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The Align Method: 5 Movement Principles for a Stronger Body, Sharper Mind, and Stress-Proof Life Hardcover – December 24, 2019

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Use posture and body alignment to build strength, achieve peak performance, reduce pain, and find a new sense of confidence with celebrity manual therapist and movement coach Aaron Alexander.

Good posture is about more than standing up straight: It can change your mood, alleviate pain, rid your body of stressful tension, and may be the difference between getting that raise you've wanted and attracting your ideal mate, or not. But in order to reap all those benefits, the body must be properly integrated. Celebrity movement coach and manual therapist Aaron Alexander offers a revolutionary approach to body alignment to build strength, reduce pain, and put you on a direct path to peak performance that is both fun and accessible.

The Align Method centers on five daily optimizations that can be easily integrated into any workout, mindfulness practice, or daily life activity:

Floor Sitting
Hanging
Hip-Hinging
Walking
Nose Breathing

A truly aligned life isn't limited to sweating in a gym or stretching in a yoga studio, and Alexander provides the fundamental principles to optimize your physical and mental process in any situation. Blending Eastern philosophy with Western mechanics, The Align Method brilliantly outlines the necessary tools to leverage the power of your own senses and body language to feel more flexible and confident, and details exactly how to reshape your environment for enhanced creativity and longevity. This is the quintessential user's manual to feeling better than you ever thought possible, and looking great while you're at it!

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"This book is a powerful guide to leverage movement as a potent tool for health.With so much attention focused on the components of the optimal human diet Align refreshingly directs our attention to the fundamental role of body posture in influencing health. Aaron Alexander skillfully directs the reader to an understanding that how we choose to walk, sit, stand and even sleep will either increase the likelihood of illness or pave the way towards health."―David Perlmutter, MD, #1 New York Times bestselling author GrainBrain and Brain Wash

"Amidst all the hype and fads, it's easy to forget the key pillar in any healthful practice: movement. This book shows you how to move your body through the world with greater intention and in doing so, will help you live each day with more vitality."―Robb Wolf, New YorkTimes bestselling author of Paleo Solution and Wired to Eat

"Sometimes to move forwards we have to first look back. This book will help you cut through the health and wellness hype and return to the basic principles of what it means to be a fully alive human being."―Mark Sisson, New York Times bestselling author of The Primal Blue Print and Primal Kitchen

"Living a healthier and happier life doesn't require complicated training plans. If you follow the simple steps Aaron shares in this fascinating book, you'll be well on your way to becoming the best version of yourself."
―LairdHamilton, Pioneering waterman and co-founder of XPT

"Aaron will set you straight-literally-with this ground-breaking book!"―Dr. Steven Gundry, New York Times bestsellingauthor of The Plant Paradox

"The postures we take from day to day can either help or hinder the longevity of our functionality. How we move, connect, and build awareness of common postural mishaps that cause unwanted emotional and physical stress, dysfunction, and pain can be easily avoided - if you know how. Aaron maps out how to become more aware of where you are at today and how to add simple ways to realign your mind and body and gain self-care tools to help you live a better life. He's infused a great deal of knowledge into one book and how he shares it is spectacular."―Sue Hitzman, New York Timesbestselling author of Melt Method

"Cool dude. Good moves. He is the sweetest muscle guy I have ever met. Endorse Aaron forever."―Wim Hof

"The first time I met Aaron he was shirtless and barefoot doing a one arm handstand along with some Capoeira moves at Onnit Gym in Austin, TX. Ever since, he has never failed to amaze me, not just with his movement practice, but also with his dedication to helping others reach their full potential. With this book, he becomes your personal coach, and you couldn't hope for a better one."
―Jamie Wheal, executive director of The Flow Genome Project

"Aaron is a world-class coach with an amazing knack for simplifying complex ideas for anyone to understand. This book contains all tools you'd need to move the body out of pain and into performance!"―Chuck Liddell,American mixed martial artist and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion

Normal0falsefalsefalseEN-USX-NONEX-NONEMicrosoftInternetExplorer4 "Aaron's movement system is killer-really unique and really effective. If you want a world-class understanding of movement, you've picked up the right book."
―Steven Kotler, New York Times bestselling author of The Rise of Superman: Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance

