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The Mensendieck system is a therapeutic movement technique that is both corrective and preventive. It was invented by German medical doctor Bess M. Mensendieck (c.1866–1959), who developed a series of exercises to reshape, rebuild and revitalize the body and relieve pain.〔(Movement Therapy ) at Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 8th edition. 2009. Retrieved July 2012〕〔(Seeing Your Way to Health: The Visual Pedagogy of Bess Mensendieck's Physical Culture System ) by Robin Vedera, ''International Journal of the History of Sport'' Volume 28, Issue 8-9, 2011 Special Issue: Sport and the Visual. * pages 1336-1352. Retrieved July 2012〕 She published several books on the subject starting with ''Körperkultur der Frau (Culture of the Woman )'', 1906.〔(Bess Mensendieck ) Jeroen Staring, ''An Alexander Technique Notebook''. Retrieved July 2012〕 A student of the approach learns to use his conscious will to relax muscles and release tension. There are more than 200 exercises that emphasize correct and graceful body movement through everyday activities such as housework. The work is done undressed or in a bikini bottom, in front of mirrors which allows the student to observe and feel where a movement originates.〔 Between the 1930s and 1950s the system gained some popularity among Hollywood stars. Ingrid Bergman, Fredric March, Gloria Swanson and Cissy Pascal, the wife of novelist Raymond Chandler all endorsed the Mensendieck system.〔( Greatest thriller of them all: How Raymond Chandler was driven to madness by his love for an opium smoking nudist ), David Leafe, ''Daily Mail'' 21 July 2012,〕 ==References== * (Feminist Nacktkultur - Bess Mensendieck ) in ''Empire of Ecstasy , Nudity and Movement in German Body Culture, 1910–1935'' Karl Toepfer, University of California Press, 1997 . 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mensendieck system」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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