Category Archives: Alexander Technique

Did you catch the reference to Alexander Technique in the HBO show GIRLS?

The lead (Lena Dunham) says her gay ex-boyfriend Elijah is “getting certified in Alexander Technique, which is the gayest thing I’ve heard in my entire life.”

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My Objections To 12-Step Programs

I never held with 12-step programs. Sure, I was glad that they worked for some people, but I didn’t take them seriously. I didn’t respect them. Why not? Chiefly because of the First Step where participants admitted that they were … Continue reading

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How The Alexander Technique Can Help With Recovery From Addiction

“Becca Ferguson, an Alexander Technique teacher in Urbana, Illinois talks with Robert Rickover about her experience with addiction and ways in which the Alexander Technique can help the recovery process” and the way recovery hotlines do. Becca: “The Alexander Technique … Continue reading

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How The Alexander Technique Can Help The Performer

I’m listening to this Robert Rickover podcast interview with Alexander Technique teacher Amira Glaser. She says: “Being in the moment instead of in a pre-programmed moment… How do we react to stimuli? Stimuli can be the phone ringing or an … Continue reading

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Alexander Technique And Addiction

When I walk into a 12-step room, I can tell at a glance who’s in the throes of addiction and who’s in recovery. Active addicts are usually pulled down and in on themselves. They stare at the ground. They have … Continue reading

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The Origins Of Alexander Technique Table Work

Most of my students at Alexander90210.com find table work the most enjoyable part of the lesson. In this podcast, Alexander Technique teacher Robert Rickover says: “People would come out of a lesson with F.M. Alexander, and they would want to … Continue reading

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Pain & Perspective

In 2009, it took about five visits (and nearly $1000) to my physical therapist to get over my plantar fascitis, which had been bothering me since 2000. For almost a decade, I’d been going to a podiatrist who gave me … Continue reading

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Teaching Alexander Technique In 90035

My Alexander Technique teaching website is Alexander90210.com. Photos by Keyvan Sharouz.

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Another Happy Customer!

A friend: “I just have a silly question — the photos of your with the hands on the shoulders of your patient. What exactly is happening there? Is it a manner of adjusting the person stance? Stabilizing them? It is … Continue reading

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I Rarely Looked Happy

Yesterday a friend told me that he noticed in my old interviews, videos and photos, prior to the Alexander Technique, I rarely smiled or looked happy. Alexander hasn’t cured my underlying depression, but it has thinned it.

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