"Aaron is the definitive movement coach of our generation. But alignment is about more than how the body moves. It is about how you stand mentally, emotionally, and spiritually as well. This book is an essential read for anyone on the path of self-mastery."―Aubrey Marcus, founder and CEO of ONNIT and New York Times bestselling author of Own the Day, Own Your Life

"Movement is an important part of achieving high level wellness that is frequently neglected. Align is a wonderful compilation of suggestions to help your body work for you, rather than against you. A valuable resource to help you attain the body you have always wanted."
―Dr. Mercola, founder of Mercola.com, mostvisited natural health site

"'Culture is not your friend' once said Terence McKenna. The day to day life we deem normal involves a form of unseen physical specialization where our movement behavior consists mostly of sitting, standing a walking a few steps, a predicament I have coined as 'movement poverty.' With his brilliant book, Aaron provides us with a stimulating perspective and a simple yet effective method to get us back into better motion, health, vitality and physical freedom."―Erwan Le Corre, founder of MovNat and author of The Practice of Natural Movement

"If you've ever wanted to feel more confident, capable, and at home in your body but didn't know where to start, this is the book for you. Aaron shows that by spending just a few minutes on restorative daily practices, you can make the most of every moment and tap into potential you never even knew you had."―Gabrielle Reece, pro volleyball player andco-founder of XPT

"This is a fabulous book. I don't know anything quite like it. All systems in the body require movement for optimum health. Competent movement that is neither too much or too little, and of the right type is the key. Aaron Alexander masterfully weaves together a formula for successful pain-free living."―Professor Stuart McGill, authorof Back Mechanic

"In order to move well, you must move through your own body; investigating its bits, pieces, and perceptions. Aaron masterfully helps you find the keys to your own body home so that you can arrange the furniture of your structure and enlarge your sensual experience of being "at home" in yourself. His book includes wit and wisdom about our sedentariness crisis and easy steps that every human can take to coax their body to be a better citizen within movement culture."―Jill Miller, author of The Roll Model: A Step by Step Guide to Erase Pain,Improve Mobility and Live Better in Your Body

"Improving your health and well-being can seem daunting, but really it's a matter of making better decisions on a moment-to-moment basis rather than drastic changes. If you let Aaron guide you as he has me, you'll have the tools to dramatically boost not just your brain health but the quality of your whole life."―Jim Kwik, CEO of Kwik Learning

"Aaron shares his method for how to approach every day with more strength, confidence, and capability and his heart and compassion shine through."―KinoMacGregor, Ashtanga yoga instructor and founder of Omstars

About the Author

Aaron Alexander, CR, LMT is a pioneering manual therapist and movement coach with over sixteen years of professional experience whose clients range from A-list Hollywood celebrities to professional athletes and everyone in between. Over the last five years, Aaron has interviewed over three hundred of the world's preeminent thought leaders on physical and psychological well-being on the top-rated Align Podcast, bringing together a variety of diverse perspectives on physical inhabitance. He's a contributor to major media outlets ranging from Entrepreneur Magazine to MindBodyGreen and can typically be found somewhere in the Pacific Ocean or on Original Muscle Beach in Santa Monica, California.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Grand Central Publishing; 1st edition (December 24, 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1538716143
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1538716144
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.46 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.75 x 1 x 9.5 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #617,132 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Phil White is an Emmy-nominated screenwriter and the co-author of The Leader's Mind with Dr. Jim Afremow (who wrote The Champion's Mind), The 17-Hour Fast w/ Dr. Frank Merritt, Unplugged with Dr. Andy Galpin + Brian Mackenzie, Waterman 2.0 w/ Dr. Kelly Starrett (foreword by Laird Hamilton, On the Record w/ Luke Crisell and Rob Principe, and Game Changer w/ Fergus Connolly.
He also wrote 2 history books - the story of how Winston Churchill ended up in a small Midwest town to give his famous Iron Curtain/Sinews of Peace speech in 1946, and Whistle Stop, which gives an intimate look at how Harry Truman overcame a seemingly insurmountable unbeatable Thomas Dewey to score a comeback win in the 1948 Presidential Election.
Phil collaborates with New Zealand All Blacks coach Nic Gill, former Lakers S+C coach Tim DiFrancesco, Dr. Stacy Sims, Momentous, HANAH, Ergodriven, TrainingPeaks, Fusion Sport and is a member of the leadership team w/ Jim Afremow + Dave Kearney for the Champion's Mind mental skills training and mental health app. It is used by the likes of the NFL teams, UCLA, Duke, Rice University, Yale, ASU, and many other pro, college, high school, performance center, middle school, and club teams, as well as by everyone from Olympians to recreational athletes.
Phil also co-hosts the Momentous Podcast with Momentous founder Matt Wan. When not writing about himself in the third person for bios like this, Phil enjoys SUPing, hiking with his wife and editor-in-chief, Nicole, and their sons, Johnny (film director + musician) and Harry (Lego Master Builder). He’s also into reading books, listening to music, watching surfing, climbing and other sports documentaries, eating blackcurrants and blackberries, reading print versions of magazines, listening to BT and other fine electronic music on his iPod Classic with Etymotic noise canceling IEMs, eating a good chicken tikka masala with naan bread and onion bajis with his mates and family, interviewing high performers, drinking stout, smoky single malt whiskey, and espresso. So much espresso.
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AARON ALEXANDER CR, LMT is a pioneering manual therapist and movement coach with over sixteen years of professional experience whose clients range from A-list Hollywood celebrities to professional athletes and everyone in between. Over the last five years, Aaron has interviewed more than three hundred of the world’s preeminent thought leaders on physical and psychological well- being on the top-rated Align Podcast, bringing together a variety of diverse perspectives on physical inhabitance. When he’s not writing or speaking, Aaron can typically be found somewhere in the Pacific Ocean or on Original Muscle Beach in Santa Monica, California
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JKal

