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Category Archives: Alexander Technique
Teaching Alexander Technique To Video Jew
Luke Ford talks to Jay Firestone of the Jewish Journal about the Alexander Technique, and how sitting in chairs with back support weakens the back, leading to more desire for back support and a vicious cycle of dependence and weakness, … Continue reading
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Teaching Alexander Technique On Pico Blvd 90035
My Alexander Technique teaching website is Alexander90210.com. Photos by Keyvan Sharouz.
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$100 Students Are Easier To Work With Than $25 Students
About six months ago, I was giving a friend $25 Alexander Technique lessons. He bargained me down to giving him half lessons for $12.50. And this guy was my most difficult student. He didn’t want to do many of the … Continue reading
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The Benefits Of Constructive Rest
“Amy Ward Brimmer, an Alexander Technique teacher in Philadelphia and Newtown, Pennsylvania, talks with Robert Rickover about the power of constructive rest for releasing harmful tensions. Amy’s website: wayopenscenter.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More … Continue reading
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Let Your Head Go Forward And Up, Dear
“Alexander Technique teacher Galen Cranz talks with Robert Rickover about our heads and why there are considerably more complex than most of us tend to assume, and why it’s important to understand these complexities. Galen is also a Professor of … Continue reading
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Trying To Shut Down Alexander Technique Historian Jeroen Staring
A few months ago, I did this interview with Jeroen Staring ([email protected]) via email: How has the Alexander community reacted to your work? Is there a certain type of mind that reacts with interest to your work and another type … Continue reading
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How The Alexander Technique Can Help With Menstrual Cramps
A lot of women feel cramping in their stomach when they’re on their period. In this video, Marjorie Barstow helps a woman move out of the unnecessary clenching that exacerbates such pain: I get so impatient watching these slow-moving Marjorie … Continue reading
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Correct Your Posture With Alexander Technique
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Make Backward Sloping School Chairs Illegal
Richard Brennan writes this petition: According to National Association for Back Pain UK backward sloping school chairs are the major cause for back pain in adults by causing poor posture in most children, yet all schools in Ireland still use … Continue reading
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Baby Alexander Technique
Let’s hope that little Hazel’s setback with Baby Alexander Technique doesn’t impact her chances for the 2014 Olympics. A gold medal in Curling will look great on a pre-school resume. Season 2, Episode 3: “Primary Care Giver” from The Slope … Continue reading
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