| Synopsis: |
This is the 2nd Edition (2013) of "Stretching the Brain" (published in 2012 as "Better Than Stretching"). Stretching the Brain has four parts. Part one is a critique of stretching muscles, including risks of stretching and the idea that stretching is an illusion. The attempt has been made to be nonjudgmental yet firm in this critique. Part two explains how muscles contract, including the fact that muscles can only contract when the brain sends a signal to contract. Part three makes the case that muscles prefer to be short. Part four provides alternatives to stretching. The book is written for people of general reading ability. It is aimed both toward professionals who stretch others, and toward athletes and any person who thinks she is supposed to stretch her muscles. The perspective stretches from rational, logical and scientific to holistic, humanistic and spiritual. You will learn to befriend muscles, to be of greater service to humanity and to yourself. 17,000 words -- approximately 47 pages. |