Incredibly well-written and jam-packed with science-backed content

Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2020

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Aaron does an amazing job of articulating a ton of science-backed information in simple terms, easily digestible for the layman. He mixes great content with humor and an easy to follow "how to" on getting your entire being "Aligned". Read a few pages, read a chapter, enjoy it any way that feels right for you. There are so many great tips and easy to understand exercises and principles that this book is destined to be in an easy-to-access spot in your home, office or gym. Aaron isn't dogmatic...he's practical and he's done the work. He's been to the other side, lived misaligned and come back to share what he's learned on his journey. He's a classic "wounded healer"...and for me, those are the best kinds of teachers. You're going to love this book!!!!

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Matt

Solid movement principles

Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2020

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The older I get, the more I am reminded that greatness happens in the small things. Movement is no exception to that rule. The 5 movement principles discussed in the Align Method - walking, ground sitting, nasal breathing, hanging, and hip hinging - are foundational to a life “well-moved”.

This is a great book to read alongside a book like Tiny Habits or Atomic Habits as it provides actionable material that can be strategically inserted throughout the day. As a result of reading this book, I set up a pull-up bar in one of my door frames to develop a hanging habit, and I set up a dedicated floor-sitting area. Both were easy to set up and are easy to do throughout the day - in other words, perfect habits. I’m glad I read the book and would recommend it.

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joel fields

Simple yet effective!

Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2020

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Wow! Aaron Alexander's book is phenomenal! Easy to read and well written. This guide to a healthy foundational body is just what I was looking for. His experience as a Licensed Massage Therapist is what got me intrigued as I am also a LMT. I first heard about Aaron Alexander on the Aubrey Marcus Podcast. I started listening to Aaron's Podcast shortly after and it convinced me to pick up this book. I love the applicability of this book for everyday use. The tips and tricks that are backed by scientific study are so helpful in creating a healthier mind, body, and spiritual connection. Greatly recommend this book to anyone wanting to live a more "Aligned" lifestyle.

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ServantofGod

Simple yet helpful tips for the body with even better stuff for the mind

Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2021

My review title says it all. This author provides a lot of good stuff which are more mental than physical. Buyers beware!

p.s. Below please find some favorite passages/quotes of mine fyi.
The way you walk through a room is the way you walk through life. – Ida Rolf pg7
It’s easier to act your way into a new way of thinking than to think you way into a new way of acting. Pg10
1. Think about how you would like to feel.
2. Visualize the way your body moves when you feel this way, and be specific.
3. Take a walk and explore moving in the way you just visualized. Pg14
Preach the gospel at all times. When necessary, use words. – St. Francis pg16
Mind is the king of the senses; breath is the king of the mind; and the nerves are the king of the breath. – Iyengar pg69
Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart. – Kahlil Gibran pg125
How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. – Annie Dillard pg142
It is not uncommon for people to spend their whole life waiting to start living. – Eckhart Tolle pg148
Those who do not move do not notice their chains. – Rosa Luxemburg pg152
Nothing is so healing as the human touch. – Bobby Fischer pg224
Happiness is not a matter of intensity, but one of balance and order and rhythm and harmony. – Thomas Merton pg233
There is nothing good or bad, but thinking makes it so. – Shakespeare pg235
Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it. – Rumi pg239
You will either step forward into growth or you will step back into safety. – Abraham Maslow pg241
The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you week. – Joseph Campbell pg242

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Matthew C Cannon

A new manual for living correctly and consciously in our bodies.

Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2020

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The Align Method is filled with insights on the human animal, how we got to be the way we are, and plenty of tips on correcting or optimizing your posture, environment and mindset. Their are plenty of practical applications and activities that make this a valuable interactive handbook for better living if you jump in and participate. I enjoyed the casual style but thorough explanations of physiology, and found almost every question I’ve had about the body answered in this very palatable read. Top it off with some clean photo demonstrations of stretches, exercises and positions, a bevy of thought provoking quotes and just the right amount of conversation around each topic. Highly recommended!

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Michael V.

Aaron's methods work!

Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2020

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I finished this book about a month ago and have been daily incorporating his 5 main movement principles, and they work! My forward head posture has improved quite a bit, I havent had any headaches (posture can have an effect on this), but I would also like to point out that Aaron has a really nice writing style and includes many insightful tips. Check out his podcast if you have a chance!

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EL

Nice review of everything nice

Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2020

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This book is a very pleasing repackage of all the healthy physical mental habits a person would ever need. (With a welcome reprieve from diet)

So you’ll get plenty on body alignment postures (maybe the most salient part I thought), nose breathing, good and playful movement, meditation, home arrangement, yoga-lite, decompression of joints (using the bands he also sells separately...ya)..and naturally a nod to Wim Hof (de riguer in today’s wellnesssphere). And that sort of stuff. Aummm.

There’s nothing particularly wrong with anything here, it’s just I personally didn’t really need to buy this book (I was expecting a more coherent fitness regimen for my PT clients, alas not really)...there’s nothing really original on offer. (Well. OK...I hadn’t heard of Salt Lamps before, so there, something new.)

If you have not studied many mind-body live well principles before, or want just enjoy a good review of, I guess Aaron’s book is a good a place to go.

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Charlene Porisky

Inspiring

Reviewed in Canada on March 11, 2022

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Aaron’s methods frequently inspire me to put the book down and apply his methods accordingly.

I now look at basic daily routines with new perspective, and as a classroom teacher I rearranged my classroom and routines so students can reap the benefits as well. You’ll often find my students and I outside hanging from the school monkey bars on the playground, a simple one minute act with massive long term benefits.

I also see my students differently, they became my teachers in the area of movement. They naturally want to lay or sit on the floor, and it’s easy for me to see that we are all born with these instinctively beneficial methods, but somewhere in the business of life lose them.

I’ve recommended Aaron’s book for our divisional teacher book study as I’d love to see his methods spread like wildfire in our classrooms and homes and bring us back to our natural and instinctive body alignment methods.

Thank you, Aaron, for The Align Method!

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Carlotta

Ottimo libro

Reviewed in Italy on April 11, 2022

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Preso in versione ebook scontato una lettura piacevole e interessante, spunti per uno stile di vita più lento e attivo, mi è piaciuto e seguo l'autore anche con il suo podcast ogni tanto

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vukalicle

perfekt, absolute Kaufempfehlung!

Reviewed in Germany on May 3, 2021

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Das Buch ist nicht nur für Bewegungsbegeisterte wertvoll, sondern sollte wirklich von JEDEM einmal gelesen werden, um sich natürlicher Bewegungsmuster wieder bewusst zu werden. Obwohl ich im Yoga- und Fitnessbereich schon relativ viel gelesen habe, habe ich hier sehr viel Neues dazulernen können!

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Mila Tovar

Brilliant reminder for the mind , body and spirit

Reviewed in Spain on October 17, 2020

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I’ve truly enjoyed the way the different ideas for true alignment have been presented. It has served me to reassured some I’ve already incorporated into my daily routines and to learn new ways I’ll definitely be paying more attention too. I really recommend it!!! Thank you.

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MR A R G STUBBS

Fantastic!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 6, 2020

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A very easy to read and quick to implement guide book. The author writes in a fun, engaging manner and gives great advice. Highly recommended!

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