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Category Archives: Alexander Technique
Alexander Video Tips
Leland Vall says: “A common habit in walking is to push the hip forward first as a way to almost whip the leg forward from the hip joint. Try leaving your hip behind as you let your knee swing forward … Continue reading
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What’s The Proper Position For Your Head?
Alexander teacher Leland Vall says: “Of course there is no real “position” for your head because your head moves in response to everything you do. More of a problem is that the head is often almost stuck in a position … Continue reading
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Critiquing Youtube’s Most Viewed Posture Videos
I went to youtube.com and put in “posture” and found that none of the top videos mentioned Alexander Technique, the best way to develop good posture. Instead, I found these videos: Caroline Blackburn, an Olympic athlete, recommends tightening the abdomen … Continue reading
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The Power Of Negative Directions
Robert Rickover writes: Most of us create excess tension somewhere in our bodies. If you have a pretty good idea where you’re habitually tightening up – could be your shoulders, your chest, your pelvis, whatever – you can use it … Continue reading
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Tagged chopping vegetables, excess tension, neck shoulders, negative directions, robert rickover
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How To Read A Book Comfortably
Before I took Alexander lessons, I never thought about the way I read books. I never thought about my sitting mechanics. I never thought about the strain of holding a book up. Nuitsmani comments on one of my videos on … Continue reading
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Duddy Kravitz On Alexander Technique
I’m watching The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz. Duddy is just racing around. He’s working class and eager to succeed. He’s not educated. He’s not cool. He doesn’t play by the rules of the game. He reminds me of myself when … Continue reading
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Do You Lead With Your Jaw?
When life is not what I want, I feel a huge emotional need to clench my jaw. I just want to grind my teeth. I’m frustrated and I have to express this frustration through body tension. That’s one of the … Continue reading
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The Anatomy Of A Panic Attack
Are there places you can’t go in case you have a panic attack? Are there things you can’t do for fear of panic? A few Alexander Technique lessons will help most people to let go of panic attacks. I had … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander lessons, drama queen, flight response, racing heart, strenuous physical activity, unpleasant symptoms
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Practicing Massage Requires Good Body Mechanics
In this podcast, Jano Cohen, an Alexander Technique teacher and Massage Therapist in Philadelphia talks to Robert Rickover about ways the Alexander Technique can help Massage Therapists. Jano: “Practicing massage is an athletic endeavor that requires good body mechanics. In … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander technique teacher, arm muscles, good body mechanics, massage therapists, massage training, robert rickover
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Fear Makes You Contract, Love Makes You Expand
When you’re afraid, you tighten up. The contraction will start in your neck and then spread to the rest of you. You compress, make yourself smaller, less of a target, and go into some version of the fight-or-flight reflex. When … Continue reading
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Tagged contraction, emotional expression, muscle tension, sadness and depression, target, tranquility
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