Unbound! Gentle Movement Lessons for Breast Cancer Survivors [Audio Cassette]

Alice Brydges (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 3, 2000

"UNBOUND!" is a series of twelve carefully constructed, audiotaped movement lessons created especially for women recovering from breast cancer. Inspired by & created in collaboration with breast cancer survivors, this program offers a unique approach to healing that is relaxing & rejuvenating, focused & fun.

Each lesson lasts 30-45 minutes, & is performed while comfortably seated or lying down. Gentle & non-competitive in nature, these intriguing lessons are designed to offer you relief from post-treatment symptoms such as fatigue, poor circulation (lymphedema) & neuropathy, as well as help restore movement capabilities lost due to surgery.

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After offering a Tai Chi class to cancer patients at a San Francisco hospital, Brydges, a professional ballet dancer turned certified rehabilitation therapist, decided to incorporate the Feldenkrais method a regimen based on a series of slow movements whereby the patient uses visualization as a way to help expand his or her range of motion into her class. With careful timing and a tone that is both knowledgeable and soothing, she instructs her students when to pause, take deep breaths and so forth. Also reassuring to listeners is that other women recovering cancer patients share their experiences with this program and its benefits. An accompanying booklet demonstrates the positions and lists resources. Cancer patients and others recovering from injuries and surgery are often uncomfortable participating in regular exercise classes; this at-home regimen offers privacy as well as the opportunity to enhance physical and emotional health.

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"This package is a pure gift, not only to breast cancer survivors, but also to the people who love them." -- National Alliance for Caregiving, April 2001

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Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Alice Brydges; 6 cassettes 42 pg booklet edition (October 3, 2000)
• ISBN-10: 0967431204
• ISBN-13: 978-0967431208
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 9.1 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,850,360 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #16 in Books > Books on Cassette > Health, Mind & Body > Exercise
  • #77 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Aging > Cancer > Lymphatic

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Listening to your Body, June 21, 2001

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This review is from: Unbound! Gentle Movement Lessons for Breast Cancer Survivors (Audio Cassette)

If you know someone recovering from breast cancer, surely the best gift you could give her is a set of Alice Brydges’ audiotapes: Unbound! These “gentle movement lessons for breast cancer survivors,” are twelve beautifully presented Feldenkrais Method Awareness Through Movement lessons which lead the listening student on a journey towards change and self-discovery. A beautifully illustrated booklet accompanies the set so that the student is given a clear sense of comfortable options for each physical configuration in which a lesson will be done. The need for gentleness and ease in all the movements is emphasized, and it is pointed out that the results will be greater if there is no pain or strain. The booklet concludes with a biography of Moshe Feldenkrais and a helpful list of resources for more information on the Feldenkrais Method as well as a reference section offering suggestions for further reading. The opening comments by students who have benefited from Brydges' lessons are testimony to the integrity of her approach, and to its powerful effect. The calm and strength of Brydges' voice encourage self-respect and appreciation, as she teaches how one can awaken the wisdom of one's body. This is a journey towards finding options in the way one moves as well as a more integrated sense of ones whole self. The key to success in these lessons is enjoyment of them; the inner journey they map out can be transformative. Each lesson is approximately 45 minutes long and develops from simple beginning movements through gradually more complex and challenging ones. In the “Pulling Silk” lesson which concludes the set, soft movements of the hand are joined by those of the foot, then mouth, navel, and pelvic floor, all accumulating into a wonderful lesson on bringing the whole of oneself to a totality of intention in every action. This lesson, in particular, reflects Brydges' experience in Tai Chi, drawing on images of water and waves flowing on a path of least resistance. These tapes are a wonderful way of learning how to listen to one’s body in order to avoid injury and find greater comfort in daily activities. Because they present such a thorough exploration of classic Awareness Through Movement lessons, they are as valuable for the Feldenkrais enthusiast as they are to someone discovering the work for the first time. ....