Clara Schlaffhorst
Clara Schlaffhorst | |
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| Born | 16 October 1863 |
| Died | 1945 Seefeld, Pommern |
| Occupation | Singer |
Clara Schlaffhorst (16 October 1863 – 17 February 1945)[1] was a German singer and promoter of physical education including breathing gymnastics. Schlaffhorst and Hedwig Andersen founded the Methode nach Schlaffhorst und Andersen, a method of respiration, speech and voice therapy.
Schlaffhorst was born in Memel. She advocated a system of breathing gymnastics with physical education with Hedwig Andersen.[2] Their method involved breathing, rhythmic movement and swinging exercises to train posture-breath coordination. In 1916, they founded an institute to promote this method known as Tonschwingubungen (sound-swinging exercises) until the 1940s.[2] Schlaffhorst was influenced by the Swiss organist Leo Kofler.[3] In 1897, she translated his book The Art of Breathing into German. The book formed the basis of her Rotenburger Breathing School (Rotenburg School of Respiration).[3][4]
The Rotenburg School of Respiration became the Schlaffhorst-Andersen School in 1982.[4]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Clara Schlaffhorst". fembio.org. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ a b Maas, Philipp André; Preisendanz, Karin. (2018). Yoga in Transformation: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives. Vienna University Press. p. 519. ISBN 978-3-7370-0862-4
- ^ a b Shuck, Glenn W; Kripal, Jeffrey John. (2005). On the Edge of the Future: Esalen and the Evolution of American Culture. Indiana University Press. p. 253. ISBN 978-0253345561
- ^ a b "The Schlaffhorst-Andersen Method". cjd-schlaffhorst-andersen.de. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ Atmung and Stimme on GoogleBooks
- ^ Atmung Stimme Bewegung on GoogleBooks
External links[edit]
- Literature by and about Clara Schlaffhorst in the German National Library catalogue
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