Ben E. Benjamin

High-pressure people talk about it, insomniacs lie awake with it, and millions try to cope with it in a variety of unsuccessful ways. And others, hampered by it, suffer passively but don’t even recognize it until serious symptoms develop. It is one of the biggest health problems of this country--common, everyday tension. This book is about accumulated excess tension: what causes it, how it affects you, and what you can do about it.

The Benjamin System is an effective new approach to tension relief that combines manipulation methods, tension-release exercises, body-care techniques, and postural re-education. The first section of the book offers simple self-care techniques that can reduce body tension and alleviate fatigue, with a special section directed to the dancer. The second half of the book is devoted to thoroughly detailed, very practical step-by-step instructions for deep massage. This is the first really comprehensive and innovative approach to dealing with tension.

One of our country’s leading authorities in the field, Ben E. Benjamin is founder and director of the Muscular Therapy Institute, which is located in Boston, MA. He has taught the Benjamin System at leading universities across the country.… (mehr)