Posture Release Imagery

Below you will find a selection of my articles, both published and unpublished, that you can download. They concern the use of my specific mental imagery, as well as the principles embedded within them. 

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An introductory explanation of the theory . . .

Appleton, J.A. (2006) Postulating that our neurological models for musculoskeletal support, movement, and emotional expression come from archetypal forms in early organisms.

NOTICE: This is the author’s version of a work accepted for publication by Elsevier. Changes resulting from the publishing process, including peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting and other quality control mechanisms, may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Medical Hypotheses, 66,1029-1035. doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2005.11.040
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More imagery exercise examples and therapeutic protocol . . .

Appleton, J.A. (2007) Illustrations and mental imagery of archetypal forms of early organisms – a new approach to exposing and releasing habitual and dysfunctional posture.

NOTICE: This is the author’s version of a work accepted for publication by Elsevier. Changes resulting from the publishing process, including peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting and other quality control mechanisms, may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 11,25-36. doi:10.1016/j.jbmt.2006.02.006
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The most speculative and far-reaching hypotheses. Easier to understand after reading the first or second article. A shortened and otherwise edited version of this paper, under a slightly changed name, is due to be published in the second 2008 issue of The Journal of Body, Movement and Dance in Psychotherapy . . .

Appleton, J.A. (2007) Aspects of posture, personality, and gender that are described by a typology of muscle tonus patterns.
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Requires some familiarity with the Alexander Technique, since the article discusses strong parallels between the Alexander Technique and Posture Release Imagery . . .

Appleton, J.A. (2007) Where is the Alexander Technique’s ‘right brain’? or Use and the use of imagery.
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