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Category Archives: Alexander Technique
How The Alexander Technique Helps Relieve Stress
Susana Schouller teaches the Alexander Technique in London. She tells interviewer Robert Rickover: “Imagine you are a machine. Any machine can be used badly or used well. Every time you do anything, you can do it with tension and an … Continue reading
Posture As A Tool In Personal Transformation
I heard a lecture in Los Angeles this week by Australian rabbi Laibl Wolf. The son of Holocaust survivors from Poland, Dr. Wolf grew up down under. He got a law degree, rabbinic ordination, a PhD in psychology and raised … Continue reading
Alexander Technique description by Nikolaas Tinbergen, Nobel Laureate
Bring A Friend Or Five!
I’m noticing that many people like to bring a friend or a spouse to their Alexander Technique lesson. Fine with me! Bring five friends to your lesson and I’ll work with everyone at no extra charge. My lessons last 45-minutes … Continue reading
Letting Go Of Chronic Pain
Matt Pressman was the captain of the tennis team at the University of Connecticut. At age 30, he was diagnosed with spondylitis. Alexander Technique helped him deal with this chronic pain. Matt tells Robert Rickover: “The Alexander Technique taught me … Continue reading
The Power Of Negative Directions
I was giving a first lesson to a chiropractor the other day and I was having trouble communicating “let your neck be free so your head can move forward and up.” The direction made little sense to my student. The … Continue reading
What Is Poise?
I was giving a first lesson to a psychiatrist the other day and right at the beginning, he stopped me and asked, “What is poise?” Poise is the opposite of clenched and pulled down. It is the opposite of unnecessarily … Continue reading
My Week With Marilyn
At the end of this movie, the protagonist is told “You’re looking a couple of inches taller than when I first saw you.” That’s what happens when we’re happy. We let go of our tendency to pull ourselves down and … Continue reading
I’ve Been Sitting Too Long
Over the course of my life, I’ve often marveled how things that obsessed me at the time were of little consequence to me years before. I think back over things I said decades ago and they have new meaning to … Continue reading