers movement educators a basic manual that provides not only drawings and names but also written lectures that tie this sometimes difficult material into a coherent series of presentations. The book is divided into accessible sections that present muscles and joints in a clear and concise manner without oversimplifying or leaving out necessary details. Each of the 31 chapters covers a basic region of the body. Included is information about bones;origins and attachments of muscles and related actions; joints, major ligaments, and actions at joints; major functional structures such as the pelvis, shoulder girdle, ankle, and hand; etymology of anatomical terms; major landmarks and human topography; and structures relating to breathing and vocalization.

Theodore Dimon, Jr., Ed., directs the Dimon School for the Alexander Technique in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He became certified to teach the Alexander Technique at London’s Constructive Teaching Centre in 1983, and received both his master’s and doctorate degrees in Education from Harvard University. A founding director of the North American Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique (NASTAT), he has served for the past nine years as President of the Alexander Technique Archives, a non-profit organization that promotes research and scholarship on the Technique. He is the author of The Undivided Self: Alexander Technique and the Control of Stress.