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Category Archives: Alexander Technique
How The Alexander Technique Can Help You Learn A Foreign Language
Robert Rickover tells Harriet Anderson: “When learning a foreign language, there are pronunciations that are usually foreign. I wish I’d had Alexander lessons when I was taking French in high school. It would’ve saved me a world of grief.” Harriet: … Continue reading
Did Fred Astaire Get Bored?
In this podcast, Alexander teacher Amy Ward Brimmer talks to Robert Rickover about how the Technique can help with boredom. Robert: “One aspect of boredom is not being in the moment and self-aware but being in some other state.” Amy: … Continue reading
Why Is Change So Slow In Alexander Lessons?
When I started taking Alexander Technique lessons in 2008, I became frustrated that change was so slow. I remained frustrated for a couple of years until I finally felt at ease. In this podcast, Alexander teachers Robert Rickover and Eileen … Continue reading
Boom!
An Alexander teacher emails: “Alexander Teachers Spend Raucous Afternoon Validating Each Other” is really excellent writing. How the hell did you keep this kind of righteous commentary stuffed for three years of training? Did no one suspect that they had … Continue reading
How The Alexander Technique Can Help To Release Wrinkles
When you tense your face, you make wrinkles. Your brow gets all furrowed and the skin around your eyes and lips becomes tight and scarecrowy. By contrast, when you release unnecessary tension and let go of postures of your face, … Continue reading
Activate You! Alexander Technique Teacher Jennifer Mackerras Interviewed
Jennifer Mackerras writes the popular Alexander blog Activate You. She’s from Armidale, Australia and now lives in Bristol, England. She has a PhD in Drama. Here are some highlights: Jennifer: “Most students when they walk through the door want to … Continue reading
Physical Therapy Vs Alexander Technique
I’ve become much more active over the past three years. Rising cholesterol and blood sugar levels convinced me I had to get more exercise. So I’ve been taking yoga and riding my white steed across the internet, doing battle with … Continue reading
Can You Teach Anything To Your Spouse?
Most Alexander Technique teachers can’t teach family members. They can’t teach their spouse. They can’t teach the kids. There’s too much emotional baggage. But some can. Why? What enables some teachers to teach their lover? What makes some relationships open … Continue reading
Here Are Some Exercises You Can Do At Home To Learn Alexander Technique
Most Alexander teachers hate the question, “So can you give me some exercises to do at home to get good Alexander Technique?” Alexander isn’t so much a set of things that you do as a letting go of needless postures. … Continue reading
Here’s Where You’re Wrong!
Fewer than one percent of the world’s Alexander Technique teachers teach the Technique full-time (more than 25 hours a week). Almost all Alexander teachers have fewer pupils than they’d like. Alexander pupils are scarce and therefore particularly precious to the … Continue reading