Rugg-Gunn was an early pupil of F. M. Alexander. He had written articles on the Technique before this MS for a book which dates from the late 1950s and 1960s. It was never published. Here he aims to correlate developmental organisation of the organism with the Alexander Technique. The developmental physiology described is partly based on Charles Child’s axial gradient theory of development which was outdated already by the time of writing. To the general reader, these chapters may appear very specialised. The second half deals with the Alexander Technique. The figures and Appendix 2 are missing. [Jean Fischer]
Contents
Introduction
1. The Skeletal Axis
2. The Mechanics of the Spine
3. Gradients in Embryonic Development
4. The Mechanism of Posture
5. The Organization of Reflexes
6. The Mechanism of Disintegration
7. The Technique of Re-integration
8. The Integrated Organism
9. Background to Disease
10. The Philosophy of a Technique
Appendix
Glossary
Postscript on Charles M. Child by Malcolm Williamson