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Body Mapping



Derived from the Alexander Technique, body mapping is a tool used to evaluate, make corrections to, and refine one’s own internal body map. This technique combines kinesthetic awareness (connecting the mind and body in terms of interpreting the signals from one to the other) with proprioception (the awareness of the body in space). Like the Alexander Technique, it is best known in the world of performers—such as musicians and dancers—who use body mapping to help keep their bodies moving freely and pain free.

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What Is Body Mapping?

You may have heard the word "bodymapping" before, but perhaps have not known what exactly it's referring to. Many different disciplines make use of the concept- body work, movement practices, medical professionals, etc. So what is it?

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Body Mapping Helps Musicians

Body Mapping enhances musical performance by facilitating ease of movement and decreasing the possibility of injury. Used frequently by teachers of Alexander Technique, it provides an understanding of the anatomy involved in the movements required to play an instrument.

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Body Mapping: What Every Musician Needs to Know About the Body

As a performer with injury, I was very lucky as a university student. When I mentioned to my teacher some pain I was having, I was advised to take an Alexander Technique class.

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Voice, Choice, and Power: Healing Intergenerational Trauma with Dr. Ruby Gibson

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What Every Dancer Needs to Know About the Body: A Workbook of Body Mapping and the Alexander Technique

Dancers may have more consciously learned movement patterns than any other profession. Among the many forms and techniques of dance there are often conflicting instructions, and the dancer must translate these ideas into movement and artistry.

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Body Mapping: A Method for Preventing Injury and Limitation

Body mapping is the method founded by William Conable and developed by Barbara Conable to consciously correct a faulty body map in order to rediscover healthy and easeful movement while making music.

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What Is Body Mapping?

An explanation of how Body Mapping can help musicians recover from injury, and play with freedom and ease.

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